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Thursday, October 24th, 2002
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9:38 am - Chantilly Bible Church
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Chantilly Bible church is moving to Pleasant Valley. Sunday meetings (don’t forget to change your clocks back by 1 hour) and Youth Group on Tuesday @ 7:00 will be in the new place.
NOTE: Attendance not required for entry into heaven, only by faith in Jesus.
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9:33 am - What is happening to this world?
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Things are going to get worse - not better. More wars, more bombings, more snipers, more hatred. There is no hope for this world, there never has been – not since sin entered into it.
God is love. God created the world perfect. There was no death, no disease, and everything was beautiful. We can still see a lot of that in the world today. When Adam and Eve sinned, the judgment of death and suffering was brought into this world. Who is to blame? We are. When we sin - when we are selfish, when we consider our feelings at the expense of someone else’s - we deserve God’s judgment. We have no right to say to God, “Why?” The answer to ‘why’ is because of our evil deeds.
Did Jacob deserve to die? Yes – because of his sin. Did his good deeds outweigh his bad?
What are you going to say to God when you meet him? God is love. Heaven is perfect. God can’t allow sinful people into heaven. How do you plan to get into heaven? Will you say to God, “Look at all these good things I did?” He will show you all the bad. Scripture says in Romans 3:23, “For ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” Again in Romans 3:10, “There is no one righteous, not even one.”
Will everyone go to hell – eternal separation from God? Yes – it is all we deserve. But, “God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.”
I deserve God’s punishment, but God took that judgment and put it on his only beloved son, Jesus, in my place. He died for me that I might enter into heaven. Its nothing that I have done. Its only by TRUSTING in what God has already done through the sacrifice of Jesus that God’s judgment upon me is passed over and my sins have been washed away.
Have you ever heard the expression, “He loved her so much he would die for her?” That’s just what God did for you. You only have to trust and believe.
I taught Jacob what to say when he meets God and God asks him why he should be allowed into heaven. Say, “I don’t deserve to go because of my sins. I ask for your forgiveness not because of anything I’ve done, but because of what Jesus did for me.” Jacob fully believed, because of his experiences with God in his short life, because of his recognition of the wonder and truth of God’s word, the Bible, and because he discerned the righteousness when he saw it.
Jacob doesn’t want you to wait. Today you might be shot by a sniper (another sniper - I’m glad they’ve finally got him), or hit by a truck! Its too important a question. Give it your full consideration. How will you get to heaven?
Jakub's Pa Pa
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| Thursday, September 12th, 2002
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7:03 pm - Oooops!
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5:53 pm - Truth
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I apologize if I've offended anyone with my words. When I speak of what I believe I'm not talking about what I think I believe - I KNOW. That's the nature of what happens when you have experiences with God. The problem is that it automatically infers that contrasting views of God are wrong. Toleration does not mean we have to accept other views of God as equally valid - it means I respect what others believe and still love them. I want to have a give and take dialoge with others in a unselfish and brotherly manner.
current music: Almost Cut My Hair, Crosby Stills Nash and Young (about David Crosby trying to kick his drug habit for his girlfriend's sake)
current scripture - Romans 9:1-3 I speak the truth in Messiah--I am not lying, my conscience confirms it in the Holy Spirit--I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Messiah for the sake of my brothers...
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| Tuesday, September 10th, 2002
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3:45 pm - Youth Group meeting 2nite
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This is Jacob's Pa Pa. There is a youth group meeting tonight at Chantilly Bible Church. Houwp 2 C U awl thayr.
P.S. Does anyone know Jacob's password?
current music: Apologetix - I Love Apostle Paul
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| Monday, September 9th, 2002
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10:41 am - orange
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its rebekah again. my moms friend looked up the word orange in the dictionary, and apparently (besides the color) it means "gone to soon"......
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| Friday, September 6th, 2002
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3:38 pm - A POEM BY JACOB'S AUNT MARSHA
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So little time, so much to say.
Jacob, we'll miss you every minute of every hour of every day.
Your family and friends, your teachers, your peers,
All knew you were wise, dear Jacob, beyond your years.
So cute as a toddler, so loving and kind
and as you grew up, we envied your mind.
You were everyone's friend, and you loved one and all,
Did I mention, dear Jacob, you had gotten so tall?
You loved your music, the piano, guitar,
When you worked at something, you became a real star.
Break dancing, swimming and yes the Madrigal.
Your talents were many. They seemed magical.
But with all of this, not one can compete
with your love of the Bible. It made you complete.
As I finish these thoughts in this moment in time,
your favorite color, orange--Jacob, there just is no rhyme.
So maybe you picked it instead of red or blue-
cause there will never be someone as special as you.
