got all my books from ill — all 10 of them. way to be fast guys!!! (i ordered them a month ago.)

i’m starting to see that anger is a bad thing. the kids who shoot up schools are angry and do not know how to vent their anger. i’ve seen a friend of mine just get consumed by it and it’s really hard to talk to her as she brings it up to try to justify it. please read and remember the following passage:

In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. –ephesians 4:26-27, 29-32

well… today, i went to the urbana gathering for santa cruz peoples. it was fun and the food was wonderful. we talked about the various adventures we had at urbana from making snow angels (it was fun!!!!) to getting there and back.

i want to ask everyone to pray for al de guzman, the guy who tried to blow up my brother’s community college. i’m aware that the guy did make 60 bombs of various types and that he had guns and ammo ready; and i’m aware that he had planned this for two years. i also fully realize that my brother could have been killed. however, this is a 19 year-old guy who is now facing around 128 felony counts. he’s facing pretty much a life sentence with (hopefully) no chance of parole. our prison system is not into rehabilitation and will probably get worse under the fraud that currently runs our country. in short, this kid has just screwed his life up royally. i believe in grace and i know that by grace i am saved. God will extend his forgiveness to the gunman if he seeks it and i know that i must follow the same example. if i can’t forgive him, how can God forgive me? so please, pray for al de guzman. he needs all the forgiveness and prayer he can get. also please pray for his family and the filipino community in san jose. this has been a great shock to them and i can’t imagine being in the place of his parents or siblings.