tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66980344989081223792024-02-07T18:33:00.881-08:00Josiah'sLifeI am 17 years old, and this is a documentary of my life.Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-25860584269856819162013-07-13T15:02:00.001-07:002013-07-13T15:02:35.292-07:00Hey all!!<br />
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Now I'm 18 years old, things have happened like crazy!! Here's a little wrap-up of what's been going on since I've last blogged!!<br />
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1. I am now moved out of my parent's house. Decided to set out on my own life and do things for myself. Lord-willing, I will stay true to His path and continue to honor Him in what I do.<br />
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2. I have an amazing girlfriend! Her name is Meagan and she continues to strengthen me through my rough patches in life. She is 18 years old and we have known each other for about a year now. :) <br />
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3. I have a job at a professional business called Volkart May. I am a business-to-business marketing representative. I pretty much make phone calls all day and speak with business owners and CEOs. Lot's a fun! I have a desk and everything! :P<br />
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4. My firebird is now done. :) That beautiful 1989 white formula firebird is now done for. I owned that car for 1 year, and now I moved on to a 1995 Lincoln Continental. <br />
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5. I'm moving to FLORIDA! I'm attending a Christian School down there with my girlfriend. My grandparents live about an hour away and they have played a major role in my success in getting to this school. :) So excited! I'll be finishing my Business Management Degree at South Eastern University. <br />
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That's about it! <br />
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God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-25488731536066883822012-06-24T08:40:00.002-07:002012-06-24T08:40:59.780-07:00Ten Commandments!Hello everyone! I have been inactive on this blog, only because my personal life isn't very interesting right now! :P Anyway, I've been writing on another blog with a bunch of awesome authors! Please visit <a href="http://www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com/">www.DedicatedChristians.blogspot.com</a> to read our 10-day marathon of the ten commandments!!<br />
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Thanks a ton!<br />
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God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-38308496730587595202012-04-03T07:33:00.001-07:002012-04-03T07:34:31.258-07:00I got tagged!Hello everyone!<br />
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I have been extremely busy with my school and with my new job. I have been learning a lot this past semester, and I am starting to get really excited to take a break from school and have Summer! <br />
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Anyway, I got tagged by <a href="http://adventuresofgracie14.blogspot.com/">Gracie</a> and I'm going to answer her questions now.<br />
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<strong>1. What is your favorite thing to do when you are bored?</strong><br />
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My favorite thing to do would probably be going on a drive, hang out with friends, or something of that nature...however I usually end of eat and/or watching TV when I am bored. :(<br />
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<strong>2. Who is someone who makes you smile every time they say anything, even if it wasn't made to make you smile?</strong><br />
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Hmmm...I would have to say two friends that I have (names will be anonymous) at school. They are a dating couple, but they both are really fun to talk to and I enjoy hanging out with them. <br />
<strong>3. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?</strong><br />
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Enchiladas!!! I love them, especially when there is rice and refried beans on the side, DELICIOUS!<br />
<strong>4. What is your favorite color combo?</strong><br />
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Black and Blue, like Jeans and a black t-shirt.<br />
<strong>5. Who is the "hero of the faith" ( someone in the bible or a missionary or something like that) that you most look up to ?</strong><br />
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I would have to say Ray Comfort and the Living Waters Team, they have taught me so much through my short time with the Lord, and I definitely look up to them.<br />
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<strong>6. What five adjectives would you use to describe your personality?</strong> <br />
Serious, random, quirky, "donkey-ish" (like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh), playful?<br />
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<strong>7. If you could end ONE "corruption" in our society, what would It be?</strong><br />
Like Gracie said, Abortion would definitely be a first.<br />
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<strong>8. If you could not have to answer one of these questions which would it be!</strong> <br />
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It would have to be question #6...I'm not really good at describing myself, I feel awkward when doing it! :-)<br />
Well, thanks for reading! I have school, I work several days, and I have finals to prepare for. Such a busy life, and I love it! :-)<br />
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God bless!<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-82385668817292873082012-03-15T08:40:00.000-07:002012-03-15T08:40:18.296-07:00Texas Roadhouse!I got another job!! :-) <br />
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I applied at a place called Texas Roadhouse when I was 16 (about 3 weeks before my 17th birthday) and I was too young to be hired. However, the manager told me to go back when I was 17, and so I did! I went back and went through three different interviews with three different managers/owners and I got hired!<br />
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I start this week, and today I am going through Orientation. Should be a ton of fun!!<br />
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Please pray for me that I can do my school full-heartily, work hard at Texas Roadhouse, stay close to the Lord, and learn a ton of experience!<br />
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Thanks a ton,<br />
God bless,<br />
Josiah<br />
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P.S. I have been writing some blog posts (as well as a bunch of other awesome authors) on a new blog called Dedicated Christians! Go to <a href="http://www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com/">www.Dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com</a> to read what we've been doing! Thanks!!Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-24488740852981060142012-03-07T16:18:00.001-08:002012-03-07T16:18:03.337-08:00Kony...What a Sad Man...Kony is a man that is hurting hundreds, no...thousands of people. Below is a video to help explain who Kony is, and what we should do to stop him from hurting more children and parents.<br />
