Demon Hunter, The Gaithers, Crosseyed, David Crowder Band, Kirk Franklin, Pillar, Seventh Day Slumber, GRITS, Wolfmother, Skillet, Michael W Smith, KJ52, Warren Barfield, most Christian music...there's a very extinsive list!
I think that The Passion is the most remarkable movie in the history of film making. That being said, I also love HORROR, comedy, action...a couple chick-flicks but I extremly dislike most of them, I love Steve Oedekerk flicks!!! And who can forget Extreme Days??? :) The second most remarkable movie in the history of film making.....The Princess Bride! Who doesn't love this movie???
Television
Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, House and CSI
Books
The Bible, This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness, House...basically anything by Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker Lee Strobel, C.S. Lewis or Stephen King
About me: Paul Washer Project
When I was a child, just like most other children, I believed in Santa, flying reindeer, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Boogie Man, God and that some day my Prince Charming would take me away. As I grew, I found out that Santa DIDN'T shimmy down our chimney each Christmas Eve with his flying quadrupeds leading the way, that there were no skipping bunnies hiding baskets of confections nor flittering fairies paying for my bloody teeth and you can't imagine the relief that I felt when I found out that the Boogie Man was nothing more than the sounds of a settling house and a couple of oddly placed articles of clothing in the shadows. As for my Prince Charming, I thought that I had found and married him. My non-existent Fairy Godmother must have forgotten to warn me about the alcohol, drugs, abuse and infidelity. Needless to say, I finally sacked my dear ol' prince. And God? Well, I thought that with everything else that was wonderful and magical that my parents told me about was made up, well then, so was He. All my life, I had felt this void inside of me, this huge hole that couldn't be filled with money, the love from my parents or my ex-prince, food or any possession that I could ever acquire. That hole seemed to grow day by day. A series of events led me to a deep depression. It was overwhelming. So much so, that I came very close to suicide. A phone call from a dear friend in Florida with some tough love knocked some sense into my head. I was still depressed and had insomnia, but I was determined to figure out what was wrong with me. The Discovery & History channels had this "Does-God-Exist" kind of theme going on that would run late at night. They spoke of the man named Jesus and whether or not He could be the Son of God. This raised quite a few questions for me because I had Jesus lumped in with the rest of the fictitious gang named above. The thought of Jesus being an actual human whose life can actually be proven had never crossed my adult mind. Not long after the questions formed I had a couple visitors. The one gentleman I recognized as the pastor of the church across the street. The other man was very familiar but I couldn't quite place him...not until the Pastor introduced him as "Brother Jeff" I realized that "Brother Jeff" was my mother's neighbor...the alcoholic who, only a few years before, had said that he wished that my mother would have a heart attack and die...the one who I swore to inflict as much pain on as possible. Although I knew it was him, he seemed different. His eyes were so kind. The Pastor asked if I had time to talk. He suggested that Brother Jeff could watch over the kids while he and I spoke. I really felt uneasy about that man being around but something inside me really pushed me to talk to the Pastor. He seemed a little nervous at first, but that didn't last for long. He asked me if it seemed as though there was something missing in my life. I wondered how he knew about that horrible void inside of me. He started telling me about how God is perfect and, because of our sin, we separate ourselves from Him...destined for an eternity in Hell. That's why the hole was there...God can't stand the filthy stench of our sin. He went on to say that God had a plan that would save us. That plan was Jesus, His Son. Jesus was born to this earth in the most humble way possible...among beasts of burden, wrapped in filthy rags and placed in a food trough to sleep...for the purpose of dying for us. He lived out His life without committing even one sin. The life that He led on the earth was to be an example for us. Because Jesus was perfect, He was able to take the sins from us and put them upon Himself. He was dead and buried, but on the third day, just like it was foretold, Jesus arose from the grave. He beat death! His death on the cross washes away the sin of anyone putting their faith in Him. The Pastor said that if I admit to God that I'm a sinner, believe that Jesus is God's only Son and confess to others that Jesus is my Savior and Lord then I would be adopted into the Family of God and that His Holy Spirit will then come into my heart and fill that void that God and God alone can fill! I don't recall asking the Pastor even one question. There was no need...God knew what I needed to hear and He used Pastor Steve to do that. I asked no questions because they were answered before I could even ask them. I accepted Jesus as my Savior that day and life hasn't been the same since. Don't get me wrong, I still have problems popping up at me. I still go through bouts of depression, but nothing like before. I have this amazing peace in my life now. No matter what's going on I know that I don't have to face it on my own. I know that no matter how bad things get once this life's over, I'll be spending an eternity in the presents of the perfect God who loves me so much that He sent His only Son to die in my place.
If you have read this far and have some questions of your own, please feel free to contact me.
Or you could talk to my friend Todd at www.anchoroflife.org You can find the Anchor of Life MySpace link in my friends list as well.
I'd also like to recommend a book by Lee Strobel called "The Case for Christ" Lee was an atheist that decided that he would prove Jesus Christ to be a fraud. The deeper he dove the more he realized how wrong he was and became a believer himself! He has a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School and was an award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune.
I will be praying for you. I may not know you yet, but God does! As you seek His truth, pray for His wisdom so that you might understand. He loves you and will help you along. God Bless
***By the way, Brother Jeff is now an ordained minister who is spreading God's word. I would lay my life down for Jeff. I love him as a brother.
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Who I'd like to meet: Twist of Oz, Ryan Clark, Don Clark, Jesse Sprinkle, Joe Dunn, Kris McCaddon, Tim "Yogi" Watts, Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, Stephen King, Steve Oedekerk and Alice Cooper
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We're a bunch of Jesus Freaks too. Just can't help it. You wouldn't believe how we used to be.
People, even many Church people, think we're a little too honest with our children. We always told them there was no Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, and Boogey Man. But we always gave them Christmas presents, Easter baskets full of goodies, money for their teeth, and night lights in their bedrooms anyway, so the only thing they really missed out on was the phoney stories.... My wife has this thing against lying....
It's awesome to meet people whose taste in music is varied but still godly. Love it!
Hey Auntie Lala!! Thanks for the picture comments!! My 4th was so awesome!!! 32 years old and I have never had a 4th like that!! It is something I will remember and talk about til...well you know...haha!! So how is everyone up there? Did you guys have agood 4th? I wish that you all could of been down here with me!! I miss and love you bunches!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo
Don't scare me so early in the morning..lol. I was going to chat with you but computer is being dumb..lol. My first day went great, I didn't get lost at all. Have a good day...talk to you later:)
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