Follow Up

Ok, I thought this would be a pretty fitting follow up to my posts on the Majesty of God (or "How Big God is and How Small We Are").  I don't know how many people have seen Prince of Egypt, it's a great movie and I'd recomend it to everyone.  For those not in the know, its about Moses and brining the Israelites out of Egypt.  The scene of Moses talking to the burning bush is really well done and powerful, and I just wanted to share it since it nicely caps out this idea that we are so insignificant compared to the God we serve.  So, hopefully this works and you can watch it right here.  Pay attention right around 3:20:

The Majesty of God (Part 2)

Well, I’m back, and I’m here to finish out my post on God’s glory. It’s been awhile, but unfortunately school work and some technical difficulties have kept me from posting (my computer decided to play a fun little game of “Count the Number of Times I Show you the Blue Screen of Death…I lost track around 15). I am back now, so, let’s get down to work. Last time, we looked out into the universe to get a sense for its immensity and grandeur, and accordingly how small we are compared to the God who holds it all in the palm of His hand. For this post, I want to look at one specific passage in the Bible, delve into the meat of it, and see if all of you reading this have the same mind-blowing experience I did. The passage is Isaiah 6:1-5. I’d say it’s fairly well know, if you tack on a few more verses a lot of pastors/preachers/priests, etc, use it as an example of how we should be willing to be ready to do God’s will at all times. And we should! However, that’s not what we’re talking about today. No, today we’re going to do something that for some reason as Christians we really don’t seem to do it all that often. We’re going to look at the angels.

The Majesty of God (Part 1)

It has been a week or two since I last posted (you lose track of time so easily here), so this is going to be a two-part post. Heck, this post could probably go on into infinity since I’m trying to tackle the majesty of God, but I’ll try and stick to two. I’m splitting it up into two posts to come at it from two different directions: the first will be from the physical world around us, and the second will be biblical proofs of God’s majesty. So, let’s get this show on the road!

What's wrong with Prosperity?

Absolutely nothing. Until it becomes your gospel. Then we start running into some issues. There is an unfortunate trend taking place in America, and it’s nothing new. It’s called the Prosperity Gospel, and it’s probably in a bookstore near you. This perversion of the gospel is insidious because not only has it shifted our focus from God and the sacrifice of His Son, but also because it reinforces the “me first” ideal that has become so commonplace in today’s main stream culture. Now I don’t mean for this post to move into bashing territory, so readers please don’t see it this way, he just happens to be the biggest and easiest example currently. Joel Osteen is one of the biggest purveyors of the Prosperity Gospel in our country, with a slew of books under his belt preaching his message. What’s so wrong with it, you may ask, what’s the big deal? Well, let us tackle the problem together.

Welcome

Welcome to The Warrior-Poet Project.  This is my first of what I hope will be many posts.  My main goal with this blog is to bring glory to God.  I hope that what I post here will bless you in some way, make you think about something in a way that you haven't before, or just bring a smile to your face.  A little about myself.  I am engaged to the most beautiful girl in the world.  She is a continual and wonderful blessing that God has placed into my life.  I look forward to this summer for that day when we walk down the aisle and can spend the rest of our lives together.  I am also a First Classman, or senior, at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).  For those who may not know, VMI is a small state military school nestled in Shenandoah Valley.  VMI has tried me, but it has been a wonderful furnace with which to strengthen my faith.  To paraphrase, VMI is "the road less taken".

The reason I decided to entitle this The Warrior-Poet Project is after a wonderful book that was given to me by my fiancée.  The book is called "God's Gift to Women" by Eric Ludy.  In it Ludy lays out how Christian men should live out their relationship with Christ and with women.  The book spoke deeply to my heart, and changed the way I looked at my own relationship with Christ and how I had been living my life.  Ludy also espouses the idea of being a Warrior-Poet, someone who is ready to defend others with the fierceness of a lion, and at the same time be able to show the love, compassion and tenderness that Christ showed to us.  I would encourage any guys reading this blog to get the book and read it, no matter where your relationship with God may be at this time.  For the ladies reading this, there is a counterpart to the book, written by Eric's wife Leslie entitled "Authentic Beauty".  They also have a slew of other books ranging in topics from dating, to marriage and the Gospel.  Here's their website if you're interested: Set Apart Life.

Well, I think that about does it for my introduction.  Hopefully I'll be back soon with some of the ideas/thoughts about God that have been percolating in my head recently.  Until then I leave you with this from Ephesians 3:20-21:

Now to Him who is able to do

immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,

according to His power that is at work within us,

to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus

throughout all generations, for ever and ever!

Amen.