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Let us all pray for both Kony's soul and that he will stop, or will be stopped, hurting others.<br />
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Thanks and God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-35132442008513113832012-03-02T09:37:00.000-08:002012-03-02T09:37:28.513-08:00Now I'm 17...Hey everyone!!<br />
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Sorry I have been so inactive on here, but I have been really busy with school stuff. :-(<br />
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I turned 17 this Thursday. It was a lot of fun! My parents got be a pair of Cowboy boots, my sister got me a really cool knife, my brother got me a knife sharpener and a belt buckle (It has Dodge Ram on there), and my little siblings got me some muddy buddies!! :D<br />
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Here are some pictures of what happened yesterday. :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YEAH!! These are a great find, why? Because I have size 16 size feet!!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Some of the pictures are fuzzy from bad quality, sorry about that! But at least you get the "general idea" that I had a good day!<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful weekend filled with shoveling snow and Hot Chocolate!<br />
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God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-36689529372655902242012-02-12T12:04:00.000-08:002012-02-12T12:06:21.586-08:00I'm Sponsoring a Child!When my family and I went to a concert last month, Mercy Me was telling the audience about Compassion, an organization that lets people sponsor children from another country. My parents did one, as well as my brother and I! The Lord has blessed me with a job most of my life, so I thought it was time to give some back. <br />
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I would highly recommend that you go visit <a href="http://www.compassion.com/">www.compassion.com</a> and see how you can help children who are in need of clothing, food or education. <br />
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Thanks for reading!!<br />
God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-42096877321508466512012-02-11T12:13:00.000-08:002012-02-11T12:13:29.074-08:00Enjoying life at it's fullest!Something about me is that I love to be random! :-) I love to do anything random, weird, strange and peculiar. <br />
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I realized a couple years ago, that everyone lives life on earth only once. Putting eternity after you die aside, I figured out that if I only live life on earth once, why not live it to it's full potential!? So since then, I have tried to live life as "weird" and random as possible, do cool and fun things, and make people happy.<br />
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Those are just a couple examples of what I have been doing that I call "weird/random/fun/awesome" for a 16 year old...I plan to share more of my awkward and random moments with you all as time goes by! :DJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-39139834551954020942012-02-03T00:00:00.000-08:002012-02-03T00:00:09.194-08:00Give-a-way!!!Hello everyone!<br />
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Recently I went to a concert and got a free Mercy Me music CD!! :-) It's their latest released CD and it's called: "The Worship Sessions."<br />
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However, the give-a-way is not on this blog. You need to go to my other blog at: <a href="http://www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com/">www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com</a> to enter!! <br />
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Hope to see you there! Details about how to enter will be there as well!<br />
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God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-71209703984995080592012-02-02T00:00:00.001-08:002012-02-02T00:00:14.015-08:00The Lord...Full of MercyThis is something I typed up the other day. One of my favorite chapters in the Bible is Psalm 51. It's the prayer of my life and it has meant to a lot to me over my faith.<br />
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<em>"When I fall away from the Lord, He always seems to find me again. When I fail Him, He always finds a place in His abundant mercy to forgive me. When I cry, He lifts my head up. When I am ashamed, He comforts me. When I am happy, He laughs with me. And when I need someone to talk to, He is always there, to listen and to answer." -Josiah Blanchard</em><br />
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I thought I would just type out Psalm 51, not only so you could read it, but so that I could see this chapter on my blog as well.<br />
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<div align="center"><em><strong>Have mercy upon me, O God, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>According to Your lovingkindess;</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Blot out my transgressions.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And cleanse me from my sin.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>For I acknowledge my transgressions,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And my sin is always before me. </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Against You, You only, have I sinned,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And done this evil in Your sight --</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>That You may be found just when You speak</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And blameless when You judge.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><strong>Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And in sin my mother conceived me.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Make me hear joy and gladness, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>That the bones You have broken may rejoice.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Hide Your face from my sins,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And blot out all my iniquities.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><strong>Create in me a clean heart, O God,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And renew a steadfast spirit within me.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Do not cast me away from Your presence, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And do not take You Holy Spirit from em.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><strong>Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And sinner shall be converted to You.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><strong>Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, </strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>The God of my salvation,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>O Lord, open my lips,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>You do not delight in burnt offering.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>A broken and contrite heart --</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>These, O God, You will not despise.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><strong>Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Build the walls of Jerusalem.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Then You shall be please with the sacrifices of righteousness,</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;</strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong>Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading. Hopefully this chapter can also help you when you fell away from your Faith with Jesus, or are struggling to keep Him in your life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">God bless,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Josiah</div>Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-52426932164601634742012-01-31T12:41:00.000-08:002012-01-31T12:41:59.888-08:00LecraeHello everyone!<br />