I will love you always,
-Aunt Marsha
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12:20 am - THE WORD IS "ORANGE"
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The Wilens' family is going to try to all wear orange ribbons on our shirts to Sat's memorial service. (Just like the pink breast cancer ribbons). It would be wonderful if others would do the same. Or, just wear something orange. It would be awesome to see that. Please spread the word.
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| Thursday, September 5th, 2002
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7:45 pm - Memorial Service
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This is Rebekah. In honor of Jacob's outlook on life, please wear orange to the memorial service. Thank you.
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5:46 pm - Memorial Service
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This message is from Jacob's aunt on 9/5/02. I want you to know our family has been reading your journal entries and it has brought us much comfort. We also want you to know there will be a public memorial service at Oakton High School Auditorium on Sat at 3:30 with a reception to follow. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.
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| Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002
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12:45 am
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whooosh baby! finished it ALL finally. bring it on OAKTON, BRING IT ON!!
alright, now where is my backpack??
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| Sunday, September 1st, 2002
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11:57 pm
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my weekend:
thursday: Lord of the Rings party finally.
friday: i can't remember, probly just wrote eyes watchign god essay
saturday: helped some chinese people move, went to library, did lots of reading.
sunday: church, wrote oreilly factor essay. went to bourne identity with lotsa folks, then went bowling. maybe finish eyes watching god essay
monday: read half of conglomerates and the media. write essay on it. write essay on 1984.
(note: the monday part hasn't happened yet, (duh) but i hope i get it accomplished)
anyways, i had lots of fun tonight, but i don't know what happened to it. well, i wanted to sleep over with all the guys at ryan's, but i knew i wouldn't be allowed to. parents knew i had work to do. i'm tired, and hm. i just need some sleep, i'm sure this conglomerates and the media book will help real quick.. gnite
current mood:  blah
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| Friday, August 23rd, 2002
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3:03 pm
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| Thursday, August 22nd, 2002
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5:30 pm
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Stats
1. First Name: JAcob
2. Middle Name: Chen
3. Name you wish you were called: i like chen, it keeps me chinese
4. Name people actually call you: JAcob, jake, yo tiao len,
5. Height: 5'9ish
6. City Born: Tacoma Park, MD
7. Siblings: 13-yr old Rebekah, she'll be a frosh. woohooo
8. Birthday: MArch 17
Important Stuff-
9. What's the funniest picture you can find online right now? www.hatsofmeat.com
10. If you found your soulmate but they were of a gender you aren't attracted to, would you still have sex with them? WHAT? they wouldn't be my soulmate.
11. What eye color do you wish you had? i guess green
12. If you could sit down any celebrity and talk to them for a night, who would you pick? JESUS! or Anna Kournikova!
13. If you became the opposite gender for a day, what would you do? wow! i would write down everything that attracts females, and how to please them, things like that i wish i knew
14. What's the one thing you regret most about last year? not bonding with my friends enough
15. Name one song you wish you could sing. stuff by NFG or Dashboard (cuz its higher than my chest range)
16. Name one song you THINK you can sing. Mariah Carey - Fantasy
17. If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you be? a jackaphessalope
18. If you were reincarnated as a movie, what would you be? fight club! minus the hate and sex
19. What do you want for your birthday this year, that you'll NEVER get? a convertible
20. On the night before your wedding, who do you hope your friends pay to strip for you? i wouldn't let them get a stripper, but anna kounikova is hot
21. How many people have you had a crush on that you can recall? 6
22. How many of them did you actually have a relationship with? 1
23. If you were sent into space and you could only take one song, what would you take? what!??!?!?
24. What song are you playing on repeat right now? give us clean hands (a song stuck in my head, its nice though)
25. If you could choose how to die, what would you choose? fighting to defend my family (and hopefully successfully)
26. If you only had one day to live, what would you do? go skydiving,
27. Where do you see yourself when you're thirty? i odn't know
28. Why?: Why not?
29. If you were famous for just one thing, what would you hope it would be? i don't really want to be famous.. maybe for being the hilarious guy in a commercial
30. If you absolutely had to tattoo your entire back with something, what would you choose? a cross or something like that. maybe a duck
31. What's the last book you finished reading? 1984
32. What are you reading right now? there eyes were watching god
33. What's the last thing you ate? burger king crispy taco
SKIP!
Love/Sex Misc.-
54. If someone paid you to have sex with them, would you do it? no
55. What if you were single and they were hot? no
56. Have you ever hugged a pillow at night and pretending it was someone else? yes
57. Have you ever asked someone out on a date? yes
58. Have you ever been asked out? not really
59. Have you ever given someone your phone number? yeah, to friends
60. Has anyone ever dropped you their digits? from friends
The Leftovers!
