Don't Buy Gas on May 15th!!!

Please Mark This Date On Your Calendar !!   Don't Forget !!   Thanks !!!

NO GAS...On May 15th 2007

Body: Don't pump gas on may 15th

Body: ...in April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices.  Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon overnight.

On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.

There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.

If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take
$2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil company's pockets for just one day, so please do not go to the gas station on May 15th and lets try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry for at least one day.

If you agree (which I cant see why you wouldn't) resend this to all your contact list. With it saying, ''Don't pump gas on May 15th"

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Here we go...

Alright folks,

Here it is (drum roll please...), I know, I know...my update.  It's been forever, and pretty much everything and nothing has happened all at the same time in the last few months.  I just wanted to first apologize for my lack of Xanga zeal lately. 

O.k., first of all I have to mention that I am shocked and pleased all at the same time that Mike and Mirelle have Myspace's now...wow!  They were totally anti-blog last year, but apparently their defenses were worn down and they have now come over to the dark side =)

Jessica Johnson and I had a great day together last week.  She came to visit, and to check out my crib, we then went to see the Spectors.  We had an incredible night just chillin with them. We also got to see the church and the Christmas performance there, it was a lot of fun.

I am very frustrated that I can not go to my great friends' Daniel and Ally (soon to be) Steele wedding due to my mission trip to Thailand, but be assured if something changes, I will be there!!

O.k., so let me tell you what I have realized since my post-WOLBI life has begun.  People outside of Wolbi are entirely different and I have to remind myself that not everyone has experienced Wolbi the way we have.  They are often rude, selfish, and incosiderate...but aren't we all at times.  I just miss living with people who loved each other for who they were, and without any selfish desires whatsoever would lend a helping hand or a kind word without ulterior motives.  I miss my roommates from last year, they were cleaner and more down to earth than probably any roommates I'll ever have...I love you guys, you rock.  People also don't desire to grow and change nearly as much as last year, because most people are very content in where they are, and when conftontation happens (suprisingly a foreign concept to many), it is not generally appreciated.  {Prayer request:  pray that I may be able to minister to those who I may not always like or agree with, this is very important to me, but also very difficult for me as well}

Let's just say I love all of my Wolbi friends, I miss you and I pray that you will have an incredible Christmas.

However, life this semester, although a difficult transition has been an incredible growing experience in ways I never expected.  I have found a church I love, and am beginning to grow closer to some of my roommates and friends.  God has also clearly shown me that He is completely all that I need in ever situation, and it has been phenominal to cling to him during times of difficulty. I start classes again in January.  One of the classes will be hermanuetics, I can't wait!

Right now I am at home enjoying my mama's cooking and all the fun and excitement of Christmas. 
God has really impressed on me lately the verses Eph. 4:22-24..I want to leave you with those verses. Dwell on them and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart.  Remember, so often we allow what we do dictate who we are...it MUST be the other way around.  We must allow who we are (saved, redeemed, bought back, sons and daughters of God) to dictate what we do!

I love you guys

Merry Christmas....

...Coalson

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The Real Update

Well folks,

Things are really great here.  I marvel at how God has blessed me in the past 3 months.  It has been a journey, exciting and challenging.  The best way to describe life after WOLBI...breath of fresh air, yes; challenging, yes; different...most definitely!  It has been really great working w/ people of different backgrounds and at different levels of maturity.  I do however miss my friends from Wolbi.  NY students know that my prayers are still with you, and I know you also are going through much change, continue to be steadfast in the Lord!!

God has been teaching me phenomenal things in my life.  The process of Sanctification, I feel, has been accelerated in my life lately, and it's been a whirlwind of growth. 
I'm learning what my Point of Worship is:

The unregenerate man behaves like the following:
Thinking => Feelings => Behavior  ............   Thinking produces feelings and that produces behavior, but how often do we live in the same pattern?  How many years do we as Christians live in the "Sin, confess, sin confess" pattern?  We are not slaves!!!!!!!!!  We have been set free through the blood of Christ!!!!

My Point of Worship is what I do with those thoughts and feelings.  Thoughts and feelings will come (although we must guard our mind), our flesh and selfish desires make theirselves very evident in our lives everyday.   The Christian's pattern should go like this:

Thinking => Feelings=> Biblical Truth (Rom. 8:28,29; Gal.2:20) [POINT OF WORSHIP] => New Thinking
=> New Behavior => New Feelings

This is a difficult pattern to grasp...hence the next truth God has taught me.  So often we complain of how hard the Christian life is.

The Christian life is not hard...it's impossible!!

For us to live the Christian life (life lived like Christ) on our own strength isn't hard...it's impossible.  We must pray that God fills us with the Holy Spirit (different than dwelling, which is permanent) and that Christ lives through us!!   Do not mistake this for passive Christianity...it's anything but.  For our part, we must be aggressive in our sanctification, knowing that the Holy Spirit will do His work. 

Last thing Faith:  
It's a word we use flippantly in our Christian life.  "Just have more faith"!  Well...what does faith actually mean??  What does it consist of?

