October 2011
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“I fell in love with books. Some people find beauty in music, some in painting, some in landscape, but I find it in words. By beauty, I mean the feeling you have suddenly glimpsed another world, or looked into a portal that reveals a kind of magic or romance out of which the world has been constructed, a feeling there is something more than the mundane, and a reason for our plodding.”-Donald...
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“Jesus’s teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing, religious people of his day. However, in the main, our churches today do not have this effect. The kind of outsiders Jesus attracted are not attracted to contemporary churches, even our most avant-garde ones. We tend to draw conservative, buttoned-down, moralistic people. The licentious and liberated or...
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Step out || Dive in || Get Dirty
It’s been said that people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care, more times than I’d care to count. But I think there is a lot of truth to that adage. I honestly think that’s what our world is desperately in need of. Lovers and listeners, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way. Who actually...
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Here everything is extraordinary
joshuadylan:
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.
I search in vain history...
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Don't Wait: To forgive the inexcusable is to...
CS Lewis once said, “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”
Don’t wait until you’re emotionally ready to forgive someone. It’s much deeper than that! The writer of Hebrews warns us not to miss the grace of God by letting a root of bitterness grow in our hearts, defiling many. (Hebrews 12v15). And it has...
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Oh, how I love Puritan Writers!
claridon:
A beautiful, compelling prayer.
Lord of immortality, before whom angels bow and archangels veil their faces, enable me to serve Thee with reverence and godly fear. Thou who art Spirit and requirest truth in the inward parts, help me to worship Thee in spirit and in truth. Thou who art righteous, let me not...
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doroteapapa:
“My longing for our church is that we be free from gossip. Let’s be forthright and honest and courageous and humble. Jesus was amazingly blunt at times. Love sometimes sounds like that. He could have easily been accused of callousness or lovelessness. But we know he was the most loving person who ever lived. So let’s follow him in this matter. He died for us so that all the logs and...
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TAKE ACTION: IRAN EXECUTION OF PASTOR YOUSEF...
When asked to “repent” by the Judges, Yousef stated, “Repent means to return. What should I return to? To the blasphemy that I had before my faith in Christ?” The judges replied, “To the religion of your ancestors, Islam.” To which he replied, “I cannot.”
Take a few moments and send an email of protest regarding the illegal execution of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani. Facts and Requests are in this...
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“How could we have such a low view of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we have to manipulate men psychologically to get them to come down and pray a prayer? ..How many times have I heard evangelists say, “It’ll only take five minutes.”? No, my dear friend, it will take your life—all of it! ”We’re just trying to attract people and then we’ll...
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Iranian Pastor Youcef is scheduled for execution... →
mikestoleyobike:
When asked to “repent” by the Judges, Youcef stated, “Repent means to return. What should I return to? To the blasphemy that I had before my faith in Christ?” The judges replied, “To the religion of your ancestors, Islam.” To which he replied, “I cannot.”
via Paul Washer’s Twitter
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones. -Psalm 116v15
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You speak my language, bro.
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -CS Lewis
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I'll Fight to the Very End
While women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight; While children go hungry, as they do now, I’ll fight; While men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; While there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, While there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight- I’ll fight to the very end!”
- William...
unkaglen asked: Thanks for the follow! Love the quotes and the inspiration on your site. God bless you for your bold and outspoken passion for the Lord. You're already an inspiration to many, and you will be to many more. I'm glad to return the follow, and for sure I look forward to more.
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Send the Roths →
There are times in my life that I can look back and distinctively see that the Lord did a work in my heart, and last night was one of those times. I went to Orlando to meet up with believers to intercede for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two friends of mine, Andrew and Amethyst Roth, are moving out into the dangerous, war-stricken land in the heart of Africa for long-term missions. Crying...
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Agape
“Imagine how a man’s life would be if he trusted that he was loved by God. How could he interact with the poor and not show partiality, he could love his wife easily and not expect her to redeem him, he would be slow to anger because redemption was no longer at stake, he could be wise and giving with his money because money no longer represented points, he could give up on formulaic religion,...
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“As long as you and I understand salvation as checking off a box to get to God, we will find ourselves in the meaningless sea of world religions that actually condemn the human race by exalting our supposed ability to get to God. On the other hand, when you and I realize that we are morally evil, dead in sin and deserving of God’s wrath with no way out on our own, we begin to discover our...
