Chuck Norris Movie

Chuck Norris has raised the bar for men and the human race in general. With the recent popularity of chucknorrisfacts.com, I think that someone should make a movie based off the website. It would for sure be a box office hit. Seriously, who wouldn't go see that movie? Walker Texas Ranger was proof enough that Chuck can sell tickets with that roundhouse kick. I mean the guy works out on a Nordic Track everyday, so you know his lats and quads are the real deal.

I definitely think that these facts should be worked into the movie:

Little known medical fact: Chuck Norris invented the Caesarean section when he roundhouse-kicked his way out of his monther's womb.
Chuck Norris doesn't read books, he stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
Chuck Norris always knows the exact location of Carmen Sandiego
Chuck Norris ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.
Chuck Norris does not have to answer the phone. His beard picks up the incoming electrical impulses and translates them into audible sound.
Chuck Norris can blow bubbles with beef jerky.

Back to the Basics

Me, Cortney and my parents were able to go to a Jerry Savelle meeting in Oklahoma last night. He shared a very good word about going back to the basics. Sometimes we tend to be looking so much for the next new revelation that we forget to do the basics of God's Word. God has really been dealing with me about this for about the last month now, and it was awesome to see it confirmed last night.

We need to often be reminded of the fundamental redemptive rights that we have as children of God. Clearly, we are to grow and BUILD on the basics as God continues to give us revelation concerning His Word, but the key word remains BUILD. We are to build on the basics, never leave them. I think now more than ever before that we simply need to spend time in the Word and prayer and develop a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit, in order to remain focused on what lies ahead of us. Focusing all of our energy on what God has ahead of us will allow us to lean on and depend on the only dependable thing there is in our lives: the never changing promises of God.

I could go on and on, but it seems that this the only thing I blog about now. Which I suppose is not a bad thing. These are just a few of the things that brother Jerry shared last night, and I thought they were so timely and hugely important that I wanted to share them with you. Be Blessed!

Led By Peace

At church and bible school we have been learning on how to be Spirit led everyday. So here lately, God has really been showing me how get in position to hear from Him. Here's something God showed me this morning while reading the Word.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of peace, so when He leads us it will be by peace. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us to be careful for nothing but by prayer with THANKSGIVING to let our requests be made known unto God. And when we do that, then God's peace that passes all understanding will keep our hearts and minds. So basically if we do verse 6 then the result will be verse 7. (Chip Brim did an amazing job preaching this the last time he was here.)

In Colossians 3:15 (amp) it says "Let the peace from Christ rule (act as an umpire continually) in your hearts (deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state) to which as one body you were also called to live. And be THANKFUL (appreciative) (giving praise to God always)."

It's no coincidence that these verses that tell us how to be led by the peace of God also tell us to be THANKFUL. Giving thanks to God sounds like a given, but how many of us really take time to thank Him for everything good in our life? It's no wonder that giving thanks to God increases our capacity to receive from Him, because as we give thanks then we allow God's peace (or the Holy Spirit) to lead us into all truth and into the Blessing of God.

Giving thanks is vital to us hearing the Holy Spirit and living victorious lives. This is why I love the verse, "Thanks be unto God, Who always causes us to triumph in Christ Jesus." Paul was giving thanks which allowed the Holy Spirit to move him into a place of triumph in Christ Jesus!

Let's give God thanks and be led by his perfect peace into everything that God has for us!

Ode to the Hogs

Razorbacks, Razorbacks
Why are you so blue
Oh dreadful and frustrating Pigs
Are your colors not red and white

Why do you torture your fan base so
Is it because you really suck?
I dare to believe that is not it
But who I'm I to argue with numbers

2 plus 2 will always be 4
But a 1-9 conference record will always bite
How does hope arise each gameday
Only to be lost amidst your inadequacy

Ohhh the anguish of continued losing
How it calluses the sports soul
Is there any way we can defend the 3
Or at least not get beat by an Ole Miss Rebel

I will continue believing Razorhogs
Your day is fast approaching
Maybe not tonight or this weekend or year
But..................who am I kidding? WIN A BALLGAME!!!!!!

Yes I know that didn't rhyme, but I don't write poems like Humpty-Dumpty.

Valentine's Day

As a guy, Valentine's Day has never really been my favorite holiday. However, I must admit that I had a really good one this year.

We started off the weekend with our Annual Valentine's Murder Mystery at church. Here's a pic of Harold Logan and Bambi Bianca who helped keep the Dinner Theater from retaining a G-rating.

On Saturday, we took it easy during the day and then around six Cortney started making dinner. Instead of going out, we had a candle light dinner at home that was by far better than going out somewhere. She made seasoned chicken and potatoes with sides of mac and cheese, bread, and salad. I made the tea. Clearly a a fair deal. To top off not having to wait and and the distraction of everyone else around, the dinner itself was better than any restaurant!