Faith is:

Believing the Word of God and
Acting upon it
No Matter how I feel
Because God promises good results!!

This is just a sample of all that God has been teaching me lately, but I encourage you to refresh your minds daily with these truths.  We dont' have to be controlled by sin...Christ died so that we could be free!!

Prayer requests...
well, I'm still searching for a church, and my need for one increases every week.  I long to be involved w/ some type of ministry and help out in w/ a church in some capacity.  So, please be praying for God's direction in my life. 

Pray that my burden for the lost will increase along with my faith.

Pray for the missions trip to Thailand.  In June, I leave for a 2 week missions trip to Thailand to teach piano to students, and to be a light in their Buddhist culture.  Pray that the Lord will supply all the needs for this trip and be preparing our hearts as we go to minister.

If your reading this...know that I miss and love you all!!

In Him,

Aaron Coalson
II Cor. 9:8

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Once upon a time...

Once upon a time there was a boy who lived in a tree-house in the forest of Wake.  This boy knew a girl who was involved in gaining a scholarly education and serving her Master near the hick village of Sonhud.  Now, when the boy and girl met, the boy was immediately smitten by the illuminating beauty of the girl, for he surely thought to himself that he had met an angel.  However, the girl was not persuaded immediately.  So, after a few months the boy and girl met again.  This time they spent much time together and even though they were suppose to concentrate on their jobs alone, they also took times to write letters of magnificent thought and sincerity and then secretely passed them during times of great convenience. 
Now, the boy and girl now spend a lot of time talking on the grand invention of 'two cans'.  Now 'two cans' are connected by a string, and the boy would sit in his tree-house in the forest of Wake, and the girl would sit in her hut in Sonhud, and the would talk all the day long.  Important days would arise, such as the coming of 20 years of age, and the girl would send her great care and concern with 'brownies of delight', food that surely came from above. 

Anyway, despite the loneliness of both parties, they somehow manage to continue in their 'friendship', which is a quiet enjoyable experience.  Then one day, the girl (or 'angel', whichever you prefer) realized that while pursuing her scholarly education that while opening her mouth a heavenly voice was projected.  She thought "what a great way to serve my Master, and to see my friend, who is a boy and lives in the forest of Wake".  So shortly, the boy from the forest of Wake and the girl in the hick village of Sonhud will be reunited again, and they both wait with great anticipation!!

....The End

(There you go folks, that's my update!)

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Southeastern...wow!!

Hey guys,

Wow, classes began today and they were great!!  I truly feel so blessed of God to be here, in this school, in this place.  God is shining his light and his grace on my life everyday, and I am seeing Him in a different way.  It's amazing what moving to a new area will do for your soul...when all you have is God, he becomes very real indeed. 

                      For those that don't know, Southeastern is set in historic Wake Forest, which, thank the good Lord is NOTHING like Hudson, FL.  You guys know how I like the mountains...well this place is filled with mountains and beautiful oak trees, it's the perfect college town.  Southeastern has a student body of 2700, college and seminary combined. 

I have 3 music classes, a chorale, a private piano lesson, Baptist history (which is incredible), and History of Ideas (a.k.a, philosophy, also great).  I'm loving every minute of it.  My roommates are awesome, both from the area, so hopefully I'll be getting some home cooked meals.  I have had three great job opportunites, so please be praying, I'm not really sure which one to take.  Home Depot, UPS (package handler, it's about as fun as it sounds, but $, benefits, and no weekends ever!), and a supervisor/manager position at Chick-fil-A (totally out of the blue, but great pay, consistent schedule, and plenty of time off for holidays).  So not really sure which one to take, still in prayer and I know God will show me, as of now all three doors are open and I must make a decision soon. 

            Quiet time and Bible study have been amazing, I'm loving Colossians more and more everyday...hmmm...Paul's writings are just incredible.  I've been memorizing II Thess. 3:3-5 and I'm praying verse 5 for many of you WOLBI students.   I loved my year at the B.I., but it has truly been a breath of fresh air (a couple of breaths actually) to step back into the real world...well, here are some pics of my new apartment!!! 

My Desk!!

May look ordinary, but "oh, if this desk could talk, what stories it would tell"...=)

Our study...and my guitar which at this point I do not even remotely know how to play...but oh, just wait!!  A few months I'll be pickin' and a grinnin'...

Our living room...clean for now

One of my favorite parts...you WOLBI students can appreciate this...it's the "entertainment 'rock your stinkin socks off' center"...I'm partial, I know.

Our kitchen...we just mopped.

This is the best part...my very first gallon of sweet tea made in our apartment...although it's not like mama's, I didn't do to shabby...

The outside, it's perfect, I know...ha,ha...i love it though...I feel like I live in the Hilton after 8 weeks in the cabins...

O.k., last one, now to announce the cutest, smartest, and most courageous baby in the world...Braydon Tims (my cousin)...although not my son, he does resemble his crazy cousin in all the above descriptions...this was taken just a few weeks ago...he's 9 months old, and already a born mountain climber.

Well, love you guys, take care and write back and let me know how you are all doing!