College Happenings
Friday, November 12, 2010
I can't believe how fast these past few months have gone by. This is a shorter semester and we are moving at a higher paced speed. It will be worth it all though when we get to go on Christmas vacation early and our finals are all over and done with. Our chapel just gone finished with Judgment Nights, a live enactment of the book of Revelation. It was amazing. Everyone who came through said that it was first-class and really intense. We were told it was professional and we had an amazing start to the first year. This is going to become an annual thing and is going to get bigger and better. Can't wait to see what God does with this in the coming years. I am not sure on the final count but I have to guess that there was around 150 people saved. God is so good! I feel very privileged to have been apart of that. The weather here has been amazing! Just like summer. I hear though that it is about to end...had to expect that. It's already November! We were blessed to get the warm weather that we did so late in the year. I am starting to get in the Christmas mood now! Anyone else? I think I am going to have to convince Dad to let us get the Christmas stuff out during the Thanksgiving break. Well, I can't really think of anything else that is new, so I will put some pictures on here.
What are these two Canadians doing? Well, Victoria threw someone into hell. And I was a homeless woman who wouldn't take the mark. -JUDGMENT NIGHTS!
This is the Darth Vader Cake that I made. lol.This is Rebekah, who played Stephanie, a woman who didn't know if she should take the mark or get saved. What will she do??? Come to Judgment Nights next year!
I remodeled this chair...kinda funky.
I will put more pictures up later.
Talk to you later!
-D.L.
Gal. 2:20
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Hi-ho,Hi-ho, it's off to college I go...
-D.L.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Big Picture
I wrote this post for a friend's blog : those-who-wait.blogspot.com
I just wanted to post this on my blog as well, and then also give you a chance to check out the above blog.
I am sure everyone has heard the saying, “Love blinds you.” Well, today I want to change that… I wouldn’t say love blinds you because love is not an ooey gooey feeling someone has for another person. Love is an action, and it was portrayed in the greatest way known to man when Christ died for us. I am so glad that my God did not sit up in Heaven and say, “Wow, I love those people on earth. I know they are bound for hell because of their sins, but I just get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I think about them, and they make me feel so happy, and I just love them.” Did God do that? I don’t think so. He took action, and loved us more than we can ever know by showing the highest form of love- -- sacrifice. Romans 5:8 says: “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” That’s love. So I am going to change the saying to “Lust blinds you.”
Lust is “pleasure, delight, inclination, or wish.” These are the feelings you get when you get in a relationship with someone. Honestly, you are not going to love that special person until you prove it. After you are married, and you start to realize, “Hey, this person isn’t perfect. Sometimes, we disagree on things. I do things that annoy them, and they do things that annoy me.” When you are still married, after 50 years, and have gone through many trials together and have never given up on each other, then tell me that you love that person. Christ died for us knowing how we were, “…while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
When you are in a relationship with someone, you get very close to that person. I saw an awesome illustration one time, and I think it shows exactly what I mean when I say, “Lust blinds us.”
A teacher called a teenager up to the platform and told her to close her eyes. While the teenager had her eyes closed the teacher put a very large painting right up close to her face, in front of her eyes.
“Ok, I want you to open your eyes and tell me what you see.” The teacher said.
“I see blue.”
“Okay close your eyes again.” The teacher this time moved back a few steps and told the teenager to open her eyes again and tell what she saw now.
The teenager described a beautiful landscape painting with blue skies, lush forest, gorgeous, colourful flowers, and a shining pond. All-in-all a beautiful picture.
When the teenager had been standing right up close to the picture all she could see was the colour blue. She had to take a step back and get a little distance to see the whole picture.
Right now, you might be in a very serious relationship, and you might be very close to someone. But could it be that you are too close, lust is blinding you, and you are not seeing the whole picture?
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
You Know The End-Times Are Coming When....
"In November, it’s reported, he will announce on American TV that “it is my duty to save the world”.
He believes that he has been placed on earth as future king (I wonder?) to do just that. Well, 2,000 years ago, so believers say, God sent his only begotten son to save the world. Seems that our Charlie might think he’s the long-awaited Second Coming." - walesonline.co.uk
"Government officials believe that the Prince's passion to protect the environment is hugely respected abroad and that he can play an increasing important role as he inevitably moves closer to becoming king.
Some believe he is an "asset" that has been underused in the past and they want to use him more in a role of "soft diplomacy".
In Thursday's speech, the Prince will warn that a failure to act in the next eight years will have catastrophic effects for the planet.
In the country that is home to the world's largest rainforest, Prince Charles will urge world unity to combat deforestation in the run-up to the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December this year." - telegraph.co.uk
I watched a video of him addressing the fact that there
needs to be unity among the people of the world. He kept saying that Islam, Judaism, and Christians should take common factors like tolerance and understanding and join in all together. Form it all into one common thing between us and work to save the world.... Sound like a ONE WORLD RELIGION?
