Fly 'til I die...

As I was having dinner with Melissa tonight, I was discussing the recent Usama bin Laden tape and Ahmadinejad's rejection of the U.N. nuke deadline (surprise, surprise). I told her I needed to blog since I was fired up about all that's happening with Russia enriching uranium for Iran, sending them missiles, flying jets into our airspace undetected, and warning us against threatening Iran with sanctions or force. I've been writing about this stuff since October because I do happen to believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God and that Ezekiel 38 will play out soon. When Melissa seemed unfazed by what I was saying, I then asked myself is anybody listening to me when I do write? But then again, and more importantly, is anybody listening to God? Specifically, Jesus warned, "Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the Master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly He find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch" (Mark 13:33-37). Are we as Christians too apathetic to care about those who don't realize what's happening? I would feel terrible if I didn't at least try to tell of God's love before the tribulation begins. I'd love to see a segment on the news about this stuff, but you know that will never happen. That is until God saves Israel from being destroyed by the invading armies around it. I don't believe anything good is going to happen in the coming months for the United States. I hate to be a pessimist, but we're in a Catch -22 with Iran.

(From RaptureReady.com) "If President Ahmadinejad really is the religious zealot he appears to be, then for him bringing the world to the brink of disaster is a matter of religious integrity. It's the fulfillment of his calling, an act of obedience to his god. No amount of negotiation, appeasement or compromise will deter him. And if that's true, it's well past time for the rest of us to realize that no strategy of man can prevail against him. If the US or Israel launches a pre-emptive attack, he's won. If we give in to his demands, he'll just keep upping the ante until someone does strike. His goal is chaos, and anything short of that means failing his god. As Christians we know that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12). The world is not used to thinking in these terms, but in this next few months we may well see a lot more than just a test of will between two powerful nations. We just might be witnessing the run-up to war in the heavenlies."

It's all in God's hands and we all get to sit back and watch His plan for us, the Islamic nations, and Israel unfold in a mind-boggling way. You can find me on my knees in prayer and most likely glued to a TV if we're still here.

Melissa and I are rolling along with wedding plans. We signed a contract with Bell Photo Art Monday and will look for a videographer and wedding rings this weekend. Check out some of the pics from our photographer at www.bellphotoart.com. His work is very impressive and I like the artsy poses. My linky thing doesn't work so you'll have to cut and paste...sorry!

Jereme proposed to Ericka Saturday afternoon. His 4 months of plotting and scheming, not to mention flat-out lying, paid off. She said 'yes' and was surprised to see all her friends and family. Later, we went to Chuck and Meredith Smith's wedding Saturday and watched plenty of white folks trying to dance, including myself. I'm sure when the video comes out, they'll see how bad it was. Sunday kicked off our first pre-marital counseling session at church. We've got lots of homework to do, but I'm looking forward to it!

My job is going well and because it's a Christian founded company, we have off on Good Friday. That means golf is in the mix somewhere! Don't forget to watch The Passion of the Christ this weekend if you get a chance.

For those of you familiar with the Chuck Norris facts, this is hysterical. Just click the link.

I had a revelation Wednesday night before my community group met. One of the guys called me up to ask how my week and new job were going. I said fantastic and that led me to why I haven't blogged in a while. It occurred to me that I haven't had anything to complain about since I started my new job and how much of a blessing that is! Since I felt a bit of writer's block, I have postponed my blogging until now. Sure I could write something about Iran and thermonuclear war, but I didn't want to be the beacon of doom. Although imminent, I like to keep my thoughts happy! I still don't have much to say, but I felt that some of you wanted some new material to read so here's what I've been up to since my last post. I've been playing golf like a mad man every weekend possible. I did manage to set a new distance record of 280 yards last weekend that Rob and Brent marveled at. Rob is determined to make that a consistent occurrence. I like his optimism! Melissa and I have been working on our wedding stuff. We planned a budget this week and met with a photog. yesterday. He's pricey, but I like his stuff. No idea what we're gonna do yet. We're tasting cake with a caterer tomorrow night at Hannah's house. Sorry you can't join us, Han! We've also attended two showers back-to-back weekends for our friends from church, Matt and Mary Jane and Chuck and Mer. It's that time of season again. Oh yeah, and it was good to have a Cracker's at the Barrel meeting again Thursday with Jason O-dog, the Hendrices (Hendrix plural), Thomasmeyer, Flanagan, and Chuckster. My final word for you is who will win the NCAA championship and who really cares? 8-Ball out!