still alive

I am in the home stretch and will be going home soon. Its been a tough time being away from the family and the good thing is I have been able to help keep some of the bills paid. 

I am looking forward to saturday because I am going to set up a booth at the Hillyard Hootenany here in Spokane,Wa. I got some Lucky 13 products and hope to do a few haircuts. Hope to see some cool people and just have a good time.

Post more later...thanks to all who have been praying for me while I have been gone

Cheer

Another post...again been a while

Lets see where to start....I really miss my wife and kids and that is the most important thing. I have been working really hard trying to make some headway and the truth is it does not seem I am making progress. I will just keep working hard and then go home to my family.

Marshall and Alicia came home from going to Seattle for the 10 for 10 show. They not only came home with a sweet Death Before Dishonor shirt (thanks Frankie) but the program from the Chelsea v. Sounders match a few weeks ago. I wanted to go but thats life. New season starts soon and look forward to seeing Chelsea rock the next 09/10 season!!

This past weekend was fun.... Saturday was Murphy's wedding and Friday I went out to just get a meal and ended up hanging out with Josh Scott, Jeff Allison, Gina, Anthony and Laurie Scott. Punk rock, a few beer and good friends always makes for an awesome evening!!! Murphy's wedding and reception ended up being a really good time...I am glad me and Murphy are friends.

Just finished 1 and 2 Peter, 1,2 and 3 john last night.

June 30th 2009...playa

Well here I am in almost week four of my trip to Spokane, Washington. Everyone has been great to me...Alicia and Marshall have opened there home to me and its been great been here with em' and Brent has kept me out of trouble by keeping me busy.

I finally finished Crazy Love by Francis Chan. I am telling ya if you have not read it you really should...it will wreck the way you view God and who you are and should be as a Christian. Ia m not into book two Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll (pastor at mars Hill in Seattle). Not much to say because I just got into the book but look forward to digging into it.

Apart from missing Beth and kids I am missing being in church and fellowship with other Christians..... Sometimes that fellowship is important. There is a sense of accountability that you have that you do not have with other people.

As I am sitting around Spokane working I see these opportunities that a few people want to give me and it is easy to jump up and down excited but the realistic thing is having to wait...try and trust God cause it does not mean it is the right thing to do and when it comes to the way I live my life I am trying to hard to not roll back to where I was when I used to live here which is just drinking and had no real focus.

Well time to get ready for work.....hopefully I can post again soon.

Keep me in your prayers and thoughts....be home soonJune

Whats more important....

So I go to thinking about this earlier today and its....is it more important to live for your beleifs or to die for them.

Kind of a wierd thought I know but really.....Sometimes I really think it is tougher to live for your beliefs then anything else. Stay true to your convictions through thick or thin.

Just a thought

As I sit here trying to figure out how to send responses via Twitter (www.twitter.com/frankiedsc) I have one thing on my mind.....Why is it so easy when things go tits up to blame God.

You loose your job "God why?", friend gets sick "God why you let my friend get sick?"...etc.

What I beleive is this....we live in a world of sin. Because of that sin things are a mess. I do not believe God has purposefully put us in a place of calamity. I take what the prophet Jeremiah says -

"11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer. 29:11

I guess its easy to blame what you can not see and some times it is a bit tougher to have faith when the sea is tossing you around but I beleive God calls us to remain faithful in the good and bad and if you can survive the bad you will only come out on top not just spiritually but just period.

We have to strive to trust God no matter what.

Hungry...

I do not give money to the homeless but every now and again i will go out of my way to feed someone though.

Isn't that what God calls us to do....Feed the hungry, look after widows...etc.

He Has Risen.....so now what?

So today is Sunday....Easter Sunday to be exact. Today is the day that we as Christians celebrate the resurction of Jesus Christ the Son of God. This is the weekend we recognize as the day Christ closed the gap between us and God by taking our sins to the cross.......but whats next?

Acts 1:3 says that Jesus walked and ministered for another 40 days before his ascension...which leads me to his final command which was for the disciples to go into Jeruselam and to wait becuase with this command came this promise to his disciples - Acts 1:8 " But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

I wish on Easter Sunday pastors would preach about the day of Pentecost because Acts 1:8, Acts 2 are all connected to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.......Do not forget that we have been called to be witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Cheers and blessings!