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If you notice on my play list on my blog, I added some new songs. The artist is Lecrae, and I really like him! :-) <br />
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I know what your thinking...what is a guy like me, a Christian, listening to Rap music for?? Well, the thing about Lecrae is that he is using his gift of rapping for Jesus by reaching out to teenagers all around the world. If you listen to the words closely, they are really great! <br />
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I recently bought his CD, Man Up, which is all about how men should act, what makes us a man, what defines us as men, what we shouldn't do, etc. It's really great, and it's a great encouragement for me while I struggle through the same things Lecrae is talking about. <br />
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Something Lecrae said before he started singing (this was at a concert I went to) he said, "don't give me the praise and glory for singing; I don't deserve it. Glorify Jesus, I sing to glorify Jesus."<br />
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Anyway, I thought I would share what I thought of this group, and why I am adding it onto my play list.<br />
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Before I came a dedicated Christian, I loved listening to rap...however it was full of sin and wasn't glorifying God at all. This is glorifying God and the words are fun to listen to because I enjoy this kind of music. <br />
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Something Adrian Rogers wrote: "I care not how beautifully you sing; how eloquently you teach; how liverally you give; how cicumspectly you walk - if you are not endeavoring to bring souls to Jesus Christ, you're not right with God. You...are guilty of high treason against the King."<br />
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I believe that Lecrae is bringing souls to Christ with their message.<br />
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I also like to listen to Country music, but a lot of that is inappropriate. I mean, you got Randy Travis, which are great songs, but his voice gets tiring after awhile. :-)<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
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JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-33280182310239774792012-01-28T14:32:00.000-08:002012-01-28T14:32:10.954-08:00I got tagged!!! Yippee!!I love getting tagged in blog posts. Why? Well they give me something to write about when I don't have anything to write about. :-)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Okay, so here are the rules that I need to share.</strong></div><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1.) Post these rules.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2.) You MUST post 11 random things about yourself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3.) Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4.) Create 11 new question for the people you ask to answer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5.) Go to their blog and tell them they have been they have been Tagged.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> So Here are 11 Random things about me!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Now for the Random things about me!</strong></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(1) I love chickens - I love eating them, raising them, reading about them, and anything else about them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(2) I want to own my own property/house by the time I am 20 years old. Where? I have no idea yet...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(3) I want to own a restaurant and hobby farm when I grow up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(4) I love working. For money or not, I love working. I especially love working outside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(5) I am taking business and communication classes in college.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(6) I sleep at the bottom of a bunk bed. I share a room with my brother.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(7) I have 4 e-mail accounts, 2 bank accounts, 2 social networking accounts, and multiple other accounts on odd websites. This results in a lot of passwords!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(8) I love the Lord, and I can't believe how amazing He is with His abundant mercy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(9) I am on my computer a lot, almost all day. I would rather be doing something outside, like raising chickens, but not yet...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(10) I know how to drive, a stick-shift. Which is actually fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(11) I have an eating problem...I find myself eating when I am bored, depressed, sad, or angry.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Now these are the questions I need to answer that </strong><a href="http://adventuresofgracie14.blogspot.com/"><strong>Gracie</strong></a><strong> gave me. </strong></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>1. What is your favorite book?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love the Bible, which is probably one of my favorite books. However, if I had to pick something other than the Bible, I would have to pick the "Circle" series by Ted Dekker. (Black, Red, White, Green, etc.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>2. If you could go any place in the world, where would it be?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would love to go to Australia, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Possibly the Middle East too. Such as Israel and/or Egypt. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>3. What is your favorite type of ice cream?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm boring...I love vanilla. It's plain and simple, but it's tasty and doesn't make my throat burn after I eat it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>4. If you could have any super power, what would it be?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have thought long and hard about this my whole life. My brother and I used to play games where we would have multiple super powers and defend someone with them. I would probably have strength, however flying sounds really fun too! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>5. What is your favorite joke?