Do. Love. Walk.

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July 2011

73 posts

“Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is...”

– Francis Chan (via fallingquietsoftly)

To be transparent with you

I love naps, the only problem is sometimes they don’t allow me to sleep. Hence, why I’m writing on Tumblr when I should be sleeping. Tonight I had Sonny’s for dinner with my dad which was nice, I never see him anymore. I did get to share with him sort of what I’ve been sharing with you pertaining, “admiring vs following” Christ. He admired what I had to say;...

“The wisdom of God has ordained a way for the love of God to deliver us from the...”

– John Piper (via tylerdehate)

Overwhelmed by His faithfulness and my lack of.

How about a side of perspective with your coffee...

I’ll be honest, when I woke up this morning I was not planning on blogging/writing about Hellen Keller. But on the way home from my church last night I saw a photo of a Hellen Keller Facebook someone made; making fun of her disabilities. Maybe I’m maturing a little, I don’t know, but I was kind of disgusted to be honest.. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve had my share of...

No matter what plans you have for you, God’s plans are far better. No matter what desires grip your heart, God’s will is infinitely better. Lord, whatever you want, wherever you want it, and whenever you want it, that’s what I want.

John Piper Interviews David Platt →

I’m on my phone so I’m not able to embed the video so just click the link above if you care to watch. Subject is Local Discipleship, World Missions, & The Bible.

Followers, not Admirers: Soren Kierkegaard →

The difference between an admirer and a follower still remains, no matter where you are. The admirer never makes any true sacrifices. He always plays it safe. Though in words, phrases, songs, he is inexhaustible about how highly he prizes Christ, he renounces nothing, gives up nothing, will not reconstruct his life, will not be what he admires, and will not let his life express what it is he...

Admirer vs. Follower →

It was a typical day. Get up early, stumble out of bed to my Keurig to brew a fresh cup of coffee (or 3). Go to work, hang out with friends, possible bible study, hang out with friends again, and then eventually go to bed. Of course, social networking making its way through all of those things somehow. But tonight at CRU (Campus Crusade) I was shook. I’ll be honest, I was going...

hislivingpoetry asked: thanks for following sir! It's always an encouragement to meet other brothers in the faith.

I noticed that you made it out to Tampa for the mini Come&Live! event, that's so sick! I was trying really hard to get that day off, but my manager wouldn't let me, because I already requested a weekend off for the Hillsong United Worship nights in Tampa & Miami.

servant-son-deactivated20110808 asked: Thanks for the follow Bro! Great to see another man striving to follow Jesus!

My Utmost July 25th →

The Sermon on the Mount is not a set of rules and regulations: it is a statement of the life we will live when the Holy Spirit is getting His way with us.

“I love to make my Father happy I love to make my Father Smile and I will bless...”

– Cory Asbury (via lovingtheunknown)

“No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His...”

– Albert Einstein (via joahchun)

A Message to Single Guys- Matt Chandler →

From A Cyclist, Scooterist, (And Fellow Driver)

Be praying, while riding bikes tonight on the weekly Fast Friday Ride (FFR), a section of Parkway Dr was closed due to a fatal motorcycle accident. The wreck was gnarly, there was also a baby carriage in the road from the accident :/ Turns out a car pulled out in front of a motorcyclist without seeing him and the motorcyclist crashed into him at 40+ MPH. On our way back we stopped at 7-11 to...

Sing A New Song: “Has it ever occurred to you that... →

patrickmichaelchin: “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers meeting together, each one…

Many of us are hunting mice - while lions devour...

As self-professed Christians we’ve got to be careful that we don’t major on the minors. Anything in Scripture worth fighting for will be found in Christ. Maybe we should spend less time systematizing or arguing the “fundamental” importance of certain teachings within the Bible (“recovered” by some sect or another), and spend more time listening to the actual Word of God, if that’s who we believe...

My Utmost For His Highest: 7/21 →

The teaching of the Sermon on the Mount produces despair in the natural man - the very thing Jesus means it to do. As long as we have a self-righteous, conceited notion that we can carry out Our Lord’s teaching, God will allow us to go on until we break our ignorance over some obstacle, then we are willing to come to Him as paupers and receive from Him.

marklemontang: no longer okay with living a comfortable life.

Trying to etch into my heart.

Jesus loves the people you hate, embraces the people you disgrace, and listens to the people you ignore.

Don't Miss the View

Your view of the cross is the most important view you can have. Through its lens, your perception of the Lord, the lost, and your neighbor is framed. Don’t miss the view of mercy and where you came from. Walk in light of the cross, and view your neighbors and the lost in light of mercy. [Mercy: Treating people with the knowledge that they can be redeemed by God with one divine...

[DISCLAIMER: I DID NOT WRITE THIS; JUST THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT] Truth. What is truth? Truth is the original. “I am the Lord, your God.” EXODUS 16:11-13 “Behold, I make all things new.”REVELATION 21:5 Truth is love. “I’d sell off the whole world to get you back. I’d trade the entire creation just for you.”ISAIAH 43:4 MSG The truth will wreck. “Do not suppose that I have...

Lover first // Worker second

You have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity to wonder, “Am I doing this right”? or “Did I serve enough this week?” When you are running toward Christ, you are freed up to serve, love, and give thanks without guilt, worry or fear. -Chan Paul said it like this to the church at...

“Let’s face it. We’re willing to make changes in our lives only if we think it...”

– Francis Chan (via struckdownbutnotdestroyed)

This has been in my head the last few days: ...

321 Fixed Gear →

I’m a really bad napper. Every time I take a 1 hour nap I don’t wake up until 3+ later… haha. Oh well. In other news, Fast Friday, the weekly bike ride mentioned prior, is back on at 8. All is well in the world again. (But I do secretly want to bring the scooter to the ride) #scootersquad4life

“Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance,...”

– Dietrich Bonhoeffer (via jaymaries)

Such a rad testimony, PTL →