area10 blog post- sermon on July 2.

This sermon was in Mark I believe 7. The title of the sermon was called, How Jesus saw the world. Jesus and his disiples were sitting down to eat and the religous leaders notice that their hands, disciples hands were dirty. The religious leaders asked Jesus why aren't they following tradition. Jesus replied pretty sternly calling them hypocites quoting Isaiah.
I am not necassarily going to talk about how Jesus saw the world but talk about relationships.
How does Jesus see his disciples or even followers. I remember what my pastor and my dad said about their kids and wife. They said something along these lines. I love my wife she's great but mess with one of my kids and you're in trouble.
I think of my relationship with Jesus, lately I have been treating him like a taxi cab driver. I may leave him with interest I shouldn't be into but he is always willing to pick me up. Honestly I have been praying, but I haven't been reading my bible, and I gotten behind in my sermons from area 10.
This sermon also went into people who say they love Jesus but do not want to follow the bible, because they don't agree with what it says. To many of us are influence by what I call the lost followers and not, by who, Jesus' word. Jesus questions tradition. Jesus wouldn't protest a funeral.
I tell you what, once I come back to him from being kind of astray, it feels so good.
Reading the bible. For the life of me I can't quote scripture. I can't memorize. Those of you who know me know that I am scrambled like eggs. There have been many cases where Jesus quoted the bible. Do you remember when he was vasting in the desert for 40 days. Satan was there trying to take advantage of Jesus' weakness. Jesus quote scripture.
I will leave you with this find a firend of the bible. as in a disciple a prophet or someone and just read. My favorite is Paul. He wrote most of the new testament, but I think I might read Mark. Find a firend and read.

7/25/12

I am some what conflicted. I like my firends to know what I am doing as far as writing, but for me to get published, literary magazines will not published previously published material, and yes blog post are considered previously published. I do my very best to put material on here that I feel everyone can get something out of, but I have been doing this writing thing since I was about seventeen so should I just blog with the risk that people will still my thoughts yet everything has probably been thought of or get rid of it. Truth is I can't see myself doing anything else but write, and I am in a situation where I can live happily and write. Writing does not pay my bills and in some social circles one can't figure out why I do this. To that I ask Why do you breathe? Why do you eat? HOwever, if I was genious at this I would know that a  while ago. I am not a genious. So I ask you to email me or get in touch with me on face book about what I should do. my email address is jasonjepson@verizon.net. Or you can post a comment on here. Help a guy out please.

Grandma Jepson

If rain had a color
it would be the color of her eyes
yet she was blind
in the dark she sang
she was a blessing to know
when she heard my voice
rather over the phone
or the few times in person
she was excited
which made my soul leap
as if it was a baby bird ready to fly
her hands were soft at first touch
like tissues not far away
God created the California sunshine
that shined on her backyard
Even God like to visit my grandma
and she praised him everyday

FRIENDS

Back in the day, we shared a brain
had our own language, and were bored
sometimes I didn't want to hang out with you
because we shared the same questions and answers
the last thing I wanted to do was hang out with myself
yet there you were different outside
but inside we were both reckless adolecents
we could speak silently in dives
and drink cheap wine
 I didn't like the taste of beer
I look at old photographs
we were smiling then
while the pressure was on
I wasn't your copilot
and you weren't my second in command
but we marched to adulthood in one unit
rebelling against maturity and settling
we were preparing for war
I can say now since we are still standing
we've won

making since of Facing the Nation this morning

This program started with a Romney employee and a Obama employee debating a disagreeing on everything. Republicans and democrats debating has existed for awhile. I am personally tired of it. Honestly sometimes in my spare time I try to figure out ways to screw over polticians. One time I thought not voting that would be terrible however. I thought of this one today. Maybe if we could cut off the media. Still talk and text to firends and love one's, but turn off your tv and boycott negative attack adds. You know what is wrong with that? The media is everywhere we are wrapped like a child in their favorite blanket with the media. I personally like getting the news. Maybe if we get in the mind set that media sources should (the major one's) should be boycott. Demand the truth.
I will end with this, what if the people vote for pay roll cuts for politicans. Maybe get rid of the vacation days, maybe set up rules that you can only have vote once or maybe twice. Do you know that the new Health Care law has been voted on over thirty times. This was all discussed in the commentators commentary. Do you know that a typical week in congress cost a million dollars for the American people? This includes the cafeteria, but does not include the Captiol police (I guess that is security). 
I can't help but feel kind of stuck. If anyone votes for cuts to politicans benefits it won't be the American people, it will be congress. Do you think they love this country enough to give a little bit more? I am a vet. Do you think that if asked to give a certain percentage to help this country out rather the economy or where ever I would do it? I would.    

The Few Times I thought I was in LOve...

THe few times (when I was younger) when I thought I was in love couldn't be explained in a single text message. THen I thought the best way to express myself was through pen and paper. What are kids doing now? If I did anything like I did when I was younger it wouldn't be accepted today. When I thought I was in love I was somewhat wreckless. Under the influence of young love I probably shouldn't be driving a car. I urge the youth of today to go ahead write free handed to impress that girl or boy. I urge the youth of today to make that playlist so you can possibly slow dance with the one you care about. HOw is it now? I know when I go to the bars women are often on their phones. What have we become? If anything a text, a single text shouldn't be your fate. I've climbed up balconies and drove drunkenly to places where a letter or poetry was my last resort. I put myself on the line. A text is to easy. Put your phones away and talk to me face to face. Love should inspire you  and it should make you wreckless. This is coming from a person with just  a flip top phone and I couldn't be happier. 

Beth

Beth’s best friend

            Beth had a python, a scaly, long, slimy python. Every night when she went to sleep, the python would get into her bed, coil up and sleep with her. They were best friends.

            Some days had gone by, and for some reason her python stopped eating. Also when she went to bed, instead, of coiling up the python would stretch out very long. This happened for several days.

            Beth couldn’t understand what was going on. What was wrong with her friend? Was he sick? What should Beth do?

            After several more days of this Beth decided to take her friend to the vet. Afterall that is what best friends do for each other.

            When it was Beth’s turn to see the doctor Beth picked up the cage containing her friend and brought it to the doctor. The doctor ran several test, and came to the conclusion that’s Beth’s pride and joy, Beth’s only friend was starving itself, and sizing Beth up so it could swallow her whole.

            What do you do when your best friend swallows you whole?

            Beth decided to give her friend to the zoo, and then decided to buy herself a goldfish.