February 2011
61 posts
The humblest praise most, while cranks and malcontents praise least. Praise...
– C.S. Lewis (via joelwgnr)
January 2011
90 posts
An idol is something you have to check with before you say “yes” to...
– Jack Taylor
How would you treat a person that lied to you as much as your fears have?
– Jack Hayford
Jesus didn’t die so we could live victoriously in the sense of survival,...
– Bill Johnson
I don’t want to be desperate for God. Desperation implies dysfunction in...
– Graham Cooke (we are to be satisfied in Him)
To beg God to heal someone is to assume you have more compassion than He does.
– Randy Clark (via paintingswithwords)
Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You...
– Harvey MacKay (via ftweeks) “so true”
My journey to eternity: I read about how you... →
journeytoeternity:
I read about how you touched them and they were healed. Or even if someone just touched your cloak they were forever changed. You let a broken women bathe your feet in her tears. And you washed your best friend’s feet. I’m just wondering though did you ever just hug people?
I mean I know that… (click the link above for the rest…)
Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done...
– Paul the Apostle (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)
Worlds Widest Slip and Slide. I want this right... →
Surrender don’t come natural to me, I’d rather fight you for what I...
– Rich Mullins (Hold Me Jesus) (sometimes I feel this way and it sucks)
Nothing is a waste when there is a kingdom to gain. Give me your compass and I...
– Kirk Thomas (in honor of my friend Kirk who is moving away)
Either there is a God, or there isn’t. Both possibilities are frightening. If...
– Russian Astronomer (via writingwrong)
What freedom looks like...
**this is an illustration which is in fact an excerpt from a great blog post my friend Adam posted on his wordpress. If you’d like to read the entire post you can click on the following link: http://adheather.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/what-if-nothing-could-hold-me/
This blew me away….
Here is a powerful example of a way in which someone has proven that the world no longer has any...
Reputation comes from repetition. Repetition builds trust and trust is the...
– Kris Vallotton
From the time of adam to the time of the flood was about 1600 years. That means...
– Kayo Zukowski (via phillipconradie)
And now in the new covenant he’s nothing but pleased with us! Woo!
(via phildrysdale)
Anonymous asked: Hey! I currently live in Brazil and I'm situated about 9 hours away from Teresopolis. Unfortunatelly I checked into the newspaper and they don't recognize the article or have any news of the ressurections whatsoever. I found the picture of the original newspaper cover. As far I've tried there is not even news of a Bethel team or group of american's doing relief work out there....
What do you fear, lady”? he asked. “A cage,” she said. “To stay behind bars,...
– The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien (via quote-book)
The absence of being poor in spirit is the quickest way to spiritual poverty....
– Bill Johnson (via paintingswithwords)
Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian,...
– Alice Cooper (via alightforrevelation)
murraytp:
A mini documentary I did last semester with a couple friends. Pretty interesting responses. Thinking about doing another one this semester.
The question: “If you were standing at the gates of heaven, what would you tell God to get in.”
The way God measures success and the way the world measures success are not the...
– Kris Vallotton (4th sentence is paraphrased and interpreted by me)
One of the greatest revelations we can ever receive is a revelation of who we...
– Joshua Pettigrew
it’s a sad day when we have to put ourselves down to make God look good
– Sarah Ring (via phildrysdale)
Enough Faith. Enough Grace.
A stark realization has come to me in the past few years that every time I sin or disobey God it is directly co-related to the amount of faith I have in Him. Now before you get really jot and tittle’y with this, let’s clear up a few things.
1. Your faith meter doesn’t rise and fall and neither does your sin meter. So if you sin 5 times in whatever way, that does not co-relate...
Come&Live! →
Check this site out. I like their approach to music and missional living. They also offer a lot of free music downloads. Some of the stuff is really good. This is a site I plan to visit regularly, and not just for the free jams. :)
Things I wanna learn...
I’m just gonna put this out there, because I never really have.
1. Photography. I like sweet pics, I wanna know how to take em.
2. Creativity. This isn’t necessarily or completely something one learns, but I want to continue to develop an eye for the creative, but even more, I desire to majorly grow in my own creative expression through graphic design, photography, writing, music,...
rogiaeu:
It is Our Responsibility To Create Space That Inspires The Reality Of Dreaming.
For in dreaming we see the uninhibited potential of creation God has shared with humanity. May these dreams be righteous, honorable, holy, and all together beautiful, that they may reflect the heart of God within us.
Both the Holy Spirit and the devil love to preach on our identity. The devil...
– (via phildrysdale)