COW

Johnsey Erdmann has earned the comment of the week for her great comment to follow up Jillian's post. Johnsey is one of Ledge students (Edge leadership team). Thanks for writing some great things about the truth of God. We should all cling to these truths because we will need them when things get tough. Check it out...


Johnsey said...

That's a really cool thought, Jillian. It amazes me that God is the perfect amount of everything- He's just and merciful, loving and strong etc. and what's really amazing is that he's consistent. In this constantly changing world, He's the only thing that is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Sun Jun 29, 11:44:00 PM

One thing God has spoken,
two things have I heard:
that you, O God, are strong,
and that you, O Lord, are loving.
Psalm 62:11-12a

I love these verses, not just because they are beautiful and poetic, but because of the simple way they say something so amazing. God is both strong and loving. That might seem like a no-brainer to you, but I think it's worth thinking over. I've read these verses so many times - they are even highlighted in my Bible - but until yesterday I never let them sink in much.

What if God was loving, but wasn't strong? Then His love wouldn't mean much because He couldn't use it for our good. Or, what if God was strong, but not loving? Then He would be a God that we could only fear, never knowing what He might do with His power.

But the truth is that we serve an all powerful God who loves you so much He died for you. Wow! That means that we can have peace knowing that our God is in control and that He has a good plan for us!

AGOW!

Hey Everyone! Here's you're high-flying addicting game of the week!


Enjoy Skywire!

COW

The comment of the week this week is the first ever back to back comment of the week. When I saw this comment, I had to pick it. Noah Marshall, nice work, man! By the way, I think you meant to say "she." Check it out... (by the way, I post these exactly how they are written, I do not correct any spelling errors) Also, Noah, GO TRIBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
noah marshall said...

congrats,and johnathan make shure he grows up a cardinal fan, I can't bear another indians fan.

Thu Jun 19, 10:52:00 PM

Congrats to the Claytor's...

on the birth of their daughter, Elise Renee Claytor! She weighs a whopping 6 lbs, 4 oz, and measures 19 inches long. She was born this morning at 5:06 AM. Jen and the baby are doing well. Congratulations to Jonathon and Jen!!!!



Don't forget! Thursday Thrills tonight! See you there!

COW

It's a little late in the day, but the comment of the week this week goes to Noah Marshall because he commented from his Wii. I thought that was just cool enough to get the COW! Nice work Noah and let's play Wii sometime man if you are bored. Who else out there owns a Wii and can I play it sometime?

Here it is...

Noah Marshall said...
it's only my first day off and I'm already bored. p.s. I am doing this on my wii.
Thu Jun 12, 02:32:00 PM

these hard times.

Yesterday evening, one of my brother's best friends died. He had a job as a bike courier in Cleveland and a truck hit him while he was working. And just like that, he was gone from us. After losing my friend Meredith a month a half ago, I can't explain to you the sadness I feel over this. I hate what Pat's family has to go through now and I hate that my brother has to grieve like this when he's only 21. So it seems that as the storm clouds moved in on Akron last night, they also moved in our lives again.

When I woke up this morning, I just laid there and thought about what I could possibly tell you on such a sad morning. And here it is: I can't do this life without Jesus. I just can't. I can't wake up and the face day and all the sadness it holds without Christ. I need to know that the God of the Universe loves me, that He has a plan for me, and that He has a plan for the world. I need to know that Pat is in heaven with the Jesus he loves. And I need to know that Christ is enough to get my brother Mike through the valley ahead. These are the truths that as Christ followers we must hold on to when things get tough.

Spend time with God today. Pray, read your Bible, and let God show you how much He loves you. You've got to start building a spiritual foundation in your heart so that when the storms of life come, you will stand strong.

Summa Summa Summa-Time!

So, Summer is upon us (or nearly so, sorry Hudson students). I used to really look forward to Summer Vacation. No more school, no more homework and tests and getting up early. Summer was my time to do whatever I wanted to do! I was the King of the World. I was Master of my Domain. I was Ruler of All I Surveyed.

The problem is, about two weeks into summer vacation I'd begin getting bored. I'd miss my friends a ton. I mean, listen, I had gotten used to seeing my friends at school everyday, and now I only really got to seem them 3 times a week or so. That' just awful! We would always try to plan together sneaky ways that we could see each other more. An easy way was Church. I began bringing my friends to Edge with me when we had it, and occasionally we'd have Saturday night sleep overs so they could come to church with me on Sunday.

