I like The Rebelution and the Harris’ brothers “teenage rebellion against low expectations,” and something I particularly like about their mission is that they focus on the importance of small hard things. In a recent entry, they discuss this issue again with a quotation from young blogger Tim Sweetman:
Many young Christians long for Christian “stardom,” [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on July 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wrote most of this a few weeks ago during naptime for the kids. I was wanting to escape into the safety of the Word, yet feeling how small my little Bible was compared to the overwhelming environment surrounding me. But that was only an illusion - really, these words convey the truth of the universe, [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection, Scripture on July 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was reading Psalm 94 recently. I especially love these verses:
“For the Lord will not forsake His people; He will not abandon His heritage… If the Lord had not been my help, my soul soon would have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ Your steadfast love, O Lord, held me [...]
Filed under: Scripture on July 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I really appreciated the perspective this preview brought about the revolutionary importance of freedom, connecting with biblical times, the Middle Ages, and more recent struggles. Especially in regard to the mass prevalence of slavery during Bible times - think what it must have meant for Paul to write to the early Christians, “It is for [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Culture, Scripture on July 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two amazing Scriptures I read today (of course, it’s all amazing! ):
“Do not remember against us our former iniquities;
let Your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are brought very low.
Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of Your name;
deliver us, and atone for our sins,
for Your name’s sake!”
(Psalm 79:9-10)
“Paul, a servant [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Scripture on June 21st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Have you ever reminded someone of a truth from Scripture, only to have it come back around to you soon afterwards? The other day I mentioned God’s strength in weakness to someone. Today I was struggling with my insufficiency and insecurity in a few areas. When I turned to 2 Corinthians, which I’ve been reading [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture, Struggles on June 11th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It seems like it would be nice if I could make this a simple how-to post. Here are steps one, two, and three for how to make wise decisions about things that are more important than what color paint to use. There you go! But I read about a much more powerful way:
“If any of [...]
Filed under: Christianity, My Life, Personal Reflection, Scripture on June 9th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
In the first session of New Attitude, Josh Harris spoke about the ways three different people responded to God’s Word (listen here). These are some of my notes and thoughts. I hope they make sense; they might seem a little disconnected. The images he gave are very powerful. And I didn’t even remember the story of Jehoiakim, [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Scripture on May 29th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I am home now. This will be quick, but I do hope to give a fuller overview soon! God really blessed me through the conference. I was encouraged, and convicted of some areas of sin and unbelief. It is so easy to talk the talk and not walk the walk. I have so many areas [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on May 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nonetheless, I still let outward things determine my inward state, with the result that I have fickle joy, not Paul-like joy - the kind that would lead me to say,
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on May 19th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
