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| Photos and Comments up!
Well the site's still under construction...but the Photo page and the comment feature are up! Check it out here:
Ben's Photos
Enjoy! | | |
| BENLUEDERS.COMAfter many sleepless nights of tireless planning and relentless precision...
BenLueders.com is kind-of operational!
The
music and the photo pages aren't quite there yet...but the blog and the
about pages are definitely happening! Here's the link:
http://benlueders.com/
Here's my vision statement for this website:
BenLueders.com
will provide people with access to my latest music projects and events,
complete with a free download feature. I agree with John Piper's "What
you can afford" policy: If you can't pay you don't have to. Please keep
in mind, however, that it takes a lot of time and money to record my
own music...so if you like it...PLEASE DONATE!!! I will keep people
informed with the progress of my singles and albums on the site.
BenLueders.com
also hopes to provide an outlet for discussing music, faith, family,
community, culture, sanctification and other related topics, far away
from the hubbub of myspace, xanga, facebook and other communities.
(Sorry guys, those places drive me nuts!)
I encourage all of
you to check out BenLueders.com, save it in your tabs, and then check
it out again sometime to see if the music and photos features are
working properly!
Sincerely,
-Ben Lueders
P.S: BenLueders.com is basically replacing my xanga...which barely anyone reads anyways!
P.P.S:
BenLueders.com was designed by myself and then executed by the
amazingly talented Ken Griffith of "Clinch Mountain Communications".
Thanks Ken! | | |
| Thankfulness(This is something I wrote on my blogspot over a year ago...but I don't think anyone read it.)
Thankfulness is a weapon.
When you realize that you have been given so much that you don't deserve and can never repay, it just keeps things in perspective.
When I look around this apartment it is very easy to be thankful. Practically everything that I "own" has been lovingly donated to me by someone else:
-The couch
-the loveseat
-the pots and pans
-the silverware
-the clothes
-the shower curtain
-the towels...the list goes on and on.
So, whenever you feel like complaining about the next bill, or some other expense that you are obligated to pay, just look around you and think of all of the incredible gifts that others have given you and imagine where you would be if it weren't for the generosity of others.
It's also nifty to be thankful when you start to become prideful with all you have acheived and acquired. Chances are you would not nearly be as successful if others had not pitched in a helping hand from time to time.
And I'm not just talking about material posessions either. After all, the biggest gifts in life are found in relationships. Where would you be today if it were not for that parent, or that pastor, or that teacher, or that friend that met with you at starbuck's every tuesday to just share your burdens? I know that I would not be very far...
-My mom spent 15 years teaching me at home...when she didn't have to...
-Pastor Pete took me to Quizno's just because he wanted to know how I was doing...
-Jonathan bought me a cappucino because he treasures my friendship more than 4 dollars...
And the truth is, these things cannot even come close to comparing with the incredible gift that God gave to us 2000 years ago...the gift that blows all these other gifts out of the water...
The gift of being his children...
with all the glorious benefits of his kingdom.
And yes, you're right; we can never pay him back. But then again, He never really expected us to either. He simply wanted us to be thankful...and to live out that thankfulness. And with God's help, and the encouragement of others, we can. | | |
| Sketchy Reformers...So I was suddenly inspired to do caricatures of some of the Great Reformers...
(Left to RIght) Jan Hus, John Wycliffe, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Ulrich Zwingli.
Here it is a little more complete...
I'm gonna scan, and then do color and captions in Photoshop. I'll be sure to let you know when! | | |
| PAUL SUPPORT ON HOLD (for now at least)
Well, it looks like I just spoke too soon.
Now first of all, this doesn't mean that I don't like Ron Paul or that I'm not going to support him. All this means is that I need to do some more research and debate before I endorse anybody. I realize now that I jumped into this too quickly and too casually without really giving all of the candidates the proper thought and prayer that they deserve.
One cool result from my thoughtless announcement is that it has gotten people talking! I've set up a group on Facebook to carry on this important discussion. Things are really heating up over there, and I am learning a lot! Please check it out:
BEN FOR RON? Facebook Group
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