i am writing this, a bit in awe of the passing of these days. i think of the great fathers of the Hebrews who asked God to “teach them how to number their days.” i think of the great fleeting and temporary nature of life. we have so few days and they are often filled [...]
i am sitting on my couch, drinking coffee and listening to music. this is the first saturday in a while that i haven’t had anything that i had to do. last weekend, i biked 175 miles (100 on saturday) to raise money for the national MS society. the week before that was chores at the [...]
I was riding home on my bike tonight in the rain. My mind wandered for a while and then I started thinking about the relation between sensory and perceptual interactions with the world. I realized that the perceptual is how we interpret our sensory interaction with the actual. Basically, we collect data (sensory) about the [...]
this song is powerful and speaks to where i am at in my pursuit of God and love.Misty Edwards – Arms Wide OpenWhat does love look like? is the question Ive been ponderingWhat does love look like?What does love look like? is the question Ive been asking of YouOnce believed that love was romance, just [...]
my mind has been thinking about Jesus and the Cross. it is at the Cross where i can begin to understand who i am in Him. the love that sent Christ to the Cross is what defines me. it is almost unimaginable that such love could exist. this love is unquenchable. the redemption on the [...]
“for the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly” as Adam ate the forbidden fruit in the garden, all of creation was subjected to futility. specifically man, our curse was to constantly toil, battle, and struggle. Christ Jesus, the one who died and was raised, began revealing the sons of God. and in the revealing [...]
Today is coming to an endBut is beginning all over againFresh and new His mercies are madeAs the stars shine down, there is hope in the landWhen the Sun rises and shines forth lightWe can look to the Cross and see the love of GodAnd even if tomorrow never comesSafe in His arms we remain
as i was at the wall at 320 this morning, i saw so much brokenness, bondage, and deception. the deception stood out to me as a few young woman went into the clinic as if we were completely wrong and they knew everything. i thought a lot about the post abortive women i have met [...]
the best news i can share: Christ is risen. yes, i know that Easter was on Sunday but Christ rose from the grave ~2,000 years ago! He has been risen and praying for us at the right hand of God the Father since He left this world. His love is unceasing, He endured the cross [...]
this world is fading and will soon be burned up and dissolved, exposing our deeds as a fire reveals the gold from ore. since this will happen, what sort of people ought we be? what will not be shaken? my spirit within me cries out, “lead me to the Rock that is higher than i. [...]
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