Thought 15: I can't help but notice (mostly due to the status updates filling my news feed) that many people are in an uproar over horoscopes changing. Horoscopes were something many people would not have given a thought about the day before it changed but now that it has changed it feels like we have had some part of our identity stolen from us and told that we are now like this.
Now astrology is not like astronomy in one very important aspect: Astronomy is science; astrology is not. I was reading the horoscopes a couple weeks ago at work and they said "surprise" or "surprising" 12 times within the 12 signs. So really my summary on this is this: who cares what sign you are when your horoscope is made up in the paper and just try not to use the pick-up line "hey what's your sign?" cause it could just lead to confusion.
Thought 16: So I went to the week of prayer on Monday at the Bridge with our young adults group and everyone had an interesting experience. First off you could pick out the Mennonites in the crowd. One guy on the bottom floor burst out into a loud prayer and I saw another guy look back at him like "what the heck is going on?" at which I started to laugh. Now my girlfriend grew up Pentecostal so she was able to fill me in on somethings afterwards. Apparently when they get into groups to pray they are used to everyone just praying all at once out loud. Us Mennonites pray one person at a time. So our Mennonite young adults group mostly sat up on the balcony as we got there a little late and joined into a group with four other ladies from another church. We start to pray and one of our young adults goes to start the prayer but the other ladies are praying out loud at the same time so what does he do? He starts to pray louder until the ladies give up and we go one at a time. We forced mennoniteness on them. There was also a lady speaking in tongues which I have never heard before so that was pretty intense.
Now after the prayer we all went for coffee and a few people told me that they felt like they had to do things they usually don't to feel like they fit in. We don't have to do these things to fit in. A relationship with God is very personal and very communal at the same time. Everyone connects with God in different ways. Some through praying out loud with many, some with praying quietly by themselves. Some through any worship; me personally is through worship when many different members from different churches are together. Everyone has their own way of feeling close to God. None of them are the wrong way.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Year in review
Thought 13: Yes I steal ideas from people. This one being from my friend Sam Sawatzsky. 2010 started as the worst year I've ever had but turned it all around the second half.
January: My girlfriend being in Rwanda Skypes me and after being on different sides of the world for four months we break up. I try to use that time to seek God.
February: I take over the Alive young adults group. Our kickoff starts with a massive three people showing up. We would grow to 21 before dropping down to 9-12.
March: I buy a new truck. A white 1996 Chevy S10. It would later be known as Cranston
April: I finish my second and last year at Okanagan College and prepare for school with Briercrest College.
May: My then ex-girlfriend returns to Canada from Rwanda leading to a month of awkwardness and emotional agony for the both of us.
June: The years starts becoming great. Me and my girlfriend get back together a couple days before I leave to Watson Lake, Yukon for 2 weeks.
July: My fourth time up to Watson Lake and my first time co-running the camp. I spoke in the evening chapels and God taught me a lot. To trust in Him with the words to say cause when words are led by His Spirit things happen. About 6 kids committed themselves to Christ. We also travel to the Calgary Stampede in what was quite a fail of a trip as we continually got lost in Calgary.
August: Was warm. Not a lot happened. I worked a lot.
September: My girlfriend got baptized. I was accepted as an intern in the young adults program at Willow Park Church. After 3 months in charge of Alive we stopped and it never got off the ground. The new pastor took it over and I was going to be his intern. I await my school package to arrive after many calls to Saskatchewan because of form confusions.
October: I start working at the church as an intern and my school finally starts to arrive. We begin GENnet Young Adults.
November: We travel to Vancouver for the Passion Vancouver conference. We went early to go to the aquarium first and then ate at the old spaghetti factory. Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, and David Crowder Band performed. Another slight fail of a trip as we continually got lost going to the aquarium and to Rogers arena.
December: Me and Katelyn celebrate our two years (cumulative) together. Also attend our first adult Christmas party (we were the youngest there) and my first ugly sweater Christmas Party.
Thought 14: My Facebook wall is full of people wishing Happy New Years and a few saying how much they hate New Years. Why do we celebrate New Years? I think because a New Year in our minds is a new start. New Years brings a hope of bettering ourselves and blessings to come our way in the next 365 days. Even if that hope never reaches realization and we stop going after our resolutions in a few days the hope of that night gives enough for many to celebrate.
January: My girlfriend being in Rwanda Skypes me and after being on different sides of the world for four months we break up. I try to use that time to seek God.
February: I take over the Alive young adults group. Our kickoff starts with a massive three people showing up. We would grow to 21 before dropping down to 9-12.
March: I buy a new truck. A white 1996 Chevy S10. It would later be known as Cranston
April: I finish my second and last year at Okanagan College and prepare for school with Briercrest College.
May: My then ex-girlfriend returns to Canada from Rwanda leading to a month of awkwardness and emotional agony for the both of us.
June: The years starts becoming great. Me and my girlfriend get back together a couple days before I leave to Watson Lake, Yukon for 2 weeks.
July: My fourth time up to Watson Lake and my first time co-running the camp. I spoke in the evening chapels and God taught me a lot. To trust in Him with the words to say cause when words are led by His Spirit things happen. About 6 kids committed themselves to Christ. We also travel to the Calgary Stampede in what was quite a fail of a trip as we continually got lost in Calgary.
August: Was warm. Not a lot happened. I worked a lot.
September: My girlfriend got baptized. I was accepted as an intern in the young adults program at Willow Park Church. After 3 months in charge of Alive we stopped and it never got off the ground. The new pastor took it over and I was going to be his intern. I await my school package to arrive after many calls to Saskatchewan because of form confusions.
October: I start working at the church as an intern and my school finally starts to arrive. We begin GENnet Young Adults.
November: We travel to Vancouver for the Passion Vancouver conference. We went early to go to the aquarium first and then ate at the old spaghetti factory. Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, and David Crowder Band performed. Another slight fail of a trip as we continually got lost going to the aquarium and to Rogers arena.
December: Me and Katelyn celebrate our two years (cumulative) together. Also attend our first adult Christmas party (we were the youngest there) and my first ugly sweater Christmas Party.
Thought 14: My Facebook wall is full of people wishing Happy New Years and a few saying how much they hate New Years. Why do we celebrate New Years? I think because a New Year in our minds is a new start. New Years brings a hope of bettering ourselves and blessings to come our way in the next 365 days. Even if that hope never reaches realization and we stop going after our resolutions in a few days the hope of that night gives enough for many to celebrate.
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