Intense Simplicity

I'm not going to be the first guy to be apologetic to you.  I have my views and if they make me a "bad guy" in your eyes, then so be it.  Maybe I'm like Lebron in a way, I'll accept my role as the villain.  I don't really like saying things or doing things to make you feel more comfortable.  I'm a straight shooter, most of the time.  If you're getting on my nerves, you'll know either because I tell you, or because you can read it on me.  I put my heart and soul into a lot of things and even though in the end, it sometimes turns out to be a bad idea, I don't care.  Intense.  One of my old coaches used to talk about how all of us had fire in our eyes, and malice in our hearts.  I'd like you to see that I have fire in my eyes and yeah, sometimes there's a little malice in my heart.  I'm just that kind of guy.  When it comes to protecting people, I WILL take you out! I'm not complicated, I don't use a lot of complicated strategies to get my point across. Straight and to the point.  Simple. I don't wears masks.  I'm not good at faking a smile, or faking that "phone voice" everyone usually has.  I'm all on the surface.

I felt like I needed to write that.  Don't know why.  Just felt like it.  I think Jesus was the same way.  Of course, He had a handle on himself much more than me, but I think He's where I take my passion.  Remember in the Bible, when He basically tore up the temple where all the moneychangers had camped out?  He stood up for His beliefs and when necessary, He got loud and let you know what they were.  He wasn't afraid to let it out.  I really think as Christians we have to be that kind of person.  I look around the campus I live on and then around the world we live in and I see one thing, extreme compliance.  When were we called to do that?  I believe wholeheartedly in loving people, but come on, we can't lay down our morals just for the sake of other people being comfortable.  I feel like I am one of a few who still feels this way.  If we'd all have an intense simplicity about our walk with Christ, I think the world would really start to buy into our passion!

I really worked what I'm calling this blog in today, so there's what this is about.

Who I Am...and a little afterthought...

Hey everybody!  If you know me and you're reading this, you know who I am, but for those of you that don't here goes....

I'm Kalon.  Born and raised in Henderson, TX and attended college in Marshall, TX at a Private Christian school.  I wouldn't say that I fit into some predetermined category.  I listen to all kinds of music and am interested in all kinds of things.  Sooner or later, you'll learn a lot more about me.  Know this, I am passionately opinionated, yet at the same time very, very simple.  I'm not the type of guy to walk you around the bushes to get you where we're going. The question is are you ready for all this?

I plan on this being a lot of different things...let me start with my first thought.

Choosing the Winning Team...

I heard Tiny Dominquez tonight and he told a story about how, after Super Bowl XLV, there was an influx of Packers fans that suddenly invaded Lubbock on the day after the game.  East Texas seemed to be the same way.  Its like that all the time.  There are ALWAYS going to be "bandwagon jumpers".  Tiny then went on to read John 16:33:
           "“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

He pointed how Jesus claims victory right there in that verse.  In my mind, that set off the question...why can't we "jump the bandwagon" for Jesus?  I don't mean that as like a jump on, jump off thing.  Why can't we buy the t-shirts? We can get with the winners of sporting events, yet we cannot side with the one person who has already won the victory before we even knew about the fight.  Its our flesh.  We always have to have proof.  There IS proof!  John 16:33.  If we could start living like we were on the winning team, the world would take notice!