January 2012
2 posts
Only You can make me clean
When talking about their mistakes, most people will tell you they do not regret them because they made them who they are today.The great thing about being a Christ-follower is that God tells you, “You don’t have to let those mistakes define you, instead let my grace define you.”
In truth, that first response is just a cop-out—a regurgitated mantra people say to try to...
The Salvation of the Cross is complete. You cannot do anything about the fact that Jesus died for all. It is a gift from God to us—already bought and wrapped. However, you have three choices of what to do with it: you can come before God and accept it, you can also come to Him and (for whatever reason) reject it, or you can bitterly ignore papa’s calls to come home and never once...
December 2011
7 posts
“The Holy Spirit descended upon me in a manner that seemed to go through me, body...”
– The Memoirs of Charles Finney
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad.:... →
abideinhislove:
I don’t need a spiritual high to know that.
I don’t need perfect theology to know that.
I don’t need to always be happy to know that.
I don’t need to always believe it to know it’s true.
I don’t need to always feel it to know it’s true.
I don’t need to be jumping up and…
Jeraldinaღ: Crossing that line into sex and... →
unkaglen:
Anonymous asked: I’m teetering on the line that divides purity and sexual immorality. I’ve grown up in the church my whole life so I know all of the reasons why I’m not supposed to have sex or fool around outside of marriage, but I still find myself not caring anymore and…
"God blesses you when people mock you and...
Matthew 5:11, NLT
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Vulnerability is not a bad word.
November 2011
4 posts
I carry your heart: a reflection on poetry
“i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always...
God sees me beyond my imperfections. If I am to affect revival, I need to learn to see my brothers, my sisters and myself that way too.
“Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys the word of his servant?
Let the one...”
– Isaiah 50:10-11
“On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night....”
– Psalm 63:6-8 (via abcjen)
October 2011
4 posts
The Eucharist
The doctrine of the eucharist is perhaps one of the most difficult things for both Christians and non-Christians alike to accept let alone understand. Jesus was emphatic about it, that if we do this we shall have eternal life; therefore we know that it is not simply a symbolic act. Jesus was never about show, why would he ask us to do something that is purely an outward show of faith? Exactly,...
The mysterious power of the Holy Spirit
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the...
September 2011
2 posts
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canterlane:
Slow Your Breath Down by Future of...
“The wheat and the tares grow up together - but the fruitfulness of the wheat...”
– via Erin Hankins
August 2011
13 posts
“Is there a thing beneath the sun that strives with Thee my heart to share? Ah,...”
– From an arrangement of the hymn “Thou Hidden Love of God” (This part gives me chills! You guys, I’m stoked for this upcoming choir concert. Be there. Bring a tissue).
Just a thought of today.
doctorstrangeluv:
I am a Christian.
Not because I can prove there is a God, but because God has proven that he loves me.
Not because I am afraid of hell, but because my life is hell without him.
Not because I’m better than anybody else, but because I know just how bad I can get.
Not because I think I need a crutch, but because I know I need a Father.
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Sometimes God pushes us to our limits. It's...
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do...”
– Howard Thurman
We are Sheep, aka Diary pt. 2
Where do you go when all things fall apart, Christians? We hold the keys, the Savior, but we do not always know how to turn the lock. We are frustrated by the circumstances. We are distracted. We slip up and make a mistake, a sin. We forget our inheritance and call ourselves bad people for it. That’s what the Bible says anyway, right?* We curse the lock for causing us to sin. We are...
this takes my breath away.
emilyowens:
1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will HIMSELF restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
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“It sounds like Devendra [Banhart] kind of grew up in this strange kind of...”
– Sufjan Stevens (via fuckyeahsufjanstevens)
Such nice things this article says about our dear indie muses: Devandra Banhart, Sam Beam, and especially Sufjan Stevens (I think the author has a man crush). Seriously though, I share very similar sentiment about religion as Sufjan, main difference...
Matt 16:6-12
I find this passage really funny, mostly on account of how obtuse the response of the disciples was. Funny, but true. We’re often distracted by our own needs to recieve something for our own benefit—often faith and understanding.
Jesus said to them, “Look out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” They concluded among themselves, saying, “It is...
“That strength so essential to men is what also makes them heroes…. God...”
– John Eldredge, Wild at Heart
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“Every woman also wants an adventure to share…. So many men make the...”
– John Eldredge, Wild at Heart
The beauty of agape love
Jesus is helping me get rid of this stupid lie I’ve been holding on to for so long about what is lovely and beautiful. I don’t think I’m the only one who has struggled or is struggling with this, so it’s the only reason I feel secure and urged to share this.
Sometimes I would be in the company of someone who may not be “physically attractive” by the...
July 2011
4 posts
Need
Every now and again one of us tiny, insignificant human beings stumbles upon something profound. Mine came by way of friendships, the show Hoarders, church hopping, reading of the gospel with revelation of the Holy Spirit and the song “Torches Together”.
The summary of my serendipitously profound encounter is this: human beings are incredbily fragile. It is no wonder we needed a...
The Desert is a Blessed Land
I don’t care what anyone says about cacti, heatstroke, and the lack of greenery, the desert is a blessed land. With the exception of the largely uninhabitable tundra, there is no other place on earth thats life is so heavy in God’s hand, and by heavy I don’t mean a burden because it’s all the same to God. Everywhere else it will rain pretty regularly; but here, we must rely...
“Why tear out single pages when you can throw away the book?”
Love that...”
– gorila @ songmeanings.net, Re: Torches Together by mewithoutYou
“I see this song as kind of a prophetical warning against the disunity in the...”
– UnnecessaryOpinion @songmeanings.net, Re: Torches Together by mewithoutYou
June 2011
1 post
May 2011
8 posts
Lamentations 5:15-22
The other day I read this passage in Lamentations, and God told me to declare the opposite. Now we are under a new covenant and Jesus makes it so easy to love him and have a relationship with our Heavenly Father where his love compels us to live in his righteousness—resting in his presence and trusting him literally changes us and our circumstances. Anyway, here goes:
From lamentations to...
Leadership
When Samuel prophesied that a king would only be trouble, how true that word is even today. He told them that the Lord God is king, and he still is. The problem is when the people look to a human authority alone there are many opportunities for things to go awry.
The leader does not understand that he must be under the authority of the Lord and does not seek council from the Lord on important...
God has ears.
Prayer is not merely well-wishing or positive thinking. Prayer only makes sense when you know the one to whom you pray.
The universe does not have ears. It cannot hear you. Nor does it have a heart to care whether you and your loved ones live or die. It has not a mind to consider the words you say aloud or in your heart. It has not life beyond that contained within it, and can neither give nor...
How beautiful, though, that we were created to worship Jesus—with the sole purpose of enjoying his love.
There is a fine line between worship and vanity.
A recent conversation about contemporary christian radio has lead me to think deeply about worship. Worship is one of the most powerful and multi-functional tools of the Christian life. In fact, we are called to live a life of worship to God. What does that mean exactly?
Heart posture.
We are supposed to have a heart posture of worship. It is for this exact reason that I have been reluctant to...
April 2011
6 posts
Time Capsule for my Beloved
Sometimes I wonder if God is keeping a time capsule of all the beautiful little moments we share for us to reminisce in eternity. If so, it would be the most exquisite assortment—I cannot even begin to describe it in detail. These vague snapshots will have to do.
All those little moments when a light breeze tousles my hair, and I know that my creator is so close that if we could touch, we...
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He is with me! He is deciding my path and i shall...
Jesus is our fixation
The joyful outbursts brought on by the spirit of the Lord are not ends in themselves, but simply an outward expression of the joy of Jesus Christ living inside us. We don’t chase after prophecies, drunkenness in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, laughter, and supernatural senses (taste, smell, see, hear, feel). While, yes, charismatic Christians do these things, it is not our fixation....