Great night!!

So tonight was the harvest party and it went off without a hitch!! It was fabulous. Everything went well and I have faith that the drama touched some people and that they will read the Gospels we gave them at the end. One of my co-workers came with her kids so they got to hear the gospel too.
All I have to say is Praise God

Goodnight and God bless,
Anthony

P.S. real post to come tomorrow!!!

SORRY :(

Hey guys,

sorry I havnt posted in a few days... I am helping my girlfriend in organizing a harvest party for our hurch as well as I am spending alot of my free time working on my sermon that I am preaching in 3 weeks (its gonna be cool)

While your waitng for more posts feel free to leave me some love on some of my older posts (comments, complaints, insults I'll take it all). Also, Dont forget to check out my radio show and listen to the podcasts.

If you want to email me with any questions or somthing you would like me to post feel free to email me: anthony@straightuptalk.org

God bless,
Anthony

Humility

On Sunday night, my youth pastors wife Melissa preached a sermon on humility and at the end of it she had set up a foot washing ceremony for the leaders (thats me) to wash the feet of the youth as a demonstration of humility for both parties. I knew of the ceremony before that night and was not very worried about it but when it came down to it the first person that came to my station was someone that I had a problem with and thought it was over.... NOT. Every ounce of pride I had swelled up and in my mind I said ' I am not washing his feet!'. I took her message to heart so i began to wash his feet and prayed all the while... such an awesome and humbling experience. it got even more humbling when one of the other leaders washed my feet! I thought doing the washing was hard it was even harder to be the one getting your feet washed. it all makes sense now cuz in the Bible peater become completely humbled once he allows Jesus to wash his feet. If this seems weird to you look it up in the Bible... I believe its in John (someone correct me if I am wrong)

God bless,
Anthony

Cool stuff!

Sorry I haven't gotten to posting anything in a few days.


There are these two girls that I work with that I have been trying to find a time to wittiness to. This week Joey and I finally had a chance to talk to them!! we walk every morning on our break and one of them asked if we had a special diet our religion had to stick to. we told them no and somehow found a way to preach the gospel to them. Later that day we were able to give them both a gospel of John. It was way cool. We have been trying for a long, long time to talk to them.

well, I realize it wasn't much but this is what I got

God bless,
Anthony

Don't let politics take higher imprtaince than Christ

I recently read an article called Why Some Evangelicals Won't Vote for Romney I read comments posted about the article and it led me to post a response on the site this is what I wrote:

Bill Keller is 100% correct!To PreacherAz:we as born again Christians have MUCH to be worried about. not only will mormanism be legitimized but by these evangelical leaders backing a morman we are confirming the worlds assumption and the Mormans attempt to say that they are just another form of Christianity. If this becomes the common belief I believe there will be a mass move to mormanism and it will no longer be considered a cult but become a legitimate religion. Normally, it would not matter if a religion was no longer considered a cult but the morman cult has already been such a powerful force in its cult state so imagine how much faster it would grow in the world if evangelical leaders send out the message that it is a legitimate religion rather than the false doctrine meant to deceive and blind millions that it actually is. If you want to follow the thought that we should vote for whoever could beat hillary you should vote for gulianni (I do not endorse him, I think he would be just as terrible as a democrat)I agree with the fact that every Christian that votes for romney is responsible for every person that is deceived by Mormanism due to its legitimization. You may have the right to vote for romney and you may know that mormanism is a cult but there are many who do not

1 Corinthians 8: 9- 13:9:

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. 10For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you who have this knowledge eating in an idol's temple, won't he be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols? 11So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 12When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.>

Woe be the one that causes souls to burn in hell all because they like the politics of a high priest in a Cult and let it outweigh the truth of the Gospel

Anthony Mendoza

If you have an opinion on this please feel free to comment and I will respond back to you on it also read the comments others posted on the topic to see some of the tings I referenced

God bless,

Anthony

There is no "I" in God

This has been on my heart for a while now but it wasn't until just now that I found the words I was looking for:

I listen to a Christian radio show all the time and they always play clips of these emergent people always talking about the way God makes them feel and its always "I feel that God...." and "I think that God...". Talk like this always bothers me but i wasn't sure why. I finally figured it out! A good rule of thumb in my opinion is that as soon as you hear "I fell God...." or "I think God..." it should be a good indicator to be weary of what is about to be said. Nowhere in the Bible does it say to take the word of God and tailor it to your emotions. The question should never be what I think God is or God makes me fell like it should be what does the word of God say and what is God speaking to me through His word. now don't get me wrong, I am not saying that you can't ever have an opinion about the things of God but as soon as you start having an opinion about what God is and if you let that take precedence of what the word says He is you are in a sticky situation!