It's something you ought to consider doing now that Summer has freed up your schedule. You can use Church as an excuse to get to see your friends more often. And hey, you know Thursday Thrills is gonna be a Rockin' Good Time what with the games, free pizza, Rocking Worship, and getting to see Me, your favorite Egyptian. And who knows, maybe your friends will learn something about the Love of God for them, and then you would have made a truly important and lasting impact in their lives.

Live it up guys, Summer Time is Your Time!

AGOW!

OK, this week's AGOW is stupid, but i bet you won't play just one level!

Enjoy Flying Furries!

COW

The comment of the week this week was not given comment of the week because of any impressive commenting, but this person was the first new 6th grader to post a comment on the blog and for that, she gets the coveted award of COMMENT OF THE WEEK! Thanks, Emily Young, for getting on the blog and commenting. Welcome to Edge! Welcome to all the new 6th graders who are joining us these days! Here it is...she is simply congratulating her older brother, Nathan...

Emily Young said...

Awesome quote Nathan!

Mon Jun 02, 10:13:00 PM

jesus and the people you don't like.

Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven...If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? ...And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?"

Here's the deal: I've noticed that a lot of middle schoolers who are Christians think it's okay to be mean to people they don't like or have wronged them in some way. They say, "He deserved it." "I'm just teaching her a lesson." "It's nothing compared to what they did to me."

When you know Christ, it is not your job to teach people lessons or give them what they deserve. If you got what you deserve, you would not have the joy of Christ's forgiveness or love. Your job is to show people the same grace that Christ showed you.

As Jesus said, if you only show love to your friends, how does that make you any different than people who don't know Jesus? Everybody can be nice to the people who are nice to them. It's loving the people that are hard to love that is the mark of Christ in you.

Thursday was Thrilling

This morning, I am recovering from an insane night of fun at Thursday Thrills. It was a great time of game playing, worshipping, and hanging out together. I hope that you guys learned a little bit more on the subject of Anger, and when we go to Cedar Point at the very end of the summer and you ride the mean streak, and it jerks you around, I hope you remember that you shouldn't be mean...especially to people who aren't Christians. Remember the 3 points about Anger from last night...

1. Anger can be used for good.
2. Quick Anger is Bad Anger
3. Don't be mean!

This summer, you will have plenty of chances to get angry at something or someone, but I hope that you will think before you react.

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

AGOW!

Hey Everyone, The addicting game this week is a twist on an old favorite...

Enjoy Bloons Tower Defense!

COW

Hey everyone, the comment of the week this week goes to Mr. Nathan Young for his great quote! That must have taken some research on his part. Nice work Nathan! Check out this great quote on prayer...

Nathan Young said...

"If we would pray aright, the first thing we should do is to see to it that we really get an audience with God, that we really get into His very presence. Before a word of petition is offered, we should have the definite consciousness that we are talking to God, and should believe that He is listening and is going to grant the thing that we ask of Him." -R.A. Torrey

I thought both that quote and Jillian's post were pretty cool.

Sat May 31, 09:28:00 PM

miracles and other extraordinary acts

When my friend Meredith died last month after her fight against cancer, I felt lots of things, but the one emotion that caught me off guard was this: surprise. I had prayed for her healing and for a miracle for so long that I really expected God to miraculously take Meredith's cancer away. So, the morning she died, I was surprised, even though I'd gone to say "goodbye" to her days before.

I started to think about how we should pray. Let me begin by saying this: Prayer is a mysterious thing. I don't know exactly how it works or why God decides to say yes to some of our prayers and no to others. But, I do know that our prayers matter.

The Bible says the prayer of a righteous person is "powerful and effective." And that we must pray believing and not doubting. And there are lots of examples of God responding to prayer. In 2 Chronicles, it says God was "moved" by Manasseh's prayers.

I also was thinking about how Jesus healed people of lots of illnesses when he was on earth and how the Bible says Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So if Jesus healed then, why not now?