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Hot dang.
“Let us never doubt for a moment, that the preaching of Christ crucified — the old story of His blood, righteousness, and substitution — is enough for all the spiritual necessities of mankind. It is not worn out. It is not obsolete. It has not lost its power. We need nothing new — nothing more broad and kind — nothing more intellectual — nothing more...
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Age Old Question
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” -Jim Carrey
“If true happiness depended on the thoughts of man, then all philosophers and deep thinkers would be filled to overflowing with it.” -Sadhu Sundar Singh
All throughout time, people have tried to find true satisfaction. And...
jamiekcurtis asked: I was just passing by your blog and wanted to say that your love for the Lord is encouraging. Keep that flame burning bright! I am also completely excited for how you will be serving the Lord via the world race. Sounds like it's going to be an incredible experience. Be blessed brother!
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PETA Launching A Porn Site →
Show the animals how much you care by demeaning humans instead..
Come on PETA, there has GOT to be a better way to promote your message. Just when I thought I couldn’t get more frustrated with you.
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Learn to Listen
Today, make it your goal to be slow to speak and quick to listen. Everyone you come across has a story, take initiative, slow your roll, and make some time to listen. You may be awed by what you can learn from the most unlikely sources. Whether that be a child, the homeless guy most ignore, or the barista at Starbucks making your pumpkin spice latte.
“The first service that one owes to...
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You want to change the world?
My brother, bringing the Ravenhill-esque heavy:
“The more we feast on lesser pleasures, the less of an appetite we have for the Lord. We have traded open visions for television, fire for flirting, and praying for playing. We won’t encounter God like the saints in the Bible, if we don’t take the time to actually seek His face! We are so stuffed with boring distractions that we...
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Love and Justice
Great blog post by my friend, Michael Gungor [Click here to read the full and original post.]
“I’m not sure how many times I’ve heard people say things like “Well, yes, God is love, but God is also just…”
It’s almost like they are afraid that if people believed that God really loved them fully, that they would take advantage of that and immediately run out to go on a sex and murder...
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J.S. Park: Honesty, the only policy →
jspark3000:
I’m afraid we’ve raised a church culture where we no longer have a safe climate of honesty. Pastors pretend, the sheep are dazzled, the rebels are judged, we are clean at the door: but no one is fooling Jesus. He does not want pep rallies. He wants you, dude.
If you’re hurting, please holler. I’ll pray for you. I’m a hurting messed up broken down saved sinner just like...
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Brilliant.
They say that we’re just...
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Revival?
George Whitefield was a tremendous preacher during the great awakening in England. Droves came to the Lord when he had preached (in a radical way too, laying down their possessions for the poor). To this I say yeah and amen.
My heart breaks, though, knowing that in the years immediately after the great awakening there were soon fewer Christians than there were before it had ever occurred. The...
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”Girls, stop trying to push the limits with your photos. You are beautiful no matter what. You don’t have to show a little extra skin every time you post a picture. Your smile says enough. Stop flirting with danger & causing boys to stumble. Not only that, have some respect for the wonderful young lady you are. You are worth so much more.” -Stella Malone
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CF: Can you remember the last time you didn’t go to bed because people were dying without Christ?
Oh if we believed what we believe.
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Cheap vs Costly Grace
If your idea of grace makes obeying God non-urgent, how is your concept of grace biblical?
“Grace alone does everything, they say, and so everything can remain as it was before. But, the only man that has the right to say that he’s justified by grace alone is the man who has left all to follow Christ. Such a man knows that the call to discipleship is a gift of grace and the call is...
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Oh the Wondrous Cross
Look to Christ, think of the cross and meditate on the cross. Then, go and set your affections on the world if you can. -J.C. Ryle
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Men, Don't Be Tools
Stand up and set a standard for purity for your generation. Humble yourself and get accountable.
My heart breaks over these stats:
12% of the websites on the internet are pornography. That’s 24,644,172 sites.
Worldwide pornography revenue in 2006 was $97.06 billion. Of that, approximately $13 billion was in the US
Every second $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography
The pornography...
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A Letter from Christian Guys
littlethingsaboutgod:
Girls, could we talk to you right out of our hearts for a few minutes? It is awkward for us to talk about something of this nature, in person, so we thought we would write our feelings.
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Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer. -D.L. Moody
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