This is just my word of caution to every one to be on the look out for theology's like this where they let their emotions (part of the flesh) run things rather than having faith and looking to God and His word for the truth and guidance.


Good night and God bless,
Anthony

Pics from Cornerstone California

I have all the pics from Cornerstone and am working on loading them (I have 170 of em) I am probably gonna put them up on picasa or somthing of the sort and give you the link but stay tuned!! I am going to have a blog up soon i am kinda in a rut so i will get one up soon I promise

while your waiting for my blogs click on the blogrush links and take a look at some of the cool blogs out on the web

Anthony

Don't give up!

At work today I was talking to one of the girls and I mentioned that I was going to school so i could become the head of whatever business I end up doing. Her reply was that there was no way this could happen because I had tried something previously and it wasn't working out so hot. At first i brushed it off but then I started thinking about it... what a crazy way to think about things! I did a little research and I found out that Thomas Edison tried some 15,000 different materials for the light bulb until they found the right one. Can you imagine what would have happened if they gave up after the first try? I would be in the dark right now and we would be in a completely different world (think of all the things we use light for).

People always say 'If at first you don't succeed, try and try again' that's at least half true because you should never give up on a dream (unless told so by Godly counsel but that's a different subject that I don't even want to dive into) but in choosing to try again in again learn from each time you fail and change something in what you did and keep changing until you finally you fulfill your dream. (even if it take 15,000 tries)

God bless,
Anthony

Realization

When I began this blog I wanted to do somthing different and not be like every other dumb kid with a blog that whines about life.... but here is one of the few blogs I am going to write about my life:

I have been out of high school for about a year and a half and since then I think I have talked to 3 maybe 4 friends from school. I had the type of friends that would hang out with you at school but not outside of it. I only had a few I actually hung out with. I figured it wouldn't bother me because I have never had a ton of friends (as far as school.... still have church friends) but anyways there is this one friend that i have tried really hard to stay friends with and for some reason the feelings don't seem to reciprocate. She has lost most of her friends as well but for some reason even though I attempt to find time to hang out she dosnt really seem interested. I don't understand why you would not want to keep the friends that are still interested in hanging out,

well thanks for being part of my venting (at least it has nothing to do with Cornerstone lol)

God bless and goodnight,
Anthony

A reward for you!!

So I thought as a reward for you guys sticking it out through my four blogs on the weekend I would let you guys be the FIRST to know about a super huge announcement for my radio show



Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter is going to be on the show Sunday October 21st at 3pm!!! and he will be taking some calls... so get those questions ready. If you have one that you really want answered email me anthony@straightuptalk.org and I will add it to the ones I am gonna ask. please make the subject something along the lines of DH (demon hunter) interview questions

so be sure to listen to our show then as well as every Sunday at 3pm Pacific time and call in (646)-7160-8880 www.straightuptalk.org

Cornerstone California PT 4

sorry about the late post I am sure you guys are ready for me to be done with Cornerstone and move on to my normal topics. Here is the last installment of my weekend at cornerstone Ca.


