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Name: Angela
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 10/23/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: Eternity. God.
Expertise: Mistakes.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Nonprofit
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Member Since:
3/23/2003
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you know what? i think GOD is a crutch.
not in the typical sense as in i make HIM up to support my views.
but rather, if you're not weak, then what do you need HIM for?
and i suppose that's the story of human interaction with GOD.
humans depend on HIM until they get too comfortable, at which point GOD must tweak their lives in order to remind them that HE is supposed to be the Most Important.
a thorn in the flesh. a weakness. a flaw.
are they to be welcomed?
but admit it, who really welcomes them?
who really wants to be stripped bare to their raw, ugly self?
but only in that pool of darkness can GOD's worth really be seen.
HIS role in our lives. the Savior. the Rescuer and Redeemer.
without our complete defeat, we will never turn to GOD.
so then, what do we do? do we strive for comfort and popularity?
do we strive for security and riches?
when these things serve in blocking GOD out?
we say we live for GOD but let's face it. we're living for ourselves.
we only say that we're living for GOD because it makes us feel better.
it makes us feel holy and special.
what does it really entail?
a complete rifting from our selves. our wants, our desires, our desperate "needs".
sounds like fun. =)
let's do it.
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| went with my roomie to search for a living space in hillcrest...
so... we got there fine... there were some nice apartments and cottages aroudn there.
but then we were searching for a place to eat and i accidently got on a freeway... so that sort of led me to downtown san diego... and then we were searching for little italy/gaslamp district. i thought they were the same thing.
nope.
so we settled for gaslamp district, giving up maggiano's in little italy...
went to sushi deli. did valet parking because it was all one-way streets and we were HUNGRY.
so we eat yummy food.
take a stroll around westfield mall... everything's on different levels. pretty cool.
went to discovery store. played with those books with fold-out papers and letters and whatnot inside... poked all the squishy frogs, and spider thingies... looked in optical illusion books...
then went looking for sam goody's... and it was kinda... disturbing. very empty. anime and pikachu everywhere. looked for Oregon Trail computer game...
came out, ready to go home. realized we didn't have 8 dollars. go back to an ATM... pay the valet. get the car. drive home.
stopped for boba on the way. realized we didn't have 6 dollars cash... more juggling of cards and wallets...
overall: it was pretty fun. =)
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| i want a shell.
so i can have a house everywhere i go.
because i don't have one for next year... =(
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i sprained my ankle.
i got acupuncture.
and they're not kidding when they use the word "puncture" in there.
i was so fascinated.
he first stabbed me a couple times on my swollen ankle... not too pleasant.
the thing looked like one of those clicky pens... but no, it's not a pen. it's a metal needle that jabs out.
cringing yet?
well, then he puts this glass jar-like thing around the punctures and starts sucking out blood... it was like, wow, that's MY blood. oozing out. bright red.
and then, the best part is coming up...
he gets these needles. they're like two inches long.
like this long:
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no joke, he pushes the ENTIRE thing into my foot.
i don't even know WHERE it went, but it seriously slid all the way in.
and then he wiggled it around a bit...
he mentioned that there's a spot somewhere in the knee where needles can go all the way through and come out the other side...
so yeah. that was the beginning of my spring quarter. yay.
oh, and i think i'm seriously addicted to Lego Star Wars.
thanks, obba...
there's this podracing scene that is the DEATH of me.
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i bought 11 books from Lighthouse.
The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics- AWESOME!!!
MERE CHRISTIANITY
PROBLEM OF PAIN
MIRACLES
GREAT DIVORCE
SCREWTAPE LETTERS
ABOLITION OF MAN
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
classic
I'M OK, YOU'RE NOT
shows how Christians are sending the wrong message to non-Christians in a very hilarious way.
A PAGAN'S NIGHTMARE
hilarious. it's a hypothetical world where Christians are the majority.
everything's Christianized- fries are McScriptures, Beatles sing "I want to hold your Tithe", etc...
THE INCOMPARABLE CHRIST
who he was, how he influenced others
JESUS
shows the culture and context
THE SPIRITUAL MAN
by Watchman Nee ( i think that is the craziest first name)
talks about the struggle btwn flesh, soul and spirit and why one shouldn't give in to the flesh
MAGDALENE
by Angela Hunt- very good author
THE INVISIBLE WAR
spiritual warfare
OATH
by Frank Peretti- also very good
A WATCHMAN'S CROSSING
looks freaky but interesting... a thriller
i also have other books to read.
Stranger in a Strange Land- Martian man come home to earth
Foundation's Edge- Isaac Asimov
so excited!!!!
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