Purpose of this Blog

The purpose of this blog is, simply put, to minister to people. I understand now, after the year that I have had, what it is like to go through really stressful and upsetting situations.

I know now how the Psalmist felt when he said "have mercy on me Lord, I am weak." (Psalm 6) I'll also give my opinion on current events, keep up on sports stats from time to time, and all the other things that bloggers do, but the main purpose of this blog is to help people and have compassion for them. Whew! Now that I'm done with my little spiel I'm going to find some late lunch....

Brave Pastor (?)

Has anyone else been following the story about the Pro Life Pastor in Union City California? I definitely think the man is brave for standing to his convictions and even going to jail for them. It is good that someone is standing for the rights of the unborn. It's unfortunate that abortion even has to be necessary or an issue. I wish that President Obama would pass some laws to encourage adoption and make it easier for those who want to adopt but I don't expect it anytime soon. What is your take on it?

Song lyrics

In my earlier blogging days I used to use song lyrics to communicate and express how I was feeling...I see no reason to change that per se. This song by the Dave Matthews Band communicates how I'm feeling at the moment:

Where are you going?
With your long face Pulling down Don't hide away
Like an ocean That you can't see but you can smell
And the sound of the waves crash down
I am no Superman I have no reasons for you
I am no hero Oh, that's for sure
But I do know one thing Is where you are is where I belong
I do know where you go
Is where I want to be Where are you going? Where do you go? Are you looking for answers To questions under the stars?
Well, if along the way You are grown weary
You can rest with me until A brighter day and you're okay I am no Superman I have no answers for you
I am no hero Oh, that's for sure
But I do know one thing Is where you are is where I belong
I do know where you go Is where I want to be
Where are you going? Where do you go? Where do you go?
Where are you going? Where do you go?
I am no Superman I have no answers for you
I am no hero Oh, that's for sure
But I do know one thing Is here you are is where I belong
I do know where you go Is where I want to be
Where are you going?

I would appreciate a prayer or two so I know "where I'm going". Got a long drive ahead of me tomorrow so I had better get some rest....

Hmmm....where to start?

To make a long story short, I have seriously been through the ringer these past three years....but in order to make a fresh start I deleted most of the silly posts on here and will start again. In Early 2005, I decided to go into teaching, and through a variety of circumstances since then I have decided that teaching more than likely is not for me. In 2008 I finally found a teaching job in the ESL department of an elementary school in the Western Slope of Colorado. I really honestly thought that it would be a good fit for me, (and it sort of was) but there were a lot of external things going on and it was (and has been) a very tough year. Needless to say, I'm very disillusioned with teaching school.

I'll tell you what I do know now though.....I have a firm conviction in my heart and soul that God has used this year and these struggles that I have had to make me more willing to consider full time Christian service. I am now exploring the possibility of one day going to seminary to become either an Assembly of God or Non Denominational Pastor. I hope that you will join me on this journey! Also, before I totally forget my manners, this is a picture of me (Vaden) and my wife (April).