So after watching Death is not welcome here I walked around and talked to vendors. there were some really cool booths there. there was one lady that did what i call Christian abstract art. It was like a bunch of abstract style dots and then in the right third of the canvas she painted a picture of Jesus with the crown of thorns it was way cool! I ran over and watched this band Showbread play, I had never seen or heard of them before but let me tell you they were freaking amazing... so much energy and one of the guys who plays one of the keyboard/guitar type things was throwing the thing around and dancing all crazy it was way cool. The lead singer had green makeup on his eyes and on the sides of his face... it was kinda weird at first but their music was great! After their show i went up to the lead singer and introduced myself, I told him that I had never heard of the band before and I was defiantly going to have to buy their CD because they had a phenomenal show. He said thank you and I asked him if the band would be willing to do an interview with me later that nigh. He said sure no problem and told me to find the band later after they had loaded their equipment and changed. I ate dinner to the soundtrack of Falling up.. they were pretty good but I was really hungry. at dinner, I sat next to the lead singer of Anberlin and had no idea (I had never seen him before). after dinner I went and watched Project 86 play for a few minutes (good but not as much energy as i had been accustomed to for the day) I ran back over to the VIP dinner area where a majority of Showbread was and once they finished eating conducted my final interview of the night. At first I was weary of asking them my questions because I thought I was going to get some crazy answers but they were actually well educated in the Bible and Josh th lead singer had a great sense of humor and had no problem saying what he believed (again, you must listen to the show to hear the interviews). Once finished with the interview i went and watched Anberlin play (good but a little too soft for my tastes but got some decent pictures) it was only then did I realize that during dinner I had sat next to the lead singer (felt retarded!) A little more than half way through their set I ran over to the other stage to claim my spot in the press area for Underoath. There were so many camera people over there waiting to take pictures of the band (everyone but the drummer hid in their bus all day so i did not get to meet them) :( After getting hassled by security who was checking our press passes, we were told that after three song press would have to leave the area. I thought it was dumb but according to a woman that does concert pictures for a living, she said that most big bands limit press to three songs for pictures. the band came out and let me tell you they were so good (I personally liked Demon Hunter better but both shows rocked.) I was so close to the stage the lead singer hit may camera with his hair (so cool!!) Once our three songs were up I dropped my stuff off at a merch booth that I had made friends with the staff and then ran into the mosh pit. Underoath put on such an amazing show I was so excited that I got to see them. as soon as their set was over I ran back stage to see if I could meet them but the stupid event staff had added another berrier so not even the VIPs could get back to see the band and they ran back to their bus (I was kinda mad).

Well, overall i had the time of my life! Saw some of the best shows ever, meet some awesome people and got to interview some cool bands and spent way to much $$ on T-shirts (got some real cool ones... might have to blog about those later) I would have to say it was an utter success. I am hoping that next year the lineup is just as cool and that the radio show will be big enough for me to get my own booth or at least a quiet area to interview bands. next year I am also looking for people to come down with me!

so thats it for my long weekend at Cornerstone California... thanks so much for putting up with my rambling and be sure to leave some comment love

Anthony

Cornerstone California PT 3

On Saturday I took the back way and headed to the event. about 3 cars past me and I was kinda bummed that no one offered a ride but right after they past a vendor stopped and picked me up.
I walked around and talked to a lot of the vendors.... some of them remembered me and asked about my camping experience. I also talked to vendors about why i was down there and some of them gave me their cards and said they would love to call in and do an interview. Transistor radio was the first band to play and they were really good. after they played I went and confirmed all my interviews for they day. Come to find out Dakota Motor Co. didn't show because of a scheduling conflict so that was one interview down. I ran over to the stage to see Redcloud, a Cristian hardcore rapper he put on a really good show... I don't usually like those type of shows but he was really good and his DJs were cool to watch and with my press pass I got to walk up on stage to take pictures of the DJs.... it was way cool. At 1 I had an interview with Transistor radio. they were really cool guys. We sat down at some picnic tables and had the interview. After, the guys said that I asked some of the toughest questions they have ever gotten in a interview and that they thought it was awesome that I had the guts to ask the questions that really matter and didn't dance around them. I have to say that made me feel really good. As soon as i got done with that interview i had to run and do an interview with Redcloud he was pretty cool nice guy (gotta listen in to the show for anything on the interview tho). I was so stretched for time that i had to run over to the stage to catch Here I Come Falling (one of my interviews) they are a hardcore scream band and it was an amazing show... so much energy and they had taped signs on the back of their guitars, one said 'hi mom' it was pretty funny. as soon as they were done I ran to the merch tent and interviewed 2 members of the British band Death Is Not Welcome Here. They were nice guys but it was kinda hard to understand them with their accents (you will see what I mean when I play the interview). I had just enough time to eat lunch then ran over and interviewed Here I Come Falling. These guys were your typical emo looking guys but they were really nice and had good answers. I had some down time so I had a chance to get a funnel cake.... YUM! I then went and watched Death is Not Welcome Here play they were cool too (some sweet mic throwing).