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite joke is a blonde joke that I learned at Jet's Pizza (the place I worked at). It was a bad environment which is why I learned this joke there. (Please take note that I do not believe blondes are dumb or stupid at the slightest. Everyone has their "dumb" moments, especially me! My sister Tirzah is blonde and she is very smart.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The joke goes something like this: "A blonde was swimming in a swimming pool. She dove straight down to touch the bottom of the pool, when she saw a little sticker on the bottom. She read what is said and immediately obeyed. The sticker said, 'Scratch and Sniff. '"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>(6) If you could accomplish one thing in your life, what would it be?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would like to own my own restaurant and be able to make enough profit from it to be able to purchase land/homes for all of my children.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>(7) What is your favorite color?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would have to say green. I used to love black, but it's so dark and is used a lot for evil, so I decided to start liking green more, which I have! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>(8) What five adjectives would you use to describe yourself?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Big, Tall, Strong, Weird, Random. (Hopefully those are accurate, let me know in a comment if you think different!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><em>(9) What is your pet peeve?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When plans change.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>(10) What is your favorite song?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">To tell you the truth, it use to be "I wanna be a Billionaire" but now it is probably "Giving you all control" by Jeremy Camp.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><strong>(11) Which of these questions did you like the most?</strong></em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I liked number 6 the best because it's something I think about everyday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I get to make up 11 questions for those I tag to answer! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(1) What is your favorite word?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(2) What is your favorite time in the day?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(3) If you could evangelize to someone, who would it be?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(4) If you were able to meet anyone in the world, who would it be?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(5) What is your favorite flavor of Gatorade?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(6) If you had 1 wish, anything, what would it be?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(7) What is your favorite Bible verse that relates to you personally?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(8) What do you want to be when you grow up?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(9) If a lion approached you on the road, and was about to attack, what would you do?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(10) What subject in school do you appreciate the most?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(11) What "active" activity that you like the best?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I get to tag people, and as Gracie said it; "MWAHAHAHAHA! (Malicious grin)" I feel the same way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I tag 4 people,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My two cousins:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tori - at <a href="http://victoriasvictories11.blogspot.com/">her blog</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Zoe - at <a href="http://zoeslifeadventures-zoe.blogspot.com/">her blog.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And two friends:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dodi - at <a href="http://howhelovesusdodi.blogspot.com/">her blog.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shamarah Sunshine - at <a href="http://shamarahsunshine.blogspot.com/">her blog. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really want to tag my sister, <a href="http://www.tirzahdelights.blogspot.com/">Tirzah</a> and <a href="http://adventuresofgracie14.blogspot.com/">Gracie</a> again, but I know they already did it. :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a ton of fun writing the answers to the questions!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">God bless,</span><br />
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I don't want to give to much of the story away, so I'll just basically give you the general idea of what the book is about, and what I thought of it.<br />
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The book is about a search committee, which goes from church to church, to find a pastor for their church that has none. In this book, the search committee is having several problems finding the right pastor, finding the Lord in their lives, and struggling with sins of this world as they do so. <br />
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It's a touching story, and I could actually relate to a lot of the characters that were struggling through their lives.<br />
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Another cool thing about this book, that at the beginning of every chapter is a Bible verse. After reading the Bible verse, you can understand what the next chapter is going to be about. It was pretty cool!<br />
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Overall it was an awesome book, and I highly recommend it.<br />
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Thanks for reading, and thank you Tim Owens for letting me review your book.<br />
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God bless,<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">To comply with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, please mention as part of every Web or Amazon review that Tyndale House Publishers has provided you with a complimentary copy of this book.</span></em>Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-42895780638502697482012-01-20T16:03:00.001-08:002012-01-20T16:03:18.738-08:00Jesus>ReligionIs religion and Jesus the same thing? This topic has been on my mind, as well for thousands of other people around the world. Below are two videos. The first is a Christian who is explaining why he hates religion and loves Jesus. He also explains why they are different and how they both affect a person. The second movie is from a Catholic, who loves both religion and Jesus. I'll let you watch the videos before I further explain what I concluded with some of my personal Bible reading and with some of my beliefs as a Christian.<br />
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So sure...the first one, that was originally made by the Christian, got the most views. However I threw that fact in there to show you how many people saw and might have been influenced by 1 movie on YouTube. Today's technology can be dangerous. However, used the right way, such as this movie, the Internet can be used for God's glory!<br />