After dinner, I took this beautiful lady to see "Footloose" the musical at the Alma PAC. I bought these tickets strictly for her not thinking that it would have been something I enjoyed, but to my surprise the play was actually very good and slightly funny.





After the night was all over, here is what I received for all of my great tea making and ticket buying.

This pic should embarrass her, so be sure to ask her about it!

Vacations

I love vacations. This pic is from the beautiful, sandy picturesque beaches of.........Chicago? Yes Chicago. Home of America's baseball team. No, there is not an ocean in Chicago but there is a Great Lake. Anyway this post is about a very special vacation that I'm looking forward to.

In June, me and Cort are going on an Alaskan cruise for our five year anniversary. Cortney has always wanted to go on one, but it's never been something that I've wanted to do that bad. However, I have always loved going on vacations with her because we always have such a good time together.

I have recently changed my outlook on Alaskan cruises. Everyone who has been on one has remarked on how awesome they are, and I'm actually pretty excited to do some excursions like rafting and encountering polar bears and the abominable snowman.

Cortney was excited to see penguins, but I told her I thought that they are Antarctic birds. I'm not sure. we'll see. Hey, you never know........ when your going to a far-away, fairy tale country like Alaska. That may be a stretch but I really look forward to it. I have no doubt that it will be the best vacation ever, spent with the one I love.

Here's to snow-capped glaciers, gazing at flying reindeer, and encountering polar wildlife. Alaska the final frontier..................I'm ready!

I Won't Look the Same!

I believe God. I believe that it will be even as He has said through His prophets. God is awesome. He gives us a Word and all we have to do is believe it. He said that if we believe the prophets we will prosper. I'm going to a higher level this year and won't be held back by ANYTHING. I no longer view yearly prophecies as "new year's resolution" or "something that should slowly fade from our thinking," but I'm holding onto it until I see the FULL manifestation of it.

Our church is going somewhere amazing and I'm so glad that God has called me to this body. It is sweet to see small parts of what has been prayed out coming to pass already. I know that many in our church have heard these prophecies and will hold onto them as well, but just so everyone knows, "I will not look the same by the end of this year." The enemy has failed! What he has meant for our harm and destruction, God has turned it around and caused it to be for our GOOD.

My faith is continuing to grow in the authority that God has bestowed upon us. He has given man dominion over all the works (creation) of His hands. Through God's Word, we can see that time is something that God created in the earth. We are supposed to have authority over time instead of the other way around. There is no time in Heaven for it is eternal, and time stops when God's glory is present. This is why we should EXPECT THE GLORY. God' Word manifested will produce the glory and be the change in our lives that brings glory to God.

The things of God will be accelerated in this day for those who will believe Him. Just as God spoke to Jerry Savelle around ten years ago and told him to relay it to the body, saying, "things that never happened to most people in a lifetime, will happen to you in one year's time," so it will be in my life this year. I'm expecting the extraordinary this year. This is why I believe I can be a millionaire in a month's time, and be healed NOW, and live in complete victory NOW, because I refuse to put God in a box and limit the Creator of the universe. God said, and I believe, that "He will do exceedingly, abundantly above all that I dare ask or think; infantely beyond my highest prayers, thoughts, hopes, dreams and desires!"

I'm going to look different by the end of this year! Glory to God! What about you?

Should this Weather Remind Me of Golf?

I'm still finding it a little hard to fight that urge to play golf right now. I know it's 28 degrees and windy and overcast, but what can I say, this is the weather that I remember playing high school golf in.

During my senior year in high school we had a golf match down in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the middle of March and the time was ripe for great golfing weather, you know, 74 degrees and calm. These were the conditions when we arrived and played a practice round the day before. Little did we know that it was all going to turn..................

Luckily most of us brought pants to wear just in case, because when we woke up it was about 35 degrees and foggy. When we got to the course it might have warmed up to 40 degrees........ maybe, but as the fog burned off the wind started to pick up. Now it's bad enough just walking in windy 40 degree weather, but to play golf in it is simply crappy.

I thought it was going to be a decent day when I miraculously birdied the first hole, but the conditions took a toll and left everyone on the course frozen, chapped, and pretty cranky. The next day was much better weather, but I will never forget that cold blustery day of golf. I kind of wish I would forget it so I won't say the word blustery anymore................apparently I thought we were playing in 100 acre Wood with Pooh and Piglet.
Man this post was finished a while back, I can't believe you're still reading this................seriously.......any blog that references winnie the pooh and a blustery day should stop being read immediately.

Super Bowl Commericals

Is it just me, or were the Super Bowl commercials disappointing this year? I'm usually really psyched out and ready to get a good laugh from the ads, but I seemed to just be sitting there with a "what the crap" look on my face during most of them. I do enjoy the E-Trade commercials with the talking baby but the greatness of those commercials were offset by the dumb and inappropriate godaddy.com commercials. Overall, I give this years ads a D-.

So I've been thinking of some of my favorite all-time Super Bowl ads, and you just can't beat the old Wazzzupppppp!! commercials. Here's a few below.