Things are moving forward...

So, right now I'm just hanging out with Joel (Limpic) in his office at the church.  This morning we met for coffee at CoffeeSlingers at 10am.

So, as of right now, it is probably my favorite coffee place in OKC.  We met there and talked for about an hour and a half then I sat there and read for about another hour and a half.  

I just finished the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  The book has moved me more than I have been moved in a long time.  The writing is incredible and the issues dealt with are phenomenal.  Reading it the other day I felt totally inspired by it and by some Biblical passages I have been focusing on Matthew 6:25-34

"There I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on.  Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?  Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap now gather into barns, and yet our heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you now of more value than they?  And which of you by being anxious can add add a single hour to his span of life?  And why are you anxious about clothing?  Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?  Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'  For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.  Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.  Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."

Exegetically, I understand that Christ here is talking about the necessities of life and how our God will provide those things to us; however, I believe (I hope that I'm not doing this isogetically or heretically) that God provides things that we need in whatever way we need them (necessary or "superfluous.")  To clarify, I do not necessarily think that I "needed" this internship.  I certainly wanted it and know that I'm going to grow from it and will benefit so much from it, but as far as the necessities of clothing/food/shelter go, it is not on the list.  But, I feel that God has been pushing me in the direction.  I had been so worried about a place to stay and a job and have just been constantly in prayer (well trying to be constantly in prayer) about these things.  I have also not been awesome at trusting God; however, for some reason or another by his goodness He has given me a great place to live for next to nothing, an internship that is actually paying me, and probably a job.  Our God is so good.  

Anyways, saying all of this, my original point was I started writing a song the other day based upon a response to The Road and to this passage in Matthew's gospel.  It deals with past and current struggles and how God is a redeeming God.  Yeah.  

Love you all.

I'm here

So, got into OKC Wednesday night around 6:30.  Met Micah and Kyle and from the get go they have been super hospitable and so welcoming.  Micah even invited me to go see Indiana Jones 4 with them that night, we went to dinner, and went to coffee Thursday morning.  It's just been a really good starting experience.  He also helped me move in stuff and cleaned some things out that way I could put my stuff in the house.  Super legit dude.

The past 2 days I've also been driving around picking up applications as well as turning in resumes to various retail outfits.  So far, I've applied to PacSun, American Eagle, Journey's, Shoe Gypsy, and will have to go back Monday to apply at a place called Blue7.  I'm really hoping that the Shoe Gypsy or Blue7 jobs will work out because they are a lot cooler places and seem to have a better vibe than any of the stores in the mall; however, the manager at American Eagle basically said she would hire me right away but she will have to wait for a week or two to train me.  So, that still gives me time to hopefully make an impact on the other stores by that time.  We'll see.  I know that sounds super snobby of me not to work at American Eagle, but I don't shop there, I really don't look like an American Eagle employ, and I'm not sure what the environments going to be like. 

Anyway, Micah left last night to go to Kansas and Kyle is leaving this evening to go back home to Missouri.  So, I have the house to myself this evening and tomorrow.  I'm not super sure what I'm going to do with my time.  I think I might read some more: The Road - Cormac McCarthy + Surprised By Hope - N.T. Wright.  And I think I may practice a little guitar and maybe try to write something.  Those sound like pretty good projects.  

So, that's a very small amount of what has gone on over the past couple of days.  

New Beginnings

So,

I'm creating this blog because I will be in Oklahoma City for the full summer.  Well, May 20th until August (?).  I wanted to have this deal in order that my friends would be able to keep up with me and see what I was doing.  That sentence was redundant .

Here is the church in which I will be serving:

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I will be working with a dude there named Joel Limpic.  Joel is the worship pastor at Bridgeway and is probably one of the most legit dudes I have met.  He's just super pastoral and totally real.  It's also nice to be working with him in that he is super talented and a great songwriter.  So, I'm sure I will learn a ton from him this summer.  Below are some things that he has been involved in MySpace music and something called Brand New Mountain Speeches which was an art gathering based upon the Sermon on the Mount.

Joel Limpic

Brand New Mountain Speeches

I think that is enough for now.  I know this is really short and most of what I said is shallow, but I'm tired.  So, that's it.

Much Love.