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Now, back to the topic. Here is something I typed up while comparing the two videos together.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The major difference between the two videos is that Jefferson explained what Jesus and following Him has done to himself. He shared how great Jesus is by dying on the cross for our sins, and shared how he was affected by Him. Now, the catholic guy (not sure what his name is) shared what pleasures of the world would be unavailable to us if catholics weren’t around. He says that the Trinity was understood by them first. Did not the Lord provide a Bible for us to learn about the Trinity? It’s not too hard to figure that part out; all you need to do is read the Bible for what is says. (That’s another post for another time) Pleasures such as: hospitals, education, charities, science, literature, art, college, catholic church, etc. And if you notice, this guy brings all of his foundation to the “church,” his mother. He says that the reason for pretty much everything is the catholic church, and the religion that he believes in. Jefferson however, clearly defines that Jesus is the reason for everything, and it’s not some religion that is the purpose of it all.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>If you listen and watch the two videos closely, you'll probably see where I got my conclusions from.<br />
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I would also like to share with you what Jefferson wrote for the description of the video.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><strong>A poem I wrote to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion. In the scriptures Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At its core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered. This poem highlights my journey to discover this truth. Religion either ends in pride or despair. Pride because you make a list and can do it and act better than everyone, or despair because you can't do your own list of rules and feel "not good enough" for God. With Jesus though you have humble confident joy because He represents you, you don't represent yourself and His sacrifice is perfect putting us in perfect standing with God!</strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What did the catholic guy write? Here it is.<br />
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<strong>Jefferson Bethke's video 'Why I Love Jesus But Hate Religion' has stirred up a lot debate in the past couple days. And while he has many, many good points to make, many of his critiques apply directly to the Catholic Church. I have nothing but respect for Jefferson, he is an incredibly talented, sincere, and gracious guy. In the spirit of dialogue, I thought I'd make a Catholic response!</strong><br />
<strong></strong></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nothing about Jesus what-so-ever in his description...however, he does explain that he wants to "defend his catholic church."<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jesus is made by God, religion is made by men.</span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One is the Cure, and one is the infection.</span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Religion is man searching for God, where as being a Christian is God searching for man.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some of the key points the catholic-guy shared are listed below.<br />
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<em>Without the catholic church, today people wouldn't have the comforts of education, charities, hospitals, science, literature, etc.</em><br />
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<em>The catholic church welcomes anyone in.</em><br />
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<em>The catholic church understood the Trinity first.</em><br />
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Now, obviously you can see I believe in Jefferson's video more. However I do have one question about his video, and I want to ask your opinion on it as well.<br />
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Should we "hate" religion? The word hate is such a strong word, should we truly hate religion? Is it in our place, as Christians - followers of Jesus Christ, to hate religion?<br />
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This is a question that has been going through my mind for the past few weeks. What do you think?<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
God bless,<br />
Josiah</span></div>Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-87167810456272623462012-01-13T00:00:00.000-08:002012-01-13T00:00:17.600-08:00Go the Second MileI have been reading through the Bible for my daily devotion, and I came across the section where Jesus commands us not to hate or avenge a evil person.<br />
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Let me share with you the entire section in which I am referring too.<br />
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"<em>You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you<strong> not to resist</strong> an evil person. But whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. <strong>Give</strong> to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, <strong>love</strong> your enemies, <strong>bless</strong> those who curse you, <strong>do good</strong> to those who hate you, and<strong> pray</strong> for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? <strong>Do not even the tax collectors do the same?</strong> And if you greet brethren only, what do you do more than others? <strong>Do not even the tax collectors do so?</strong> Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect."</em><br />
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That was long wasn't it? (Matthew 5:38-48 [NKJV]) However, there is so many awesome rules to follow and instructions for Christians to do that is different from others!!<br />
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Recently, the previous posts that were written, we have been discussing how Christians are different from the world on purpose. The same is explained here. I highlighted several of the key words we need to do towards those who hurt us, persecute us, or hate us.<br />
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To start off, I am horrible at this, and I'm not afraid to admit it. Constantly I argue with people who hurt my feelings or who do something wrong towards me that should be right. Even with my family I fight and argue with them so that no one is doing anything "bad" towards me. Jesus is clearly saying here, just let them.<br />
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So many different discussions can come from these 10 verses, it's one of the reasons I love Jesus's teachings. The main one I'm trying to point out is that, as Christians, we need to BE DIFFERENT from the world, by loving those who hate us. Twice, Jesus refers to how tax collectors do the same thing that we do. We all love those who love us back. Back when Jesus and the disciples were on the earth, tax collectors were the most hated people, because they took money from those who had none, and took extra for themselves. They were liars, thieves, and were called some of the worst sinners in their time. We need to love our enemies to be different from the world.<br />