Okay, here's my point: I think we should pray believing that our prayers can be answered in miraculous ways. When someone you know is dying of cancer, I think you can ask for complete healing. God is bigger than any disease we humans face and He is a God who heals, both body and soul. Ultimately, we should pray wanting God's will above all else, but I think part of His will is that we pray believing our prayers matter.

Long time, no Post

Sorry guys, it's been a while since anyone has posted on this blog for those of you who are daily visitors. It's been a busy week for me. Here are just a few things I have been working on this week...

Getting geared up for the start of Thursday Thrills next week, June 5th! We are excited to start this up. Get ready for tons of thrilling games, thrilling worship, and a thrilling message. By the way, the first Thursday Thrills night is called "Mean Streak." Come find out what that's all about.

I am taking a seminary class and it's due this week so I have been writing papers and reading books and such this week...not what I would call fun, but I guess I am learning.

Getting ready for our Leadertreks Trip to Kentucky this summer. We have a team of 25 of us headed down there in July and we have pre-trip meetings to prepare our team for the trip. KFC111 is our mission statement, made up by the students on the team. It stands for Keeping Focused on Christ 111%. Since we are going to Kentucky, the team thought it would be clever to use the intitials for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Lastly, we started to plan our end of the summer trip to Cedar Point to cap off our Thursday Thrills series.

COW

Hey guys, it's Memorial Day and that means that we are supposed to remember those that have given their lives to defend our country. Giving your life for your country is one of the greatest things you can do, and so we take a whole day to remember that. Ben Paisley reminded us of the greatest thing that anyone can do for others in the COMMENT OF THE WEEK this week. Check it out...

Ben Paisley said...
To love your neighbor isn't to agree with him. You should lead to them to the lord. That is the greatest thing you can do for anyone. So if you are at stow or hudson, or even cvca, show Gods love to them.save a friend and show him Jesus Christ

P.S. cvca has 14 days until we are done forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(this year)
Thu May 22, 08:30:00 PM

Love Your Neighbor

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

If you have been around Edge for a while now, you might remember our series that we did last year called "NUMBER 2." If you would like to watch the video from that series, CLICK HERE!

Loving your neighbor is the second greatest commandment and that is the reason for the series called "Number 2." We have to understand first how much Christ loves us. Once we do, we love him back with everything we have and part of loving him back is loving the same people that he loves, our neighbor. On the cross, Christ saw you and I as people who were worth dieing for. People who were worth it. So it's simple...we need to look at our neighbor, our friends, our family members and say, these are people that Christ thinks are worth dieing for so they are definitely worth loving. Start loving your neighbor...who knows what will happen? Start with your literal neighbor. How are you going to show love to your next door neighbor, today? It's obviously pretty important since it is the NUMBER 2 commandment!

Why Isn't It Summer Yet???

I love Summer. I love warm weather, and beaches, and picnics in open fields of wild flowers. I love the feel of the sand between my toes, the smell of burgers on the grill and the sight of pick up games of basketball.

Because of all that, I have a tendency to miss out on the Beauty of God's Creation on a day like today. Today is cold, that's true, but otherwise, it's a lovely day. The Sun is shining, peeking through the clouds like some many spotlights shining down as God shows off different aspects of his creation.

If you have not had a chance to really peek at the subtleties of the world around us, take some time to do that now. Look out of a window; or, better yet, find a ray of sunshine out in your yard and get down on the grass and watch how the sun hits the individual blades, and the shadow that their ragged edges casts on the ground. Watch how every individual blade of grass casts its own individual shadow, letting just the faintest glimmer of Sunshine filter down to the ground.

Then, once you've done that, take a moment to appreciate a God who puts some much detail into Grass, and imagine how much more detail He put into you. And how much He Loves you, and cares for you. And imagine how God gets down on his hands and knees, every day regardless of the weather, and looks at how the sunlight hits your face. And imagine God yelling back at his Angels, 'Hey, come look at how the Sunshine is hitting the eyelashes of my Daughter! Look at the shadows each individual eyelash casts on her beautiful face. Come look with me and be amazed.'

And once you can imagine the God of the Universe on his hands and knees admiring you individually, take some time to thank Him for loving you as much as he does.

AGOW!

You're AGOW! for this week is a World War 1 flight game called Dog Fight: The Great War.

use the up and down arrows to control your fighter. use the space bar to shoot!

Enjoy!