A Decade of Pain and Growth

The entire wall next to her exploded and the nose of an airplane pinned to her to the wall. She screamed in pain as the entire room was engulfed in flames, and then she was silent.

I can't even begin to imagine what it would have been like to be in New York City on September 11th, 2001, as 200,000 tons of steel came crashing to the ground. Even less can I imagine having been inside one of the towers that made up the World Trade Center when two planes being flown by terrorists were crashed into them. That day will never be forgotten and I always hear people say, "I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news." I also remember exactly where I was when I heard the first bits of news that the nation was under attack, and I vividly remember watching the video clips of the attack and college students talking about what they say and what they heard that day in New York.

Though these memories are what make up history, the thing that I remember the most is what my family did that night. I was only seven years old that day, but I can still remember what we did. We drove around White Rock Lake praying for the country in the days that would follow and we also prayed that our President and our military would have the wisdom to know what to do as a response to the attacks. On that same day, Michael W. Smith released "Worship" which was a contemporary worship album, and we were also able to listen to that album for the first time. It was a really peaceful time with God.

All that being said, I am finally at my real purpose for writing and I wanted to tell you guys what I did today in remembrance of that tragic day. This morning I went back to the same placethat I went ten years ago. We went to White Rock Lake and we drove around it and while we listened to "Worship" again, I thought about all that had happened ten years ago. I also realized that we are still living in this amazing country which we call America. We have suffered a lot of pain and grief over the past ten years, but we are still here. We need to thank God for what he has done, but more importantly what he will do.

Being at the lake today reminded me of how beautiful God's creation is and I think that it awesome that we can be a part of it. Thanks for reading this, and I am sorry that is not the best post that I have ever written, but I wanted to tell you guys about it.

Regrets

The need for time travel has never been greater! The mistakes that people are making all over the world are getting worse and worse. From the personal mistake that are just stupid to corporate and governmental mistakes that affect whole companies and sometimes even entire countries, mistakes are inevitable and happen all of the time. Mistakes can range from forgetting your anniversary date to signing a 787 billion dollar stimulus bill, not to single anyone out or anything. Mistakes often leave their tracks; these tracks are called regrets. A regret is that feeling of stupidity or foolishness that haunts a person after a mistake has been made. Regrets are often the result of a wrong decision, and if it is given enough leeway, it can become an obsession that possesses someone. These regrets can rule the way a person lives their life and can even ruin a person's life by causing them to inflict pain upon themselves, sometimes ending in suicide. This result is a huge problem that has manifested itself in this society. Adults and even teens all over the world commit suicide as a result of regrets every day. Though this could happen to anyone, Christians have a reassurance that others don't have. The Bible says in 2nd Corinthians 7:10, "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death." This clearly shows us the difference between the Holy Spirit pointing out a person's flaws in life and a person who is without God, regretting a decision that they made earlier in life. Regrets do not have to possess an individual; it is up to them to allow God to use that mistake as a tool. Pray for those with regrets, and thank God daily for his continual grace and mercy.

Coming Back From the Dead

Does anyone know what it is like coming back from the dead? Well, no one that I know does, but I can almost imagine what it would be like. The last thing that you can remember was the diminishing picture of your youngest sister. You can remember the image fleeting and then vanish. You are suddenly drawn into the glory of Heaven, and you start to wonder why you complained so much. You approach the gates of Heaven and they open before you, and you walk in, enthralled. The majesty of God fills the halls and streets, and you realize that this is the reason that you lived. You were meant to glorify God. You start to walk through the streets and you see so many people, people that you knew and some people that you will become friends with over the next couple thousand years, you have an eternity... literally. The streets of Heaven are lined with mansions and magnificent houses that all have owners. As you come to a bend in the street, you see that one house that has your exact name written in the most eloquent calligraphy engraved on a silver plaque that is welded to the door. Continuing on your way down the street, you glimpse the Throne sitting high on a hill. Light radiates from the Being sitting upon it, shining even brighter than the star at the center of the solar system. You begin to run to find a better view of what seems like all of the wonders of the world combined. As your vision is finally rid of the rooftops, you are able to now observe the hill without hinderance. Suddenly your entire body shudders, and you fall to the ground. The image of the hill and all of Heaven starts whirling. The picture starts to smear and run like a marker bleeding through paper and you are left in darkness. As you awaken, you are conscious of the fact that you are lying on a stone, block bench in a cold dark room. You can feel the all of the strips of linen that are wrapped round and round your body, and realize that this is a tomb. You suddenly hear a man's deep voice calling to you, and suddenly the wall to your right explodes and sunlight comes streaming in from the outside. Slowly you rise to your feet, and without taking off the cloth step out into the world...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, it is that time of year again: a time of family, food and gratitude. This year in our time of trouble and trial, we still have a lot to be thankful for. For instance, we are still the nation with the most rights and plus whether half of us voted or not this year, we (the American people) elected our president into office, so we are still somewhat a democracy. Point being, count your blessings this holiday and think about what truly matters in life to you personally. Is it really the house that you live in or the car you drive? No, it is the people around you that you care about and the ones that care about you. Happy Thanksgiving!

Intro...

Well, I am obviously behind in this blogging thing...again. I have been inspired by pretty much all of my friends to start this thing; not only that, but my grandfather even has one (shh don't tell anyone). Well, guys lets face it, our government has taken over the media, and now, who can we believe about what is right, wrong, true, or false?... the truth (no pun intended) is, we can't. According to the first amendment of the Bill of Rights, we have the freedom of the press, (click here to learn about the Bill of Rights) which means that we have constitutional or statuary protections pertaining to the media and published material. This statement that we have lived by for about 200 years now, has been pushed aside these years that I have been alive and probably before that. My point is that we are in desperate need not only for media that is separate from the government, but a conservative media would not do anybody harm either. I'd better stop talking, or the secret service will show up at my door for providing you with true and legit facts, but that is a completely different story. In short my mission with this blog thing, is that I want to send you the media that is out there with a Christian worldview. I also want to point out that though I have talked a lot about what seems like politics, there is a lot more to media than politics. Music, movies, and books will be included in my topics here at Mochas N Media. I want to get to the point where I will be posting audio and visual multimedia that will prove that there could really be a good Christian conservative media if we would only lock arms and get out there first.