What has happened to the Church?

Warning, this post will offend many people. Especially Democrats and gay people.

Well, I had a chance to watch a little tv today. I flipped through all 40 channels that we get in the lounge, and happened to come across cspan where they were covering the current happenings in Senate. See that there was nothig else on, I started to watch it. I watched a total of 10 min worth till I found out that they (Democrats) were trying once again to turn our government into a monarchy. What they wanted to do was to get a person "under" the president that the president appointed and this person would "report" to the president the happenings of the CIA, FBI, and alot of the other orginizations. I am not for this, espeseally after I thought that they might be gining him leadership over these. I do not like this idea of big government. Of course we as a nation have become to grow accustomed to such, but at one point in time, the Church was whom we relyed upon to get hings done, or maybe it was the leaders of the church. It was not that long ago that if you were sick, hurt, or juist in need, you expected a visit from someone form the church to come and check up on you. It was not that long ago the the churches were the ones whom started schools and lead our children to do great things. What has happened? Have we become so independen on the government that we do not need the church any more? Is church just a place to go and worship God and socialize on sunday mornings and then forget about for the rest of the week?
While watching the above debate, across the bottom of the screen, there was a posting about what was happening on the othere cspan channel. The other channel was covering the House of Representatives. I soon got very involved with this debate. You could tell without much effort what each person whom talked on this subject believed. I found out that the president is going to have a debate of the same subject this evening, I hope I do not miss it, but if I do, I will just read about it tomorrow. THe issue is Gay Marriage and should there be a Constitutional Amendment describing what marriage is. I am really upset at this debate. There were people argueing over all sorts of views. There were people that thought that yes, marriage is for man and wife, but there should not be any laws in the constitution, then there was the the gay people that did not want any constitution amendments of the sorts, then there were people arguing that if we do not put it in the constitution then we are going to loose the correct definition of marriage. Well, all these are viable arguments, but I do not think that any of them are the correct answer. In my opinion, the correcty answer is that there needs to be no man made laws about marriage because there is a perfectly good definition and a whole set of laws about marriage already in place. Just look in the Bible, God clearly defines marriage as the union between man and woman. What other explination do you need? He also clearly explains that being Gay or a Lesbian is completely wrong also. Well, now that I have clearly stated my views, please feel free to tell me your views, I have an email adress, instant messeger, and I have it set up so that you can leave comments. You have no excuse not to tell me. I probably left some stuff ut, but I have to go, hw is calling.

Bloggs.

I am having a blast. I have spent the last hour (where does that time fly to?) surffing the diffrent blogs out there. Some of the people that I read about I am worried about. I see how good I really have it and how much God has blessed me and the people around me. I did find a few bloggs that I wish that I had never seen, but I guess that is just the way that society is going. I wish it wasn't, but I will do my part not to help it go down hill. What should I do. It is a little after 2am and I am still wired. I am tired of hw and I can no longer count. Yet I would like to read more bloggs and write comments that I would hope that helped out the person writting the blogg, but I also need the sleep. I have another long day today. This semester I have CircuitsI, PhysicsII, Calculus III, and Linear Algebra all on the same day (mon., wed., fri.), and I have Statics on tue. I understand linear algebra and calculus, but I am having trouble in circuits and statics at the time being. Physics is on the boarder. I understand it as the teacher talks about it, but I have litterally no luck when it comes to the hw or the quizzes. Any way, I am glad to be back. I am afraid to say it, but I am actually glad to be back again for the challenges. I was actually getting board toward the ned of summer. If you know me well, then you know that I was exeptionally busy all summer long putting no less than 200 miles a week on my truck and doing all kinds of projects, but none of it was challenging like school is. I am glad to be back, even though I am a little concerned with a few of my classes. I think I am going to go to bed. Sleep is calling. I did not make it to bed till 5am monday morning, and I had better not do that too many more times this week before I catch up. Until later, bye.

Time Flys.

It is currently way past bed time. I just decided to give up on circuits and start calc III. then I really need to look over linear algebra. I have come ot the conclusion that I am ready for school to be over. I have looked at the course requirements of several different majors and have come t the conclusion that it would not help me to move ot another concentration. I considered moving to MET, but found out that would almost put me 2 semesters behind. that would be a bummer. I looked at several other courses of study, like diesel engineering technology, but decided that would be just the long way of saying diesel mechanic. I also looked at what it would take to transfer to another school, and decided although it would be cheaper, I would not have the people around that I think I need to grow in Christ. So, what should I do? I fianally decided that doing the rest of the hw that is due tomorrow, minus circuits, would have to do for tonight because it needs to be done. To tell you the truth what started all of this thought is the idea of living out on my own where instead of doing circuits hw or calc II hw, I would be out doing something so that I can afford to do my own laundry. Until reciently, I have not had any cash to do laundary so I have been returning home to do it. I like going home, but I also like being here and pretending to get hw done. It is a catch 22 situation. If I go home, I get clothes washed, I get a good meal, and I get to see friends and family, and if I saty here, I get to be with friends, do hw, get help for hw (for I passed everyone's help when I passed algebra at the junior colloge), and I don't sleep. What should I do? I don't know. Of course prayer is the only correct answer at this point in time, but my flesh wants an answer right now, not when He is ready to give me one. Well, I must study and do more Calc III. Until later.

Random Thoughts

I have been day dreaming alot. I can not imagine why. I have been toying with all kinds of stuff. I had an interesting question come up today, Why did I come to LeTourneau? I have answered this question countless times with answers that were "correct". For instance, I have answered that I thought it was God's will for me to come here. I still believe that he wanted me to go here, but today when faced the question, all I could think of was because I wanted to be better than some of the others at my school. I know this is the wrong reason, but it has got me thinking about it. Another thought that keeps passing in front of me is the thought of switching majors. From what I understand (which I am finding out daily that I understand less and less), this semster is a light one. The main reason that I have considered changing majors is due to nights like this one that I am up till after 2:30 am and still need to do 2 subjects worth of homework, and I see guys and gals up all over the place that I never see doing homework that seem to pass and I see them out and about at all times of the day and night. Enough of the gripeing. I also had an interesting idea of making one of those flashlights that produce light when they are shalken up. So far, all I can think of is getting a flashlight and gutting it. then putting an piezo-electric switch at either end of the light and putting a weight in the center. Then finding a way to get the switches to charge a capacitor or small rechargable battery. The next part is the fun part, how do I regulate the amps going to the led. I need to put it together and do some tests and experiments to see how much of a charge I can build up in the supplies that I currently have. Well, I must run. I need to do calc, linear algebra, 2 physics problems, and some sleep before 9:20.

Homework.....................................................again

Do you want any homework? If you do, I have plenty to share. I should be doing it right now, but I figured that I would post in my blog before requesting that everyone else post in thier blogs. I went home this weekend, and the best part was there was a potluck dinner at the church, so I got a good meal out of the deal. I also begged and pleaded and finally talked mom into paying my truck payment that is due the 13th. Yeah. Does any one know a Rodrigo Talauera? He keeps calling my cell phone at weird hours of the day. He has a Whitehouse, Tx phone number. He has called me in church and as early as 3am, or anywhere inbetween. Well, I must return to the hw. It is calling. I am almost done with calc, but there is no way that I am going to finish circuits at this rate. So until next time, bye.

Homework

Why is it so easy sometimes to sit and do hw and other times it just can not be done? Like tonight for instance. I sat down at my desk with every intention of starting my hw at 2 pm. Then I renewed my effort sometime after dinner, I think it was around 6pm, and now I am here at 1:30 am and have not gotten but one problem accomplished. What am I going to do with myself. Anyway, other than motivation, I really do not have anything else to gripe about. I origionally wanted to make a blog and only use it as an insirational scource for others, but if those that have been reading have noticed, it has become my place to vent or talk about things that I like to gripe about. Anyway, I must make myself in some for or way do my hw. Until later, bye.

I am at it again.

Okay. I have done this every sunday, tuesday, thursday night since school started, I stay up late doing hw. I knew when I signed up for theses classes that I would have a ton of hw, but I did not know that I would have this much trouble completing it. Here is an example, in class today there was an inclass problem that most of the class finished in 5 minutes, it took me all of the alotted time and I was still not finished when the teacher took away the paper. What is wrong with me? I am used to being the brightest and fastest working person in the class, but I do not know what has caused this slownes? I guess you could call it. Anyway, why do people always think the wrong thing? I have around a girl or say hello to one, and here at LETU, they automatically think that I am asking them out on a date or wanting to be a boyfriend. I do not mind being a boy and a friend, but not the same at once, or atleast not yet. At some point in high school I thought that it would be a good thing that I did not get a girl friend atleast till I graduated college and maybe even have a job. I know that it sounds kind of childish, but it is one way that I do not get myself into trouble with hw or with a girl. I think that if I am studying and applying myself to my studies like I should that I will not have enough time to spend with her, or atleast not the proper amount of time to spend with her. I could get a girlfriend for the summer, but that would be wrong for me to say "hey, schools about to begin, bye hope you will be my girlfriend next summer". I know that it would not happen that way, but I am afraid that is what she would think I was doing. Anyway, enough on that subject. Well, I am neck deep in hw and I am not working on it, so I must change that. Until later.

Why do I keep doing the stupid things?

Last night I thoroughly enjoied myself. I got the privalige of playin Settlers of Cattan with several people. Of course I did not win, but I did not stop kicking till the game ended. After the game we went to visit some other people on campus. I was able to get back on my floor by 11:30pm. I started to do my hw, but got distracted by a visit to the lounge. There was a friend in there that does not come by often and he stayed and talked with several guys on the floor till 2am. I ended being one of the people that was there when he left. Then I went to my room, gathered up hw supplies and finished my hw in the lounge. I did not finish till 5am. I probably could have stayed up longer and done more, but I met all the requirements for the next day, so I retired for a short nap. Here is the bad part, I knew all along that I had this hw and that I could have left at any time to go and finish it, but I for some reason could not make myself do my hw while all these people where up and about. Well, I can not complain. I did rather well. I stayed awake, or about as awake as I normally am through all of my classes. THE WEEKEND IS HERE! Now I can do the rest of my hw and might get some sleep sometime in the schedule. As always, I must go and do something constructive. Later

Habbits

I am going to have to watch out. last night I thought that I would turn on Windows Media Player and just listen to some music for background noise while attempting to do hw. Well, some where in the mix of things as I got board with reading things that I should already know but don't, I accedentally turned on some anime. At first I was okay and I was still getting the hw done, but somewhere in the mix of things I looked at the time and it was 2am and not 1/16 of the hw was done. Where did all that time go? This happend to me last year and I suffered greatly (grade wise) due to lack of getting hw done. Anyone have any sugestions? I tried turning the computer off, but I soon found that I need a little but of noise in the room to get something done. More later I must get ready to face teh day and the hw.

People of the female variety

Sorry to any one whom reads this, but I am going to have to complain a little here today. I have come to the conclusion that I will never understand females. I would like to, but I think that it is physically and mentally imposible for any one, including females, to understand what goes through a female's mind. For instance, why would you get up set if some guys where playing a prank on another guy and asked you to be a part in it? Remember we asked before we acted and the asking got us in as much trouble as involving her without asking. Okay that is not a good example. Alright here is another example, diffrent girl. I am what I consider good friends with several people on campus. I thought I was a good friend, but I guess that I am just the person that shows up and can be talked to occasionally. Here is what I am talking about. I chatted all summer when ever I could to a friend of mine. She told me about all kinds of projects that she was doing all summer long. I get to campus and talk to her while she is talking to one of her friends and I see that one of her projects has been brought to school with her. I comment that her project looks good and that I was glad to finally able to see it at last. One of her other friends then asks me if I got to see any of the pictures of it before it was finished. Come to find out there were dozens of pictures being sent to all of her friends execpt me. Should I be mad, disapointed, or something? Well, I let the subject drop and returned to my hw. That is only one example. I could come up with more, but I would rather not share all of the happenings because I do not want to embarase this person or her friends. Is there any sensable girls out there? The only girl that I really like moved off and got married because of several circumstaces. She actually liked me, but did not like the idea of waiting till I was out of college to get married. I can only hope that I will one day find A girl that half way like me and that I can atleast pretend to understand. Well, more later I have more hw than I can possibly do in time to turn it in.