April 2012
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Innovation.
Believers have been commissioned by Christ to “go and make disciples among the nations” (Matt. 28:19), while being urged by Paul to “not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this world” (Rom. 12:2). While perhaps superficially contradictory, the terms are, in all actuality, quite congruent. We, as Christians, have a duty and command to stand out among the sinful masses of the world as...
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"Nursing's not a ministry."
For my entire life (or, at least, for as long as I can remember) there was never a moment when I doubted that my faith and my profession would be integrated together into my ministry focus. It was never even an option for me. I went into college with the intention that my four years of schooling would be the training I would need to go out into the world “and make disciples of all nations.” I did...
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Adulteress.
A while ago, I studied extensively the book of Hosea, and the last few chapters I’ve read have really transformed the way I view my relationship with the Lord, the ways in which I interact with people (specifically, nonbelievers), and how I retain and maintain an intimate relationship with my Creator. It really allowed me to contrast a life dedicated to Jesus from a life dedicated to self. One of...
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Self-righteous.
“You become judgmental by being a very good person that never surrenders to all God wants to do in the lives of people who aren’t as good as you are… and because you’re better than them you forget to care about them… and become an obstacle to the grace and love of God in the world.” Andy Stanley
I am absolutely crazy about and dedicated to Gospel and love of Christ. That message I will shout...
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“I need the fear of a love that’s lost. I need to stop trying to count the...”
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Good enough.
I had a peculiar thought yesterday. As I was cleaning my apartment, I thought to myself, “What if all my training and education and preparation to do Kingdom work and ministry, what if it was all leading up to one Divine encounter with one individual, preordained from before the beginning of time? What if everything I am doing now is done only to benefit one person who desperately...
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“Just because you put syrup on something don’t make it pancakes.”
– Shawn Spencer
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“Because Christian belief and practice are so pervasively and seriously...”
– Douglas Schuurman, Vocation of the Wilder World
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Dan Savage and his take on "anti-bullying;"... →
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“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...”
– Ashley Smith
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“I recently spoke at a conference that was well attended by women who were...”
– Elyse Fitzpatrick, Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life
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On feminine mystique.
We are never called on to parade our doubts or to express the hidden ecstasies of our life with God. The secret of the worker’s life is that he keeps in tune with God all the time. O.C.
“…but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.”
Are you experiencing...
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“He is exalted at the Father’s right hand, and though as Jehovah He had...”
– Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening
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“God is love. The woman who dances in the arms of God has God’s love in her....”
– Angela Thomas
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“I will absolutely not be coasting into heaven. I will be tripping in. Out of...”
– Angela Thomas
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“Grace is not opposed to effort. Grace is opposed to earning.”
– Dallas Willard
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“Religious people want more things. Gospel people want more of God.”
– Tim Keller
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“If darkness is present in your community, you are not the light.”
– Harvey Carey
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Anonymous asked: Are you Mormon?
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“The law supposing I have all,
Does ever for perfection call;
The...”
– Ralph Erskine
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“We all pretend for a while or for a lifetime. But pretending is not...”
– Angela Thomas
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You May Not Believe This Story
Let me start by saying that it really is ok if you don’t believe this story. Though I promise you, with ever fibrous piece of my being, that it’s all true. But I don’t blame you at all if you’re skeptical. I mean, I could hardly believe what was happening. Who would have thought that something like that would happen to someone like me. You know what I mean? Oh, forgive me,...
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“We can exhaust ourselves by seeking significance in what we do and how we are...”
– John Piper
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His disciples took hold of His feet and worshiped Him (Matt 28:9).
All Mary Magdalene needed to hear was the risen Lord calling her name for her to cling to Him (John 20:16-17).
Thomas cried out “My Lord and My God” on seeing the mark of the nails (John 20:27-29).
Peter leaped out of his boat to swim to the shore, where Christ stood waiting for him (John 21:7).
How will you worship...
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The Collision of God and Sin
“Who His own self have our sins in His own body on the tree” 1 Peter 2:24
The Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God’s judgment on sin. Never associate the idea of martyrdom with the Cross of Christ. It was the supreme triumph, and it shook the very foundations of hell. There is nothing in time or eternity more absolutely certain and irrefutable than what Jesus Christ...
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“And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.” Col. 2:13-14. May I never lose the wonder of the cross…..
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“My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk.”
– John Keats
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“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think...”
– Garrison Keillor
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I'm a Christian....unless you're gay →
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Are you a kingdom-builder or a kingdom-destroyer?
Think carefully about the significance of that question before you answer it.
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Lately, I have been trying to refrain from “teaching” on Tumblr, knowing what the Scriptures say about it (James 3:1) and not having received any confirmation that teaching is one of my spiritual gifts.
However, during my time with the Lord this morning, I felt really convicted on what I read and studied...
