September 2011
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“Every longing in us is a version of our longing for God. That longing may be a...”
– Tim Chester
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“I care more about my church than keeping my job at one, which is why I must...”
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“The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes of the day rush...”
– C.S. Lewis
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“I am learning to believe better things. I am learning to believe that other...”
– Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz (via heart4rescue)
“Christian growth does not happen first by behaving better, but believing...”
– Tullian Tchividjian (via solideogloriaa)
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Ramblings: The Reformed, Religious, and Rebellious →
Podcast updated.
Continuing in the crisis of faith:
The repercussions of the Reformed movement, hating on the religious, and why I was called a lying witch abortionist. Eight minutes.
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jasminecrystal:
The “Religious People” Boogeyman Responding to pastors who justify unwise methodology in worship service by wanting to tick off the “religious people.”
Justin Taylor also addressed this in a Gospel Coalition Blog.
“Pharisee,” “legalist,” “religious person” is the church version of racist or Nazi. It is the rhetorical nuclear option specifically designed to shut up...
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“But the Bible is clear that God uses suffering to make us like Jesus. Evil is...”
– Tim Chester
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“May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; may he never leave...”
– 1 Kings 8:57-58
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created...”
– Einstein (via standingandcommanding)
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“Faith doesn’t mean denying that there are hard times going on in your life. It...”
– Jed Brewer (via jedbrewer)
“Grace is inconvenient because it takes no account of the current record....”
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“We often excuse our actions by saying, ‘I’m only human.’...”
– Tim Chester
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“It’s true we impress people with our supposed perfections, but we connect with...”
– Don Miller (via meteorshowr)
More than just two people
Friendship
is one truth, one love.
It’s sticking out your neck
for a weary arm to lean.
It’s catching a bullet
by emptying the gun.
It’s two heads better than one
when a room full of heads are divided.
It’s breaking in the truth
when they’re locked behind the lying.
It’s calling it hope
when they’ve called it quits.
It’s seeing the good,...
“If you’re a Christian, your life proves it. Maybe you haven’t noticed how God...”
– Dug Down Deep (via superbasssteph)
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Five shots of espresso --
I can now divide by zero and see through walls. Oh my.
“Christians get very angry toward other Christians who sin differently than they...”
– Philip Yancey (via thanksforthebubbletea)
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My Uncle Jerry
My Uncle Jerry is a white guy. The way it happened was he was best friends with my dad so we called him Uncle Jerry. My brother and I made our first and last visit to him in Long Island, New York, the outer edge of New York City that had the painted houses and cut lawns. It was the summer of 1994. Those ten days with him, as they say, changed the rest of my life. Uncle Jerry was a tough...
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Like a crazy person
My roommate suspected someone had broken into church, so we got there (it’s terrifying at midnight) and the alarm suddenly went off.
I ran inside the church like a crazy person with my baseball bat and started yelling I had a gun. I yelled in every room at the top of my lungs.
Life of a pastor. Never boring.
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The awesome moment when --
the pastor starts preaching like he can read your mind and your mail, and you want to put a sackcloth on your head and tear your robes and repent in dust and ashes.
koko-rose asked: I've been reading through your blog, and I just want you to know that I don't think its selfish in the slightest to ask for prayer. Rather, I think its acknowledging the power of prayer, that God works through prayer. And it's the point of the Body of Christ. We are here for each other, and part of that means lifting each other up in prayer. And I think it's humble to...
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A Coward Is Easier
My church asked me years ago — demanded me — not to get too involved with my own people. Don’t give rides to the youth. Don’t do that program, it’ll be out of control. Don’t have outings after church, they’ll get home late (on a Friday). Don’t do anything that will diminish your authority.
I really cared about my reputation with the church leaders...
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“What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until...”
– A.W. Tozer (via ourfullawakening)
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So about these blogs and their comments
Sometimes it better not to get involved. No one changes their mind online. Most of the time it’s better just to run and never look back. Unless you actually enjoy exchanging peace of mind for a piece of your mind. What’s that called again? Oh right, lose-lose.
Also not every disagreement is a “hater.” We can’t grow without the voice of dissension. Just discern...
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Make My Whining Happy
This lady at Starbucks was demanding something but the cashier couldn’t make it happen: they had run out.
The lady said, “But you’re Starbucks. How could you run out?”
She told the employee, You’re Starbucks.
You. Are. Starbucks.
I remembered that scene in The Dark Knight when Batman kidnapped the Chinese guy and flew him to the police station in Gotham...
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Ramblings: Words Versus The Music →
Updated on the podcast:
Having a crisis of faith, and why it’s a good thing. Eight minutes of rambling.
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We Ran
I remember on one of our first dates, it was raining and I carried you on my back across a dock with no railings. We ran all the way out and back. One wrong move and we both would’ve fell in the water and that would’ve ruined the whole thing, but you held on and I didn’t let go. You screamed and laughed. I wish I could’ve seen your face. Thank God I didn’t have a...
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“Jesus didn’t come into the world to make bad men good. He came to make dead men...”
– Leonard Ravenhill (via riversinthedesert)
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Agape
mikeclevenger:
“Imagine how a man’s life would be if he trusted that he was loved by God. How could he interact with the poor and not show partiality, he could love his wife easily and not expect her to redeem him, he would be slow to anger because redemption was no longer at stake, he could be wise and giving with his money because money no longer represented points, he could give up on...
“I’ll know you’re my friend by how much you’re willing to tell...”
Angry, Honestly
Last night in the car on the way to buy groceries, I flew into an obnoxious rage. I’m still pretty raw since the breakdown and emotions have been spewing off every hour. I cursed out everyone I had ever helped who threw it away. I cursed them out for stealing life from me. I cursed out the two guys who I let stay in my house to get their life back on track, who are now worse off than before...
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“A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just his way of letting you realize he...”
– ~Author Unknown (via everything-inspiring)
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“All the things you chase to define you will eventually get in the way of people...”
– Jake English
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“When we worry we are saying, ‘I know the way my life is supposed to go, and...”
– Tim Keller (via thouart)
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