March 2012
2 posts
“Take care lest you forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments and...”
– Deuteronomy 8:11-19
I was told these verses and warned when I took on the staff position in 2010. Lord, humble me again.
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February 2012
45 posts
“Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing; Were not the right Man on our side, The Man of God’s own choosing; Dost ask who that may be: Christ Jesus it is He; Lord Sabbaoth His name, From age to age the same, And He must win the battle.”
- Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress is Our God
“Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.”
– Jim Elliot
Article: Hollywood Producer Teaches Christian... →
So faith looks up and sails on, by God’s great Sun, not seeing one shore line or earthly lighthouse or path upon the way. Often its steps seem to lead into utter uncertainty, and even darkness and disaster; but He opens the way, and often makes such midnight hours the very gates of day. Let us go forth this day, not knowing, but trusting.
- L.B. Cowman
Trust.
“How shall we respond to the fact that God is able to and does in fact move in the minds and hearts of people to accomplish His will? Our first response should be one of trust. Our careers and destinies are in His hands, not in the hands of bosses, commanding officers, professors, coaches, and all other people who, humanly speaking, are in a position to affect our futures. No one can harm...
“When nothing is owed or deserved or expected And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected If you’re loved by someone, you’re never rejected Decide what to be and go be it There was a dream and one day I could see it Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it And there was a kid with a head full of doubt So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad...
“O Jesus! thou shalt be praised forever. Long as immortal spirits live—long as...”
– C.H. Spurgeon
“In the center of the circle Of the Will of God I stand: There can come no second causes, All must come from His dear hand. All is well! for ‘tis my Father Who my life hath planned.
Shall I pass through waves of sorrow? Then I know it will be best; Though I cannot tell the reason, I can trust, and so am blest. God is Love, and God is faithful, So in perfect Peace I rest.
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“O man, I beseech you do not treat God’s promises as if they were...”
– CH Spurgeon
“Although as the world looks at things, we may be ‘solo’, we are not, as God...”
– Elisabeth Elliot
“The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
(yes, this has turned into MLK hour. i don’t apologize for it.)
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But…the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
plum nellie: “Within this Christian vision for... →
plumnellie:
“Within this Christian vision for marriage, here’s what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of the person God is creating, and to say, ‘I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the…
“The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before Thy throne But faith can answer Thy demands By pleading what my Lord has done No more my God I boast no more” - Caedmon’s Call
“All the doctrines of the Gospel are practical principles. The word of God was not written, the Son of God was not incarnate, the Spirit of God was not given, only that Christians might obtain right views, and possess just notions. Religion is something more than mere correctness of intellect, justness of conception, and exactness of judgment. It is a life-giving principle. It must be...
“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” Genesis 50:20. Let this be spoken over every assault on God’s elect. (John Piper tweet)
“The one passion of Paul’s life was to proclaim the gospel of God. He welcomed heartbreak, disillusionment, and tribulation for only one reason— these things kept him unmovable in his devotion to the gospel of God.” - Oswald Chambers
January 2012
35 posts
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver.”Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” - C.S. Lewis
James 1:26-27
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
The ability of God is beyond our prayers, beyond our largest prayers! I have been thinking of some of the petitions that have entered into my supplication innumerable times. What have I asked for? I have asked for a cupful, and the ocean remains! I have asked for a sunbeam, and the sun abides! My best asking falls immeasurably short of my Father’s giving: it is beyond that we can ask. ...