January 2012
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“Lord, I crawled across the barrenness to you with my empty cup, uncertain in...”
– Nancy Spiegelberg
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I hate feeling like I've bit off more than I can...
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Hey Students on Tumblr...
What makes you think it’s okay to post stuff on this site that says, “b***” “s***” and “f***” when we all know you would never even think to utter those words at youth group, or even on Facebook where you’re friends with the interns and your parents? Just because it’s Tumblr and you think no one sees, doesn’t mean you should act any...
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HypostaticSaures Rex: Flood →
steveswartz:
The following is a short story that I wrote this week. I would enjoy constructive criticism if you have the time and patience.
Flood
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This story is about true love and the ocean.
At age nine I learned how to swim. Before that day all my body knew how to do was sink, which proved…
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“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Glorious Father, may...”
– Ephesians 1:17
“I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much...”
– Greg Mueller
“He really seemed somehow or other to fancy that his wife had piety and...”
– Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
In and From and To and Through: Lust Like Cotton... →
curtdevine:
I once paid $5 for cotton candy. Call me ridiculous, but when I walked by the zoo’s vender and saw the sugary, purple fluff balls, I had to have one. I slowly began eating the mountain of sugar (bigger than my head), savoring every bite, but within 10 minutes, the mountain had dwindled to nothing….
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“I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One...”
– Francis Chan
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“If we hold on tight, we’ll hold each other together and not just be some...”
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Anon or Not.
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon. Let’s get some questions and conversations going.
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“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: O my people, I will open your graves of...”
– Ezekiel 37:12-14
The Matt Bruns Blog: Important Notice for 2012!!! →
themattbruns:
Now that I have you’re attention, I just wanted to take a moment of your day/year, and speak some encouragement into you.
We have just entered into the heart of darkness. This year will be one of the toughest years for all of us. It’s cold. It’s dark. It’s election year. And every election year…
A good word for a bad day.
Little things.
They make all the difference. For those of you who actually know me, you’d know that I’ve had a super rough week and it’s really been wearing me down. Today, because I was tired of crying and being sad, I decided to have a good day. It was a conscious choice that I was going to enjoy the day. And I did.
Little things.
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“Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to...”
– Hosea 6:3 NLT
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Cease striving and know that I am God. (Ps. 46:10)
This is how I want to experience my relationship with the Lord. Afterall, I shouldn’t be striving to reach or met some unattainable standard. Christ already met it for me, and it is not humanly possible for me to surpass that. There is nothing I can do to make God love me more than He already does. If that were the uncomplicated angle that I approached the throne with, I think I would be...
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Seriously, don't read this.
…. because it’s pathetic. I just really wish Bryn were still home. I could use a smile off that friendly face. And a hug. I just want someone outside of everything to listen to me and then not try to make me feel better by attempting to make it make sense, because it won’t. Just a smile and a hug. That’s all. And maybe he could sing me another one of those stupid songs...
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“Before you swim out any further, be sure that God is the One leading you out...”
– Sun Stand Still, Steven Furtick.
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The Way of Best Friends.
Best friends are really weird things. I’m coming at this from the blessed position of having a really good one. My best friend knows me better than I do, I think. She can call me on my crap, and when she does, I can’t even disagree with her because I know she’s right. She can see through to my intentions, my thoughts, my questions, my insecurities…. and of all the people in...
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“Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in...”
– Jeremiah 33:3 Amplified
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Will you still love it?
Today was a really difficult day. It was like the coming together of all these things that I’ve been struggling with and them colliding all at once. And it’s really taking a lot of me and a lot of faith to try and sort through the reasons why certain things happen the way they do. It’s as if my life is opening up all these new doors to opportunities and friendships and...
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from an interview with Rebecca St.James
What advice would you give to a woman who is interested in someone and maybe they’ve had a couple of these “Starbucks dates,” but nothing seems to be moving forward or backward or just anywhere as far as she can tell? Probably the biggest thing I’d encourage her to do is to ask God to protect her heart. Ask God to take care of her in this process because my heart got disappointed and hurt a lot of...
“Everyone wants to know what it feels like to be irresistible - meanwhile, Jesus...”
“No one holds grudges against Santa and the Tooth Fairy or mythical beings like...”
– If Jesus isn’t real, how can you be mad at a myth?
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Reflections and Resolutions
Happy New Year, guys and gals! I hope you all got to spend last night counting down the last minutes of 2011 with people you love and care for. I spent it at home with my mom, little brother, little sister, and her friend. Although, most of my friend’s were at a house party together in VB, my New Year’s was oddly perfect. It was really nice to just chill at home and watch Netflix with...
