June 2011
9 posts
Diasporado: On the new kind of Christians →
Uplifting and insightful. “Christians often know what they are against but are clueless about what they truly stand for.”
diasporado:
USA Today reports, “Not that the evangelical old guard hasn’t cared, or hasn’t served others, but we are seeing a seismic shift in emphasis — from an emphasis on assenting to the right theological ideas and getting to heaven, to one where it’s all...
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it...”
– C. S. Lewis (via theclivestaples)
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Speaking the Truth
There are many things that may “hit us in the face” when reading God’s word; seem harsh, leave a bitter taste in anticipation of how our fellow church mates might interpret our intentions. We read these piercings scriptures and may become fearful to speak them, even among the brethren. This is a fault among the church; a most fearful fault.
The thought that we could receive...
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The Comfort of Unsettling Truth
by the faith that I exist
my God steadfastly persists
to reveal to me
my present reality
that this isn’t but a dream
that the world is as it seems
and He is crowned as king
and creator of all things
no philosophy can alter this
that my God does indeed exist
and I am His child
and He loves me endlessly
for I know that this is real
so spare your misguided schpeel
and submit...
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More Than A Conquerer
What is one who is more than a conquerer? Does human interaction even know a position, a term? We judge men on power, and view God in the same light: as Lord. Maybe power dwells, and should be judged, in the realm of control, and by this judgement we do not, and can not, have true power on this earth. We are fed the perception of power often. We conjure up titles, governmental systems and...
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Romans 7:24-25
Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
Our wretched introspection must always recoil into the perspective of God’s grace. Our mind was renewed with our souls by the blood of our Savior, but our carnality still shrinks...
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Rejoicing, Not Merely Coping
In my trials, I have learned to cope. I have disciplined myself to pass them off. I have done a swell job at shunning them, and hiding them away. I am even able to bring myself to praise You despite them, but my joy is stripped away in those trying times. I can not hold fast to joy, but I merely mediocrely accept them. You do not command us to merely accept them in faith, but You call us to...
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Radical Together
Which do we cling to more: our tradition or God’s truth?
youngfra asked: Thank you for following me. I really look forward to reading more of what you have to say in the future!
