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Howdy. My name's Adam. I am...

- Christian, with no major concern regarding denomination.
- 24 years old.
- Trying to figure out what I'm going to be doing for the next few months--work or school. Long story.
- Odd.

You won't hear any claims of perfection from me. I'm the first to tell you that I need some work. What I will tell you is that I've been redeemed by the only One who's truly perfect, and despite my (numerous) screw-ups, He's faithful to see me through to the end.

I'm hoping to meet some more like-minded Christians in my age group. I love hanging out with (most) people, for I am an inveterate people-watcher who actually knows the definition of "inveterate". If you want to get to know me, just be prepared to shake your head in bemusement at the absurdity that is my thought process.

Writing, Service, Ministry/Callings, Theology, College Life, Reading, Games, Concerts, Movies - Attending, Photography, Church, Music - Listening

Family Guy, Pirates of the Caribbean, lots of stuff, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Boondock Saints, Saved!, Dogma, Monty Python, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Scrubs

Default, Led Zeppelin, Barlow Girl, Jeremy Camp, MercyMe, Switchfoot, Lifehouse, Def Leppard, Tom Petty, Collective Soul

You know that guy who, when faced with the truth, just puts his hands over his ears and yodels rather than listen? You know how he'll start cussing you out if you don't just leave him alone? Yeah, that was me. I've always had a great family that took care of me and tried to tell me about God, but at some point in my early teens, I decided that I didn't care. I wanted, at the very least, a life devoid of that. I acted like a snotty, pretentious jerk, and spent way too much time in a very antagonistic atheist phase. About three years ago, I realized just how wrong I'd been, and precisely how much He truly loves me, and I started trying to get my act together. Somewhere along the way, I realized that I was still acting more or less the same, with the obvious exception of believing in God, and I started trying to walk the walk He'd laid before me. Last May, three days after my birthday, my mom and I were in a car wreck that should have, at the very least, killed me. We were driving to church, and Mom couldn't stop the car from sliding out of control when we hit an oil slick about 40 MPH. We hit a cable pole on the right rear door, two feet from where I was sitting in the front seat, then spun again and hit a tree head-on. For several reasons, this wreck reinforced my belief in God's mercy: - None of the damage was on my mom's side, and she wouldn't have recuperated from any injuries as quickly as I did. - Except for some scratches on my hand and arm due to flying glass, my only injury involved slamming into my door and hurting my shoulder. - The cable pole was fifty feet from this very nice couple's front door, and had it not been there, we would have slid directly into their living room, where they were watching TV, and killed them. - Had my dad been with us, I would have been in the backseat--where we hit the cable pole. Less than five minutes after we hit the pole, a couple from our church hit the same slick and crashed into the aforementioned couple's neighbor's fence--again, no injuries. Too much has gone right in my life for me--or anyone--not to believe in God. I've been such a jerk, and yet He still reminds me daily that He loves me and wants me to get my act together. Have I got it right every step of the way? Not at all. Even if salvation could be bought with good works, my screw-ups still stack high enough to put me in the red. (Or the black, I have no idea which one means being in debt.) My heart is in the right place, but my head is sufficiently far enough up another place to get me in trouble. And yet, He still takes me back every time, still says "I love you, now stop doing that other crap and follow Me." Will I ever have a day where I don't need Him to remind me of that? Nope. And I wouldn't have it any other way. If you're coming to this profile with any kind of uncertainty about Christ, let me set your mind at ease: He's real. His yoke is easy, and His burden is right. Most importantly, He grades on a curve--He doesn't care about the results so much as the sincerity behind your actions, if you get my drift. Give Him a shot, and you'll be surprised.

Be comfortable with who you are. Be open about what you want and what's on your mind. Be made of copper and aluminum zinc--that's very important.