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Talking about an Insurrection

izzy rodriguez — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:16:43 +0000

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Good times in Charlotte.

izzy rodriguez — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:44:13 +0000

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Bronco Bachelor Party

izzy rodriguez — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:33:17 +0000

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Hanging out in Charlotte for Nathaniel Wayman’s Bachelor party. Out at Wisky River, the bull was calling for our bachelor.

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Chicken & Stuff Casserole

izzy rodriguez — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:45:01 +0000

4 cooked chicken breast cut into bit size pieces
(or 2 cans white and dark meat chicken)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1.5 cup milk
1 package pepperidge farm herb seasoned stuffing
1 cup chicken broth
1 stick butter melted

Put cooked chicken into 9×13 dish.
Pour over 2 cans of cream of chicken soup thinned and heated with the 1 1/2 cups milk.
Sprinkle generously with poultry seasoning.
Mix the stuffing with the chicken broth and butter and spoon over the top.
Bake 350 for about 30 min or until bubbly.

If you like stuffing, this is pretty good. Not bad for a bachelor chef.

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Sick on St. Patty's. At least I got company.

izzy rodriguez — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:03:16 +0000

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Hardship in Haiti

izzy rodriguez — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:21:32 +0000

The tragedy in Haiti has been tough to witness. I visited Haiti in my early twenty’s for a mission trip and was moved by the people that I met and ministered to and with. I remember being struck that it was not like anything I had ever seen. I remember going to the market in Port-au-Prince and seeing the Presidential Palace. To see it in ruins is heart breaking. Even more disturbing to me though have been some of the comments that have been in the public forum about God’s hand in all this. There have been people claiming to know the mind of God and even more specifically to know God’s mind towards the Haitian people. To say that God is punishing Haiti for the sins of their ancestors is really appalling in my opinion.

It is logic like that that allows people to sit in their glamorous homes and not be moved by the plight of the poor. “They deserve it, it is their punishment,” or “they don’t have to live like that, their choices keep them there”. There are over 2000 verses in the New Testament alone dealing with the neglect of and caring for the poor and yet many are never moved to do anything to help those that are in need.

When we hurt, God hurts with us. God never promised our lives would be free of pain or trial. In fact there is much more evidence to the contrary. Looking at his disciples we can see that all were persecuted and died martyrs deaths as they followed their faith.

“In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” - John 16:33

It seems evident to me that no matter what happens in life, we will experience grief, pain, and hardship. God’s promise to us is that we will not go through it alone and that he will not allow what the enemy intends for evil to succeed in the long run. Even in tragedy, God will bring something beautiful from the ashes. In this horrible time, God’s love will be seen and known in the midst to bring strength and peace to people who are hurting. Will you find a way to be a part of what God is doing to minister to the people of Haiti?