Thoughts June 28, 2009

I enjoy Ramen noodles.
I enjoy my $5 coffee table.
I enjoy my $10 magazine-holder-thingy.
I enjoy playing dress-up.
I enjoy Rummy.
I enjoy Rummycube.
I enjoy sleep.

A Study on Philemon June 23, 2009

v. 2 Apphia was probably Philemon’s wife (according to Guzik) and Archippus their son. Their house was one of the many house-churches of the time.
The earliest Christians had no property of their own for church buildings. The Jews had their synagogues, but Christians met in the homes of their members. The Christians of a [...]

Rend your hearts, not your clothing June 22, 2009

God’s whooping my butt today.
More struggling with sin (I’m losing)…. decide to read through Jonah. Safe enough story, right? No huge Pauline condemnation there. Just a fun VBS story. Wrong. In the margins of the third chapter there’s a note… a reference to Joel 2:14. Jotted down and forgotten about from one of our [...]

If We’re The Bride… June 22, 2009

So, one of the big lessons being pounded into my heart lately is that fact that being a christian is entering into a romance with God. It’s not religion, its not being ‘good’. Its acknowledging that God has been pursuing me, loves me, and wants to romance me. He wants a relationship. The wedding language [...]

Your Deeds of Salvation June 15, 2009

But I will hope continually,
and will praise you yet more and more
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.
I will come praising the mighty deeds of the I AM,
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
Psalm 71:14-16
I love that, “though their number [...]

survival June 13, 2009

“against the flesh, the traitor within, a warrior uses discipline. we have a two-dimensiional version of this now called ‘quiet time’. but most men have a hard time sustaining any sort of devotional life because it has no vitl connection to recovering and protecting their strength. it feels about as important as flossing. but if [...]

Happy Anniversary! June 11, 2009

Yay! Two years ago, I started this blog. Kinda crazy reading some of the older posts. God’s brought me a loooooooonnnnnnggggg way in a mere two years.

Wild at Heart June 10, 2009

borrowing “Wild at Heart” from a friend. I’d read “Captivating” a while ago and loved it, so why not.
Noteworthy Quote:
“He’s coming to me for validation” a young woman told me about the man she was dating. Or, had been dating. She was drawn to him at first, and certainly drawn to the [...]

Lady in Waiting June 1, 2009

So this weekend’s theme has decidely been ‘waiting’ — with patience. It started with a new song I heard on the River, aptly named ‘Waiting’, to be followed closely by a JH sermon on the virtues of patience and how to wait well. Taken from James 5:7-12.
Of course, there’s the ongoing wait for news [...]

This and That June 1, 2009

Do you know when God puts people in your path, you know it? Like you’re having a rough day, and a total stranger says just the right thing to stop you in your tracks, and you’re like… ‘wow, God, I needed that. Thanks.’ or a new friendship develops that you just know is heavensent? When [...]