61. When do you usually go to bed at night? During school? During summer? 10:30-11, 11-12
62. What was the lowest grade you got last year? i failed a few Am civ tests
63. How much money do you make an hour? (put none if you don't work) $6.5/hr.
64. Who do you know has the coolest hairstyle? chris, i kindof want shaggy hair again
65. Who would win in a fight between a Trekkie, a Tolkien geek, and an otaku? tolkien geek
66. Is life worth living? Why? yes, there's lots of incredible experiences
67. Are there aliens? hah. no
68. Are there ghosts? there's the Holy Ghost
69. Do you think your livejournal is interesting to read? some people's are, it depends who i want to look at at the moment
70. Do you think other people enjoy reading it? obviously...not
71. Who has more fun, single people or married people? single
72. Why do so many journals talk about suicide? because people get wrapped up in self-pity. but its a good thing in a way, lj can be a way for those thoughts to escape.
73. When you look in the mirror, what do you see? i see a boy with a bad haircut
74. What do you wish happens next year? i make some strong friends
75. and finally, what's the worst feeling in the world? being guilty
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| Sunday, August 11th, 2002
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9:31 pm
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| Friday, August 9th, 2002
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10:50 pm
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10:40 pm
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oh and the dust at warped was soo bad. it was in a gravel lot right? so whenever ppl would jump or mosh, dust would get kicked up.. man it got hard to breathe. i got all this dirt in my boogers!!! ewwwww hahahahaa, my legs were like almost caked in dust. well it was still really cool. go look at my pics (link in my last post)
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4:39 pm - time to post about warped
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man i am still exhausted. kay i'm going to follow leigh's format:
end of thursday
alkaline trio
flogging molly
something corporate
then i waited in a line for 40 minutes to get mxpx's autograph
new found glory
mxpx
five iron frenzy
end of reel big fish
nofx
man i am so glad i saw nfg and mxpx. theyre two of my favorite bands and i knew all the songs too. i moshed off and on. sheesh i hate those beefy guys. oh and i saw/heard flogging molly for the first time and theyre so cool!
oh oh! for all of you anti-prepnfglovers (actually i think i am a prepnfglover, but whatever) as soon as nfg started jamming and the crowd picked up, i saw a bunch of 12 year old girls trying to make their way from the stage frantically. hahaha.. i heard one whine "i don't like new found glory anymore!!" hah! get outta here..
i had never seen five iron frenzy. i wish they played older songs, but they were still cool. and sang from insyderz played!!! i love korean people. i also love how they ended with every new day, that song rules.
anyways i have some good pics, some bad pics.. but check them out.
http://community.webshots.com/album/46352723FtKFNS
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| Sunday, July 21st, 2002
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10:19 pm - Se7en stuff (from stef)
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Seven things that scare you:
- demons
- zombies *chomp*
- being locked inside a walkin fridge w/o lights
- psychopath serial killers
- the movie "seven" (about the above)
- having my limbs torn off
- becoming robbed
Seven things you love:
- girls, i mean monica
- subwoofers
- cars
- good music
- playing/singing good music
- camping/hiking/swimming
- being able to fix stuff
Seven things you hate:
- failure
- difficult customers
- anybody flirting with monica (imagined or not ;-) )
- people who i hate that are better than me at something
- sin
- obscene movies
- mcdonalds
Seven things in your room:
- guitar cables
- gundam models
- monica's hair
- beanie babies
- all my old toys
- cd boombox
- giant comination lock bank
Seven random facts about you:
- work at burger king
- used to take lotsof pictures with a digital camera, not as much now
- like orange clothes
- want my nails to look pretty
- am wearing glasses cuz my right eye is red from lack of sleep
- i like joey fatone (from nsync)
- leaving for a week on a mission trip to watertown, ny this friday
Seven things you plan to do before you die:
- skydiving
- cliffdiving (into water)
- own a nice car, wax and wash it often (maybe convertible)
- become a car mechanic (as a side thing, while i'm in college, so i can study and stuff..)
- take a course in greek mythology
- be in a band
- yeah have sex
Seven things you can do:
- play guitar
- play piano
- play DDR
- break
- gymnastificate
- swim
- install a car audio system
Seven Things You Can't Do:
- fly, lol
- WOW stef, you CANT ride a BIKE?!
- be a girl = (
- play the scitar
- the splits
- be world famous
- get into heaven w/o jesus =D
Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex: (okay, WHY did it say "opposite/same" beforree????)
- face
- hair
- uh, i'll just say "body"
- same beliefs?
- okay that's it..
- ...
- oh, stef had intelligence, yeah i guess that counts
Top Seven favorite movies:
- Fight Club
- Sum of All Fears
- Lady and the Tramp
- The Usual Suspects
- Emperor's New Groove
- Monsters Inc
- hm, lots of cartoons. FaceOff
Top Seven things you say the most:
- bleah
- =þ
- ¬¬
- lmbo
- can i take your order please (no i don't actually say that)
- iono
- owell
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| Thursday, July 18th, 2002
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11:57 pm
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