a rolling stone waiting to be set in motion

Good time at the McKenzie familt reunion. The weekend was good with the booze a flowing and I think that I started a new tradtion; a trip to the hospital. I was fishing, without much luck, and because I have a big mouth, I was determined to catch a fish so as not to be ridiculed. while in the canoe (whose seat I broke) I managed to pull in a modest sized pike ( they have teeth that can rip off your fingers). Noticeing that he wasn't the 15 pound giant that my cousin (in his 40's) had caught earlier, I reached out for the pike to grab him, and at that very moment he flung his heads sideways and slapped up against my arm. I felt a sharp stinging pain in my arm and at once was determined that the pike must have sank his teeth into me. I started flinging my arm around trying to loosing his deep toothed grip on me.

It's around this time that I realized that the pike had dropped into the water and that sharp pain in my arm... yup, it was my lure. I got back to the cottage and tried to yank it out with my pliers, but to no avail. So about 20 minutes later I was sitting in a small town hospital, with all the nurses laughing at me as the female doctor snickered, twisting the needle around and pulling it out (after giving me many pain killers).

So, certain people who belong to the peta organization may be having a good laugh right now, but have no fear meat eating friends. I was back out on the water that night, and we caught a bass. I then beheaded him, gutted him, de scaled him, washed him, fried him and ATE HIM!!!

vengence is sweet

Hey, if anyone wants bass lessons (the instrument, not the fish) let me know. I'm giving them now. But only beginners (the last thing I need is someone to show me up!)

Just when you've had enough of the fluffed up (happy happy Joy Joy) christian music scene, somthing come out of the 'the darkness' of mainstream music, from a rapper (i usually hate rap) who I didn't even know was christian. Somthing that reminds me that the struggles aren't just part of the journey, sometimes they are the journey...
I've opted not to censor this song, cause I think people should be free to express themselfs. I don't swear that much, but if other ppl want to, it's thier choice... you've been warned.

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Yo, We at war
We at war with terrorism, racism but most of all we at war with ourselves
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me with me with me [fades]

You know what the Midwest is?
Young & Restless
Where restless Niggaz might snatch your necklace
And next these Niggaz might jack your Lexus
Somebody tell these Niggaz who Kanye West is
I walk through the valley of Chi where death is
Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless Uhhhh!
Try to catch it Uhhhh! It's kinda hard hard
Getting choked by the detectives yeah yeah now check the method
They be asking us questions, harass and arrest us
Saying "we eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast"
Huh? Yall eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
We ain't going nowhere but got suits and cases
A trunk full of coke rental car from Avis
My momma used to say only Jesus can save us
Well momma I know I act a fool
But I'll be gone til November I got packs to move I Hope

[HOOK x2]
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks with me)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now
(Jesus Walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus Walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long

To the hustlas, killers, murderers, drug dealers even the strippers (Jesus walks with them)
To the victims of Welfare for we living in hell here hell yeah
Now hear ye hear ye want to see Thee more clearly
I know He hear me when my feet get weary
Cuz we're the almost nearly extinct
We rappers are role models we rap we don't think
I ain't here to argue about his facial features
Or here to convert atheists into believers
I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way yall need Jesus
So here go my single dog radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Well let this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope this take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreaming about
Next time I'm in the club everybody screaming out

(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the devil trying to break me down
(Jesus Walks)
The only thing that I pray is that me feet don't fail me now

First of all, let me say, Tim, i'm sorry. What I said was not meant to be directed at you, it was meant to be genral comments which were sparked by our conversation. And don't take the Bastard thing to seriously either, it's been my swear word for the month.
I somtime forget that people outside of my brockville friends read this and so I don't really censor myself (not that i would anyways).

The thing that sparked my last post was when we we're talking about our kids at camp and I mention how my campers only read the sex stories in the bible so I tried to have the sex/porn/jerking talk with them (they were good ole Jr. Highers) and what I thought you said (and I could have been wrong) was that when ever sex poped up in conversation you guys changed the subject. If I miss read you, sorry.

And here come the ramblings (generalized thoughts directed at no one and everyone (including me))

As a youth leaders we cannot afford to give our kids a watered down view of the world, sin or our faith in God. This society has hundreds of avenues with which they can drain the life out of us and our kids. (i'll probablly be focusing on sex cause it was what started all this, but there are many other issues)

It's not enough to say porn is bad because it says so in the bible (commiting lust in your mind/heart) and then not going any deeper because it might 'corrupt' the kids. We can't shelter kids because, guess what, there's no shelter left. Kids are having sex at age 12 and younger, they spend more time at school, and in front of the t.v./computer then they spend with thier parents or church. If they were'nt raised christian then they've likely had more then a decade of nothing but the crap that this society has taught them, and if they we're raised christian they're probablly just has messed up and confused.

We need to educate these kids to think, ask questions. We can't say 'porn is bad, don't do it'. It won't help anyone in the real world. We need them to understand the issues (sticking with the porn theme). We need them to understand why it's wrong, it's a sin against God, It corrupts your view of women, Degrads them, Can lead to issues when you finally do get married and have sex (unless of course they're not waiting which leads to other discussions), most people don't look like that, It can lead to addiction, which will lead to other types of porn which will lead to jail time (nobody wants to say or think about that one!).
And after they can understand and think through the issues we have to have plans for when they fail, because they will, we all do. And plans for when they decide to give up trying to fight the temptation or desire.

This kind of thought process development goes for anything. LIke reading the bible. Why is it in the 10 commandments it says not to murder and then in Ecclisasties the whole thing about thier being a time to kill. Because if we can't teach our kids to process information and facts on thier own then one day they will be in college or at thier job, away from christian leadership, and some one will come up to them and say 'hey look here where the bible contradicts itself, your religion doesn't make sense.' Then the kids won't know how to think about it for themselfs and they just say 'ya, you're right, screw this' (or somthing along that line).

Anyways, thats that for that line of rambling.


Hey, I'm giving bass lessons now, i'm working on my lesson plans. Does anyone wanna learn how to play bass for dirt cheap? let me know!

I found a dvd at work the other day, the tem canada olympic hockey team dvd... it just better not be about the woman's team.

hey JUSTIN!!!! I hope your new lady gives good first base, cause I want only the best for my captain!

DEATH TO VEGITARIANS!

so i'm talking with a guy from college who's a camp counsellor, and I asked if the kids had looked up the sex stories in the bible, mentioning how that was all my kids did at camp. he replied
"well, this camp is focussed on the gospel, not on sex."

so my reply
"well my camp is focused on God. thus sex is a part of it, He did invent it after all."

and then he goes on to try and explain himself.

Have christian's like this even read the bible, I mean next they'll be trying to block out huge portions of the bible because it is 'inappropriate'... bastards!