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Name: Brandon
Country: United States
State: Illinois
Metro: Decatur
Birthday: 1/9/1987
Gender: Male
Interests: God, snow, being tougher than you, recess after dark, action and adventure on the high seas, tulips, burning things, Farm King, listening to every kind of music, everything Christmas, movies of any type, long brisk walks in the blustery winter wind, Febreeze, green olives, social commentary, rustling multicolored leaves, attempting to play guitar, Cardinals baseball, Packers football, Real Madrid.
Expertise: My expertise lies in being an expert
Occupation: Student
Industry: has a windmill.
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AIM:  Brando0787
MSN: brey0787
Yahoo:  breynolds07
Member Since:
12/11/2005
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| I could feel your soul was hurting
I could see it in your eyes
And you tried so hard to fool me
You don't live in paradise
But I, I'll try,
try to find the way to show you
I will be there when you call
Believe what I say
I'll give you my hand should you fall
Please don't turn away
If you find yourself out in the cold
I'll always be here waiting for your love.
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Losing you would be such a crime
And I'll try to find the way to show you
Sometimes it won't always be that easy
Hold on*
Together we can work it out
Mr. Frampton said it well, through his voice box.
* It's all I wanna do.
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| Well, the blue side of our Rubik's cube is finished. I wonder if I can solve the rest of the puzzle. Maybe I'm not supposed to solve it. Maybe I'm just supposed to accept it as it is, and just be happy with the blue. Maybe I shouldn't ask questions, or try to fix it, or try to fit everything together, make it right. Maybe I am supposed to give up.
Maybe it would be easier.
But...
I liked it when it was colorful.
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| "Let me lay down in this field
and stare up at the sky
I hope the days and clouds turn into something
as they pass us by
And maybe you could settle
for a skyline faded blue
I hope that you might settle
for this love I have for you"
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"It all seems so helpless
and I have no plans
I'm a plane in the sunset
without a place to land
And all I see,
it could never make me happy
And all my sand castles
Spend all their time collapsing."
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This is going here or there, but to guess? I wouldn't dare. I can only pray God's wisdom will guide us in our way, and also that his providence will grant us each new day. My hope is as strong as my love and my will. I can only hope that this faith and the others won't send me out with the trash.
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Where is the good? Is it so hard to find? Sometimes...
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| Do we really believe the truth? Or have we let too many philosophies and ideas float around in our heads until we have perverted the truth to the point of not even hardly recognizing it any longer for what it is? Do we allow it to be polluted with other ideas and with our own misperceptions? Do we rule out ideas just because they are out of vogue? Why does no one believe in miracles anymore? Is it because God is no longer in the business of miracles, or is it instead because it is no longer popular to believe in them? Why do we believe what we do?
Perhaps it would do us all some good to think about the ideas of truth that we may have ruled out because they are no longer popular. I think miracles are one example. Another would be the contemporary church's disdain for the hymns and rituals of the mother church, and of some more conservative protestant denominations. Some of these hymns and prayers and responsive readings are very powerful and should not be ruled out as useless. If done with the right spirit, they can be as worshipful as any contemporary song. There are plenty of secular examples as well, as I am sure I don't have to outline.
We are definitely a culture that jumps on the newest fads. From reality television to Harry Potter, fads rule our popular culture, fashion, and many other aspects of our lives. I have always imagined myself as someone who was very much against following the newest fads, but upon closer examination, I see these things in my life too. We who are young would do well to not ignore the lessons of those who are older than us, or to ignore their culture as useless. I think it would do us all good to look for examples of this in our own lives.
Also, how often do we let our present thoughts distract us from things that are far more important? I agree with C.S. Lewis that too often I allow my current perceived reality to cover up logical thoughts and to gain far too much importance in my mind. I guess that's why we're not supposed to worry our current problems, eh?
The Screwtape Letters is a really great book. If you've never read it, you should really get your hands on a copy.
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| Ever make a choice and wonder if it was right? Ever delay an unpleasant action for all the right reasons only to have the fiery backlash from its release vomit back into your face like the sudden backlash of so many bull whips? Ever do what was right and have your self questioned at every last turn, most often by yourself, and then have your judgment rebuked by those whose opinions mattered most? Does your life ever seem like it's gone to pot faster than you could say a sentence or two? Thank God for faith in something better. Especially when we can't see the other side of the great dark divide.
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