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But why do we need to be different from everyone else? The reason is explained in verse 45 and 48, but also when people are different from others, people are automatically drawn or interested in that "different" person. Think about it. When you go to school, a party, or a social event, and there is a extra happy person, or someone who is extra nice and friendly, you want to hang out with them or want to meet them, right? Same as for Christians and the world. The world sees Christians in several ways, but if we actually follow the Word, and do as Jesus tells us (by loving those who hate us for example) people will be interested in us as people. They will ask us why we are so happy, why do we not hate, why are we kind, etc. and then we can share with them the good news about Jesus.<br />
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Hopefully that makes sense. Jesus wants us to love those who hate us, so that we can be different from the world, so that we can share the good news about Jesus and the Faith.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
God bless,<br />
Josiah<br />
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With questions, comments or concerns please write to us at <a href="mailto:dedicatedchristians@gmail.com">dedicatedchristians@gmail.com</a> Thank you!!Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-66558769254388185912012-01-11T00:00:00.000-08:002012-01-11T00:00:11.116-08:00Losing WeightAs my mom and dad have been losing weight over the past few months, I have gotten encouraged to do the same. <br />
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I have always been a "big-boy" and usually had a good amount of "blub" on my body to be noticeable. :D However, I want that to change. <br />
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Most every one's New Year Resolutions is lose weight. Well, mine is too! I plan to lose at least 40 pounds by the beginning of Summer. <br />
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The past 4 years I have weighed over 200 pounds, which at 6'5" isn't to bad...however I am "plump" and it's time to end that. :P<br />
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Currently I weigh 260 pounds. My goal is to reach 220. So far I have gone to the gym twice (I lost 3 pounds already from this), and I am trying to stay on my goal of "no seconds" during meals. (This can be very hard...)<br />
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So, I will hopefully be sharing my weight-loss-story through the weeks. :P <br />
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Hope your New Year Resolutions are going well!<br />
God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-89780133111003682902012-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:002012-01-10T00:00:12.931-08:00Tortured for ChristI recently just finished a book called, Tortured for Christ. It was really cool, but it also had it's "touching" moments when the Christians were tortured, beaten, or killed for Christ.<br />
The book was written by Richard Wurmbrand, who is the founder of <em>The Voice of the Martyrs, </em>another great book you should read! Anyway, Wurmbrand was the main character in the book. He described what happened to himself and others around him when Russia was overtaken by a Communism government.<br />
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Pictures are also included in this book, of Wurmbrand and his family and friends. It also shows some of the scars Wurmbrands received from his tortures.<br />
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The book gave some encouragement, because it gave detailed descriptions of how Wurmbrand felt when being tortured. I knew, after reading this book (and a couple others) that if these Christians can withstand pain from being tortured over and over again; I can withstand the "little" things that come up and are a stumbling block in my faith.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgS-_Dh80yx3zW4xwX2z9tOWeb6aI1hJumAh7Zv4PfYjwGvskhBdKz1b1z9eoyUQFfIu3507IXA8QEkzxjT_vrsCWm0KpUxFD9RuX5cEv3OQ2CIZeSX2KUvPPi9iGWBD7kIQQS0Df_n4/s1600/Blog+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgS-_Dh80yx3zW4xwX2z9tOWeb6aI1hJumAh7Zv4PfYjwGvskhBdKz1b1z9eoyUQFfIu3507IXA8QEkzxjT_vrsCWm0KpUxFD9RuX5cEv3OQ2CIZeSX2KUvPPi9iGWBD7kIQQS0Df_n4/s1600/Blog+1.jpg" /></a>I recommend this book, it's a great read! :-)<br />
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Thanks for reading,<br />
God bless!<br />
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Josiah<br />
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I have an offer for you, or lets say a request for you.<br />
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The blog I created, www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com is in need of more young Christian authors!<br />
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The blog is for multiple authors to use as a way of sharing the gospel to those who find our blog.<br />
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If you'd like to be an author, or just have questions, please write to us at www.dedicatedchristians@gmail.com<br />
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Thanks and God bless!<br />
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JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-79500692054485233562012-01-07T06:31:00.000-08:002012-01-07T06:31:46.817-08:00This Semester...Hello everyone!! Christmas break is coming to a close for me. I thought I would share with you the classes I'm taking this semester, the books I'm using, and what I plan to accomplish this semester.<br />
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I am only taking 3 PSEO classes (9 credits) this semester. It worked out that way because they are all on the same day and are all related to business.<br />
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1. Principles in Management (This class has a huge paper and a group presentation to do at the end of the semester)<br />
2. Communications in Business <br />
3. Principles in Marketing (This class had a huge paper and a lot of exams)<br />
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I have a book for each class and each book was $200!! Isn't that insane!!??! I'm really blessed to be in this PSEO program because all my books and classes are free! :-) Free college credits!<br />
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I am also going to be working on Geometry at home...I hate geometry, but it needs to be done. I may CLEP out of geometry, but we'll see... CLEP is tests you take, after your done with your home school curriculum book, that gives you 3 college credits if you pass the tests. <br />
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I plan to get all A's in my PSEO classes! Last semester I got 2 A's and 2 B's... <br />
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A - Intro to Business<br />
A - Interpersonal Communications<br />
B - Macro Economics<br />
B - Research and Rhetoric<br />
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I plan to get all A's in the classes not only to look good on my report card, but also YEAH (the place I take my classes) require a 3.5 score average. Last semester I got a little over a 3.5. However, with only 3 classes this semester, I can only get 1 B and 2 A's...or 3 A's to get above 3.5! :-)<br />
