Project Lorhija
Jul 20th
Moving a crippled lady and her daughter out of an extremely dangerous area into this house. This place was used as sheep barn. So obviously we have to make improvements. Adding electricity and water. Constructing walls and painting. But most importantly – removing the sheep smell.
I’m wondering if faith and crazy go hand in hand.
May 27th
It still hasn’t really sunk in. But today, from what I can imagine, is our last day of normalcy. As of today, we both are unemployed. And tonight is our last night in our home. The place where we imagined raising our children. I’m going to miss our deck. After taking a shower, I’m going to miss the seat in that shower. (I’m thinking about getting a five gallon bucket for our shower in Costa Rica.) I’m going to miss mowing the grass. I will miss yelling at my daughter, telling her to get out of the street.
But we are so stoked to make this move.
Nervous? In the words of Napoleon Dynamite, “Heck yes!”.
I was inspired by this guy in the news. Check out his blog here. This guy is walking across the country, just because.
We could do the same type of work that we are planning to do in Costa Rica right where we are at. But we truly believe God wants us in Costa Rica. I know God wants us to take this so called risk. He wants us to live completely by faith. But the astounding thing is that God always has wanted us to live in this fashion. And you know what? God wants you to live your life completely by faith as well.
I keep reading about the life of Abraham as described in the book of Hebrews. Abraham had no idea where he was going when he was told to go. Abraham had no idea how he was going to have a son when his wife was old enough to be a great grandma. Abraham had no idea why God would want him to sacrifice his son. But all three times Abraham obeys.
Are we crazy for believing that God will prove that He is faithful, based off of the stories of some guy named Abraham? There is only one way to find out.
“What’s the point of living the majority of your life preparing for that last little bit?” – Matt Green: On his walk across America
You might be a fundamentalist if…
May 26th
Remember Jeff Foxworthy and his “You might be a redneck…” jokes?
Somebody should write a “You might be a fundamentalist…” book of jokes.
Here are some I have come up with. The only thing that makes them NOT funny, is that they are true about me?
“You might be a fundamentalist if you ever rebelled by growing facial hair.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if you know what the LXX is.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if you are ‘Forest Gump good’ at ping pong.
“You might be a fundamentalist if you thought Phillips, Craig, and Dean rocked.
“You might be a fundamentalist if every man’s first name in your church was “Brother”.
“You might be a fundamentalist if you know what 5th Sundays were intended for.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if you have received demerits.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if you know which verses in the Bible contain curse words.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if you know what coo-lots are.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if you know what the ‘12 inch rule” is.”
“You might be a fundamentalist if your favorite road is named Romans.”
The Doctirne of Long Hair
May 13th
Poor Sinead O’Connor.
Some of my favorite quotes from the “sermon” below.
“Right now, reach for your bible, or just trust me to bring the word of God.”
“I’m going to give you some shocking information, that was revealed to me by the Holy Spirit.”
“Think about! I don’t mean to offend you!”
“You need to realize how serious it is to cut your glory!” (I litterally LOL’d when he said this.)
“I didn’t need to resarch the matter, I just read the bible.”
“Don’t fall for the ‘dead end conspiracy’, let it grow!”
What a jackass.