I think my blog is long enough for this installment (i told you it was a busy weekend) I will get on tomorrow (Thursday) or Friday and finish up everything that happened that weekend (I hope)

Anthony

Cornerstone California PT 2

So I told you i would get on and write about the rest of my day Friday so here it goes:


After my sweet turn in the day of meeting Demon Hunter I walked around looking at the few booths that were up (the even still didn't start for like 2 hours) I pretty much did nothing until the shows got under way. The first band was Fireflight and let me say they were amazing. The lead singer was sick but she still had a beautiful voice and they had a lot of energy. Wavorly played after them.. they were decent. Then next band that played was Seventh Day Slumber... they were ok but the main reason I bring them up is that the lead singer shared the gospel in the most awesome way I have seen. He read letters sent to the band and shared his testimony then he shared the Gospel.... I am talking the full Gospel not some God shaped hole in your heart deal it was sweet. At 5:30 i interviewed Fireflight for the radio show I asked some really hard questions but you will have to listen in once i get the interviews all edited I don't want to spoil it. the band was very nice and they made my first interview really easy. during the interview i missed Dizmas and Disciple (I was way bummed about missing Disciple) but i did hear them and they sounded good. Emery played they were pretty cool. Then came the two shows I was really looking forward to. Thousand Foot Krutch played and they were sooo good. I have seen them before but they were even better. the mosh pit was pretty sweet too. If you have heard our show you know that i said you cant worship to rock music but i saw something and experienced something really cool. TFK has a song called breathe you in and the words are very worship like but I never really thought about it. They played that song and the lead singer was raising his hands and the whole place was no longer focusing on the band but on God. The entire mosh pit stopped and sat down and bowed their heads and raised their hands..... it was crazy! so of course no surprise my highlight of the night was Demon Hunter and because I had a press pass I got to stand right in front of the stage with all the photographers and I took like 70 pics and a lot of videos (on the way). I wasn't in the pit but i was rockin out with the lead singer and the bassist I was freaking out.... it was so awesome!!! that was the last big band to play but there were some small ones that played so I hung around and at 12 didn't want to walk back to the campsite so i hitched a ride..... overall the day was crazy! it started bad but I had the time of my life.

Saturday to come tomorrow (Wednesday) or Thursday at the latest. I have so much to write about that its defiantly gonna be at least 2 more blogs. ( I will probably write another one on all the cool companies I found while I was there)

Anthony

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My awesome weekend at cornerstone California!

Cornerstone California was crazy!! I have so much to talk about that this may be two blogs (my visits have been dwindling so hopefully multiple posts will increase it) So I got into the air port in La and got my bags without a problem and headed to the taxi bay cuz thats the only way I had to get to the show. The cab driver had no idea where Irvine lake was and the only address I had was to the event and not the cap ground so he headed there. I got to the venue at like 930 and the gates weren't supposed to open till 2 but thats where the driver took me (IT COST $60!!!). I checked in for my VIP and Press passes and got my wristbands. I still had all my stuff so I asked the girls doing the check in where the camping was and they said it was aways back the way I came. The concert website said it was a decent walk to the campground.... I want to meet the psycho that thinks 3 1/2 miles is a decent walk! I had to walk the whole way with my bags... in the rain... it sucked. To make my day even better I got to the campground and the person said that there weren't any opening because they had a fest of their own on Saturday and that the nearest campsite was 2 miles farther from the concert. They manager came out and at first was telling me that I could not stay but as I explained that I had talked to someone on Thursday from the campground and now I was stuck. The lady took pity on me and put me way in the back and showed me how to cut through another private park to get to the concert (it took out about a mile and a half.) I set up the tent and got situated (found out i didn't have a rain cover) so I decided to go back to the concert area. When I got there the girls that were doing check in let me stand under the tent. I sat and talked to them for a while until i herd Demon Hunter practicing their set for Friday nights show so I walked down to the rear of the stage to see if I could sneak a peak at my all time favorite band. It was so cool to stand at the side of the stage and watch them play.. It was so cool. I hung around and just kinda watched them as they were talking with some of the staff. I was wearing my Blessed Resistance t-shirt (its the members only Demon Hunter fan club) and it defiantly paid off. One of the management staff came over and asked if I wanted to meet the band.. I was thinking uhhh DUH! but I just said yes. the guys were really cool and the bassist said that he had to move his car and he had the new CD (which dosn't come out till nov. 8th) he said I could ride with him and we would listen to a couple of tracks I ABOUT LOST MY MIND!!! I of course said yea but I was pretty much in shock... I listened to the first two tracks and let me tell you they were freaking sweet.

I didn't do much until the fest started but i think i will leave that for tomorrow cuz like i said i have so much to write about I am gonna have to write it in at least two blogs (at this rate it looks like 4). I will get on tomorrow night (Tuesday) and write my next part... pics coming soon