Ramblings On. . .

Hey all of you out there in the Blogosphere!

Since I have made the switch over to wordpress I have had a feature that counts the hits other than my own to this new blog.  I just hopped on and we had 200.  That’s crazy.  I know that probably isn’t 200 unique visitors but still, I had no idea that my blog would be read that much within a week.  Pretty cool.  Makes me feel like I should write something of importance.  Maybe later.  I just wanted to thank everyone who is reading this.

Another cool feature that I have discovered is the ability to see what searches people have used to find “Rambilings On . . .”  This is my favorite “Christian Karaoke Worship songs.”  That’s pretty funny, I’ll have to check back on that feature to see what other random things pop up. 

If you have any comments or feedback about the new blog then let me know.  I’ll keep adding pages as time goes on, I’ll add a music page, and maybe a book review page, and more.  If there’s anything that you would like to see then just shoot me a comment or an email.  Happy Wednesday!

I think it’s funny how people use their blogs to combat some one else point of view. Is that really the best way to spark a debate? Is that even effective? It seems like it’s a waste of creativity to just bash other peope, or maybe it’s a lack of creativity. It’s one thing to state your opinion it’s another to actually attack people.

I’ve seen it from the right and the left, and it just seems like nonsense. If I’m reading your blog I want to read your thoughts not your thoughts on other people’s thoughts. I don’t care! It’s frustrated to go to a blog that usually posts really great insightful posts and then fall into their disagreements with other people. GRRR

So if you’re going to read this and disagree, do me a favor and don’t blog about it. Just shoot me an email, or better yet, don’t do anything.

Man I can’t believe it’s been almost a week since my last post. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Sorry to all my millions of readers. I know that you have been hanging on for the latest nugget of wisdom or humorous anecdote. I’m sorry that you have had to endure the silence. Know you know how the inter-testamental period must have felt.

Or Whatever. . .

The main reason I haven’t written much is because not much has happened. I hung out with Judah on Monday and Tuesday Nights, and we had fun. Kathy went back to work so I was a single dad for two nights. It’s hard working taking care of a baby all by yourself. And I really respect single parents who manage to raise quality people.

But I am just blown away by how much he has grown and is changing, he’s laughing and smiling more, he’s crying less, and he’s been a lot easier to get to sleep. He’s basically a perfect little angel. I’m begining to feel worried about our next kid, I’m worried that they won’t be as easy as Judah. But oh well I’ll love them anyway.

I hung out with one of our youth staff this morning, he got a macbook and I got jealous. Those things are great and wish I had waiting for one. But i love my iBook. It’s been really great and easy to use. Our podcasts (links on the bottom if you haven’t subscribed yet) are produced with the iBook and it’s really easy. But hanging out with Chris was fun. We talked a lot about technology but also a little bit about ministry and evolving his role. It was a lot of fun. Chris is a great guy and I am so blessed to have him on the team. He’s got a great heart and knows everything about tech and he’s really funny too. So he rocks.

After work today I’m staying in fremont and I’m going to hang out with my friend Kevin. We are going to Cafe Ladro. He’s a great guy and I love hanging out with him. So I’m going to be away from home longer than I have been in quite a while. I already miss Judah and Kathy. I will really only see Judah asleep today, bummer, but I don’t have any plans for friday so I will work from home and then be home that evening. It’s gonna be fun times.

So yeah, I’ll try to post more often for you guys, I did update some of the links and currently reading secions.

I just went back and loked over some of my old posts. Wow, it seems like a long time ago. It’s funny how things that I thought were going to be huge panned out to not much and the things that I thought were going to be not much turned out to be huge. I can’t believe how quickly this church world goes. It’s always, always busy.

I’m still working through the Secret Message of Jesus, by McLaren. So far it’s a really good book. He’s been showing how Jesus was a revolutionary and how his disciples are supposed to take his revolution everywhere. Jesus message of grace and mercy and love, and the kingdom of God need to be here and now and not just in heaven. We need to live, breathe and dream the gospel.

I haven’t come across anything controversial in this book, maybe mclaren’s got all that out of the way with Adventurs, and the Last Word.

But yeah, it’s a good book thus far.

It has been too long since I last posted on this blog. But ultimately who’s reading this except me. Life has slowed down a lot. Since leaving position of Youth Ministries Director 1 month ago I have been relaxing and really focusing on getting my relationship with God tightened up. It’s amazing what you take for granted when you are in the ministry. I never want to get to that point again. I have been reading The Message, lately and I have found that this paraphrase is very refreshing. I am enjoying the bible like I haven’t for a long, long time.

I am still in the process of applying for the Youth Pastor position in Northgate, and things are looking good, but not locked in. God is in control and I’m okay with that.

My name is Jason. I have a deep passion for helping students experience the joys and challenges of the Christian Journey. The main reason that I am starting this Blog is to collect my thoughts in one place and hopefully if someone comes across my Blog, they would find encouragement and hopefully an occasional challenge.

What does it mean to be a Christian? Where can I draw the line between fundamentalism and passion for Jesus? Those are the questions that I am dealing with personally.

I wouldn’t say that I’m having a crisis of faith, but I am trying to discover who I am in my faith.

I went to a Bible College, and I earned a degree in Biblical Literature. I learned a lot about the Bible, but not a lot about being a passionate Christian. My denomination is a traditionally fundamentalist denomination and that’s great. I love my denomination, I love the structure, the support, the foundational doctrines, but I’m not as uptight as “they” have traditionally been.

This whole transformation that is going on in my life, is very confusing and a little upsetting, but everyday I have a small victory in my love for Christ, and my love for people. And that encourages me greatly. But it’s interesting because I can’t just go around and share these concerns with everybod, so I am coming here to share my concerns, and my thoughts. Hopefully I won’t become a Heretic or anything. I desire to have an authentic lifelong faith, that is constantly growing, and daily being amazed by the grace and power of God.