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So, there is a little wrap-up of what I'm going to be doing most of this semester! <br />
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Hope you all have an awesome weekend!! <br />
God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-22221709230100554022012-01-05T12:28:00.000-08:002012-01-05T12:31:59.736-08:00Hilarious VideoThe Jostie Flicks are one of my favorite shows to watch! A homeschool, Christian family produces hilarious videos once a week/month that homeschoolers can totally relate too!! <br />
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These are hilarious, and you can find them on Youtube. However I thought I would share with you the most recent one they published. It's hilarious, and the "guys" will mostly understand this one. <br />
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Also I thought I would share with you my favorite Julian Smith episode. He is also hilarious!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed!! <br />
God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-84786931274331540412012-01-03T07:41:00.000-08:002012-01-03T07:51:26.228-08:00What I've Been DoingHello everyone!!<br />
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This is just a random post to share with you all what I have been doing during the Christmas break I am enjoying! <br />
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I have been doing a lot of reading, more than I normally do. I am currently reading a book called, "At the Edge of Eternity" by Randy Alcorn. It's a very interesting book and I will be posting a review about the book...maybe next week!<br />
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I just finished a couple books about martyrs, and the stories of how people died for Jesus. The one I most recently finished is called, "Tortured for Christ" by Richard Wurmbrand. This book is also very interesting and is so detailed in how the Christians were effected through their faith. It has given me courage and inspiration that I too can be like these Christians, and suffer for the Lord, because He suffered for me.<br />
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I also have been driving a lot! I love driving, espically alone, because it's so peaceful and quiet. I drive for my mom during our errands, I drive on my own to places to pick something up at a store, and I also drive with some of my sibilings to friend's houses. It's been a lot of fun! :-)<br />
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I also made Pizza a couple of days ago! It was fun, our mom let me make my own pizza...I miss making pizzas, they were a ton of fun to make at Jet's! Here are some photos of my pizza! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonah's Pizza...although it doesn't look very nice, he added onion powder which gave it more taste than mine! :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonah and I making Pizzas</td></tr>
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I also made a knife! I used a piece of wood from Washington (that I had brought back with my on our move to Minnesota), a knife blade, a nail, wood glue, and electrical tape. :-) Here is a short video of my "displaying" my knife in the "weird" way that I am! :-)<br />
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Well, I should go now! I am planning on having another giveaway for my blog, but I'm not sure what to use for a giveaway yet. I am almost to my 100th post...about time right? <br />
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God bless!<br />
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Josiah<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">P.S. Please don't forget to check out a new blog I created at: <a href="http://www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com/">www.dedicatedchristians.blogspot.com</a>. Together, with a bunch of other authors, we write posts dedicated in serving Christ! </span>Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-13241836111187394642012-01-01T06:37:00.000-08:002012-01-01T06:37:41.060-08:00Giveaway!This is not my giveaway, but it is my dad's! :-)<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.iamdrawntohim.com/2011/12/give-way-full-balancing-sword-package.html">my Dad's blog to</a> learn how you can enter and win the FULL set of BALANCING THE SWORD! <br />
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Hope you win!<br />
God bless,<br />
JosiahJosiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-28988693689973804592011-12-31T06:50:00.001-08:002011-12-31T06:50:32.724-08:00Culture and the Effects it has on ChristianityOne of the hardest things a young man or woman can endure, is when several people rise up against them. I don't mean anything aggressive, and that's what this may sound like. Let me better explain with a story about myself and how people used their authority, personalities, and language to changed how I acted as a teenager.<br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">1 year ago, I worked at a place called Jet's Pizza. The store was just opening and I got the chance to work with the first employees and managers of the business. When I first started working there, I was known as the "Christian kid." or the "kid who never sins." Why was this? Well, I got called these names because I wouldn't sing their songs, talk the way they talk about people, swear, and be disrespectful to my bosses. I was a beginner Christian, however, at age 14 (almost 15) I was easily persuaded to the "dark side." </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">With much persuasion from the employees, which soon made me feel like everyone was nagging me, I started to become a part of their culture. By culture, I mean the way they live, how they act, and all the differences from my own culture to their own.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">I started listening to secular music, ones that didn't glorify the Lord at all. I started talking about girls the wrong way, I wasn't giving respect to people, and I continually was slipping away from the relationship I once had with my family. I was removing myself from the Christian and home school culture I had been raised in, and was becoming a sinful punk who didn't do anything that honored the Lord.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">I was able to hide the way I acted from my parents, and lived two separate lives that were both dishonoring to my family and to the Lord. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">However, a year passed, and my family forced me to quit my job. Not because of how I was acting, but because I was starting High school+college and I didn't have the time to work. I was really mad and this cause my heart to turn away from my family and the Lord all the more.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">Although my life was confusing, chaotic, and very sinful during this time; the Lord found me and saved me from all those thoughts, songs and images I had in my mind. Quitting was the BEST option for me. I spent more time with my family, spent more time growing back into my original culture, and started learning more about God and the way Faith works and how Jesus washes away all sins</span></em>.<br />