From the mouth of Prince Charles:
"This, then, is why the wisdom and learning offered by a sacred tradition like Islam matters – and, if I may say so, why those w ho hold and strive to preserve their sacred traditions in different parts of the world have every reason to become more confident of their ground. The Islami c world is the custodian of one of the greatest treasuries of accumulated wisdom and spiritual knowledge available to humanity. It is both Islam’s noble heritage and a priceless gift to the rest of the world.""So, with all this in mind, I would like to set you a challenge, if I may; a challenge that I hope will be conveyed beyond this audience today. It is the challenge to mobilize Islamic scholars, poets and artists, as well as those craftsmen, engineers and scientists who work with and within the Islamic tradition, to identify the general ideas, the teachings and the practical techniques within the tradition which encourage us to work with the grain of Nature rather than against it. I would urge you to consider whether we can learn anything from the Islamic culture's profound understanding of the natural world to help us all in the fearsome challenges we face. Are there, for instance, any that could help preserve our precious marine eco-systems and fisheries? Are there any traditional methods of avoiding damage to all of Nature’s systems that revive the principle of sustainability within Islam?"
He quoted an Arab proverb:
"What comes from the lips reaches the ears - what comes from the heart reaches the heart."
Hmmmm.... Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
I don't think very many people are aware of this. It's kind of scary, because he promotes a one-world force, and encourages Islam very very much. He has put it into his schools and promotes everything Islam. I just read an article that says the Queen will step down in 5 years and he will become the king at age 65. The Queen has called him "the chosen one"
"He is the chosen one, the one destined to rule."
And you know a funny, little interesting fact?
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a Great Red Dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And the
Great Dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
who deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his
angels were cast out with him. Rev 12:3: Rev 12:9
On his coat of arms in the lower right hand corner you will find a little red dragon... it was also used when Charles received his power, throne, and authority in 1969 at his
investiture where the Red Dragon of Wales was presented on banners,
flags, and cut right into the back rest of the throne in Caernarfon Castle.
Queen Elizabeth II said to Charles...
"This dragon gives you your power, your throne, and your authority"
To which Charles responded with . . .
"I am now your Liege-man and worthy of your earthly worship."
"Liege-man" meaning Lord or Master.
I think people should really take a look into this kind of stuff.
1Jn 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
A Mosque Near Ground Zero?
I am so glad I serve a God who loves me and the world, despite how we sin. He died for everyone, Muslims included. My God says "For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord SHALL BE SAVED." The God I serve? He died for ME. He died for those Muslims. He died for everyone. I rest peaceful in His arms of love, not worrying about where I am going. Because I am going to Heaven...and guess what... I didn't have to do anything for it. He did it all for me!
Now that's love.
-D.L.
Gal. 2:20
Monday, July 19, 2010
1st year - over...
Freshman year is over! I can hardly believe it. It went by so fast, and yet it seems as if forever ago that I left for college. It was a good year. Difficult at times, yes...but God helped us to get through them. I'm in Indiana right now. We just got here a couple of days ago - well Josiah and I did. When school let out we went up to Ontario and stayed there for a while, as Mom and Dad were traveling around for deputation. We went to my cousins wedding and I tried to find some work...Now the Szabatins are all together again. We are going to Youth Conference in a few days, and I am trying to get to the wedding of one of my Dorm Sup.'s. I'm sorry I didn't really update in the past few months...it's a little difficult during the school year. I'm looking forward to Sophomore year. I miss my friends from school and I can't wait to see them again. Summer is going well...I've been able to see a lot of family and made some good memories, and still making them. Ta-ta for now, and I'll try to stay updated.
D.L.
Gal. 2:20
Enjoy some pics from summer and the past school year. :)
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sunshine and Palm Trees
Greetings from Florida! Yes this is where my Christmas vacation is taking place, and yes, it is warm here. I was sort of worried it would be like on Home Alone 2 when they go to Florida and it was raining the whole time, but it is actually a bit like summer here. It felt weird to say Merry Christmas, when all I wanted to say was, "Happy first-day-of-summer!" College is going well. When I get back from vacation finals for this semester will start to begin and I'll be moving into the second semester. It's been a good few months. It took me a little while to get used to changes and being on my own, but I am finally settling in and enjoying my college time. I've made some great friends, most of whom are my roommates. Normally you wouldn't think so, because it seems like we are always together, but we get along so well and I truly believe God put us all in the same room together for a reason. I luv the girls I room with so much! They are such good friends to me. I am missing all my family and friends back home, I hope you are all doing well and are having a wonderful Christmas. I can't wait to see you again soon - I luv you all! Here are some pictures: