January 2012
30 posts
“Faith = being sure that what we hope for will happen”
– H11:1
Great Paragraphs: Lunatic
I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic...
What is true is you will find joy in Me and joy always. This is constant. It is not a sporadic pursuit. It is a life long relationship. This eternal joy will come through the shape-bending of your mind, thoughts, actions, strength and being. For some, it will be a painful journey. Your thoughts and movements have been practiced toward yourself and its vices since birth. For some, you won’t...
Romans 8 is golden. http://bit.ly/lJ0IQp
I have been given an array of resources and talents. And so have you. We’re too rich here. in North America. List all the things you own, where u live. Is it enough..yet? Isn’t it weird and counter culture for that one guy to make the poor famous? Isn’t it weird that when we bleed, we feel hurt? You’ll heal when you empathize for their blood. Remember the poor and move...
How do you hide good news?
Top Reasons I follow Jesus
Have you ever had to like someone that never liked you back for a while? First Reason: Jesus extravagantly has crazily loved me. He lavishes it on me. (1 Jn) It’s been an amazing relationship with God. ..to be continued
“God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is...”
– Clive
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– Clive Staples Lewis // #ortooyoung
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the...”
– Clive Staples Lewis
Why Did I Miss This
I said I’d develop more Faith. As it was being defined, I forgot it entertains Hope at its core.
Now Faith is sure of what we Hope for, and certain of what we do not see. I suppose it intertwines and I am a step behind or ahead.
December 2011
95 posts
Now Close Your Eyes, and Take a Step
Is it real? Trust in the Word of God. Have faith. You’ll hear this vernacular in a religious world or those who seek a god. What of my life really takes faith? Going to work? Studying? Are those really supernatural things that take faith? I want to be honest with myself. When have I run toward the giant and trusted I could slay Him? I have learned Hope this year like no other year, and I...
Tell Me
1:53am and the rest of my invisible countdown ahead of me. til I’m either up in the arms of my Father or fallen short to an eternal grave.
That I’ve squeezed every living ounce of life from my system toward my passions or better yet, God’s, and I can look at myself and say, it was a good day. At its zenith, I have let the people I love let them know I love them. I have worked my...
Pen
I suppose I am thankful greatly for family and a big family. From lolas, uncles and aunties, cousins, nieces and nephews, and a bro and my parents. The days I’ve missed from thanking were enjoyed in the middle of its thankfulness. My favorite line from tonight was when my nieces, Ava and Arianna were greeting me. They’re tikes. They ran up to greet me w a BIG hug and a kiss, and Ava...
Watch180 seconds. Brilliant. (David Platt)
When big If's turn to Knowing
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%205&version=NIV1984
Oh yeah, forgot.
The Biggest IF of my life forever
“IF you love me, you will obey what I command. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me...
Calm Down
A satsuma rests on my tongue as I reflect on the Christmas festivities. Been thinking about excess, need, Jesus, and the real reason behind this day. I noticed I feel deeply blessed by others’ genuine fortune. My cuzzos are pregnant. As others received their gift, and excited to give. The art of sharing a story and a language. I marvel at how my ears sense the bright mumblings of my...
The Real Story of Christmas
If U were a God, and decided messy humans (like me..and like u) decide to mess things up, and that God decided to BECOME human, WHY? to restore the relationship with this messy human (like me..and like u), „ That’s CRAZY LOVE. I will come down from the depths of heaven and its perfect joy to suffer mankind’s toil and moreover experience mankind’s death and even moreover...
Love is Not Just a Feeling
Our youthful passion would have scoffed at the deep belonging we now feel, the knowledge that our love is enhanced by, but not dependent on, the fire in our bones.
Although our wedding garments no longer fit, you are more exciting to me now than when we first joined hands at the altar. We have journeyed far enough together that even the wrinkles and silver-splashed hair are dear.
It is...
