Indignant when Blasphemed
Romans 1:5 says, “through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.” Paul is speaking of his ministry as an apostle here; he desired to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations for one reason: the … Read more
New Love
I have new love in my life. Handwritten type. I’ve always wanted to master this skill and I’m quite pleased with what a little practice has produced.
Waging War
I need to wrestle with this so I decided to write it where I’m going to see it a lot. My commentary at the bottom: “Every thought captive to obey Christ,” suggests that these strongholds, these arguments, these lofty opinions “raised against the knowledge of God” come from within ourselves. Oh what a powerful weapon … Read more
Laminin
It’s nine minutes long, but if you set yourself down to watch the whole thing it will change. your. life. Seriously. When I first got back from Africa, we had a Christmas party for our youth group. When I was told last minute that instead of party games we’d be sitting down to watch a … Read more
Nerd Cool
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the term “cool.” She proceeded by telling me a theory she developed in high school that has continued to stand the test of time. People fit into two categories: Nerd Cool and Jerk Cool. She said that on some level, people fit into either category. The … Read more
It Almost Brings Me to Tears
Thoughts and meditations on different passages of scripture: The Beatitudes I recently started memorizing the Sermon on the Mount and since the Beatitudes are first-up in that section, I’ve been saying them a lot. One morning, while in the shower a thought hit me and almost brought me to tears. Jesus spoke these words. Not … Read more
Melancholy
My 25th birthday stunk. I remember crying on the phone with my best friend hoping that the awful day wasn’t a reflection of the year to come. It was my birthday and I was sitting at home; alone. If you have read my birthday post, you may remember that I alluded to some pain that … Read more
Twenty Five Plus Twenty Five Equals Fifty
Today is the day I set aside every year to celebrate my birth. Some years, I’m home sharing it with my twin, some years I’m not. This year is a case of the latter. Today, on my 25th birthday, I am in Speculator. Things I’m doing today: Studying my Bible Prepping some Bible lessons for … Read more
Christians vs. Centurions
I help with a weekly outreach to girls on Monday nights. On most nights, we start out with a rad activity then finish the night with our Bible study. This year we’re looking into the Word and discovering what type of heart pleases God. Most of it, I believe, will be a character study on … Read more
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: … Read more