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I shared this story with you, to hopefully show you how people can influence other people to accept certain characteristics, habits, and/or language. I also shared this story with you, so you can better understand the background I came from, and so you can understand the glory of God; how He saved me and took me from that darkness.<br />
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Sure...I know what your thinking, surely all that stuff I learned from those people didn't leave me once I accepted Jesus. That fact is, it didn't. I am still struggling, to this day, with the sinful lusts of the flesh. However, with Jesus's help, I know I can be redeemed from these sins and be able to better serve Him.<br />
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Now, back to the main topic I was trying to cover. I know this post is long, but hang with me for a couple more paragraphs! :-)<br />
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Culture effects the way Christians behave and act around the world. Sometimes the culture we are a part of is good, and sometimes not so good. Thousands of different cultures live in the world, and every one's stereotypes (the exact characteristics of a person: such as, White, Northern European, Christian, Homeschooler, etc.) are pretty much different!<br />
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Let me share with you a conversation I had with someone on Face book. The name of the those who comment on my post will be anonymous. <span style="color: red;">AND I MEAN NO DISRESPECT WHEN POSTING THIS. </span><span style="color: black;">I am only trying to help prove my point by sharing an example from a couple different people, who are a part of different cultures and have different stereotypes.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully this makes sense and is an encouragment to you. Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, opinions, or comments by writing to <a href="http://www.dedicatedchristians.com/"><span style="color: #1d35d5;">www.dedicatedchristians.com</span></a></div><br />
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This year was amazing! I learned so much from this year. How to apply for jobs, how to quit a job respectfully, how to hunt in a tree stand, how to drive, how to become a better Christian, how to save my money, how to study school efficiently, how to actively listen, how to control my temper, made great friends, and a ton more things!! <br />
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God has blessed me with a great year, and I have learned a lot from all the experiences I have had.<br />
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I met a lot of great friends, and I got to socialize with people a lot more this year than probably in my whole life! I love being with people, and I didn't have the opportunity to do that in the past. <br />
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Here are some random pictures of me throughout the year...most of them are from August - December, but there is some older ones too! :-) Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caroling Party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the zoo with some awesome friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a pyramid with some awesome friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being prayed over</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My baptizm, along with a friend!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister and I opening presents! I have wrapping paper on my head from her...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with my little sister, she loves it when I throw her up in the air!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with my little brother!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cowboy hat for Christmas!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our favorite homeschool books</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working at the State Fair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the zoo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All stressed out from the first day of school!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating one of those edible bouquets!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working at the Minnesota Sate fair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sliding down the biggest slide in Minnesota!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking my drivers test!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Random picture of when I was LITTLE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My business class!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister and I eating a Gingerbread house!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caroling Party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first Cowboy hat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tons of Carrots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My business team!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having fun with my family</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loving my little sister!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building the foundation for a shed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing whiskers...the hard way...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698034498908122379.post-77115360883782371932011-12-25T06:46:00.000-08:002011-12-25T06:46:26.416-08:00Favorite Present!Other than the birth of Jesus Christ, I received a very special gift from my parents. Ever since I moved to Minnesota I have wanted this "thing." Why? Well, when I was working at a place called Jet's Pizza, all I listened to was secular music. Such as Katy Perry, Mr. Green, and other songs like; "I wanna be a billionaire" and "Every time I close my eyes"... These songs were a huge "boulder" in the way of my salvation. These songs spoke of unspeakable things, and were very easy to memorize and start repeating everywhere I went. <br />
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So, what did I do? Well, I tried to put on Christian music when I was the only one in the store, but that soon stopped when all the employees hated it. :-( So, what was the other option? Country. Country, in my mind, was a better option than these songs that contained cursing, abusive language, rap/pop, and other stuff...<br />
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I know some country songs are bad, however, I love how the singer sing. Most of the songs are about love, or beer, or both. Although these aren't the best, I don't think they compare to the wicked songs I have heard and can probably still repeat to this day. <br />
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Also, I went to a Barn Dance with some friends, and at first, I was really nervous...However, once the dancing began, I had tons of fun! So I wanted a cowboy hat, to show my appreciation for Country!! <br />
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So, here is a little video, of my Christmas Present, that I got from my mom and dad! :-)<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Please comment below and tell me your favorite present this year! (Other than Jesus Christ, of course)</span>Josiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14358056716322007919noreply@blogger.com3