December 2011
21 posts
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for...”
– Philippians 1:3-11
Merry Christmas
This break has been pretty interesting. It feels like everything that God has been teaching me these past few months are actually coming together. I spent the past week at a resort with my family on vacation. I know we all love one another (a lot) but sometimes it’s just hard when you don’t agree.
Ever since I began going to church my parents have been wary of getting into certain...
Watchmolesky:
[Insert Title That Makes Watching This Video Irresistable]
Too exhausted after a full week, and my brain won’t work to come up with a title to make you watch this video. So let me just say, please watch this video on bad Christian art and good theology, so that we stop..
“…manipulating God to make him fit into predictable, manageable paradigms. That’s not good art, that’s not good...
Please Pray For Me
Home is not a restful place. I think the best way to describe it is that it’s a battle field. If my family isn’t staring at me weirdly, they’re debating with me. If they’re not debating with me, they’re talking amongst themselves about how wrong I am.
Every time I come home I see their hardness and cynicism grow (or maybe I’m just growing in awareness or...
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”
– Martin Luther (via solideogloriaa)
“Beware of isolation; beware of the idea that you have to develop a holy life...”
– Oswald Chambers (Biblical Psychology)
“Jesus said, “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to...”
– Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest)
xtineliang asked: dangit! they limit the space in replies! but actually i think that one of the great things of a personal blog's that you can write whatever you want. you can share what you like, what you think is funny, or what God is doing in your life, there is no cut compartments, b/c it's a reflection of you. one of the things i liked about tumblr is that it allows me to share not only my thoughts...
Thoughts on Blogging
Today was really cool. A bunch of us are taking a class called Science and Christianity next semester. It will be a directed study in a seminar form so we’ll mostly be meeting without our professor to discuss our readings.
In order to be able to have actual discussions, Dr. Patterson had us meet today to get to know one another. He wanted us to share our personal history, religious history,...
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Some context: “Into the darkness of petty self-preoccupation has shone “the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God” (2 Corinthians 4:4). The Christian Gospel is about “the glory of Christ,” not about me. And when it is — in some measure — about me, it is not about my being made much of by God, but about God mercifully enabling...
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WatchInterview with Bob Kauflin on Theology and Practice of Worship. It’s a long video but it’s really interesting.
My favorite part:
Bob Kauflin (talking to a friend, a fellow pastor): I feel hopeless all the time
Friend: I don’t think you feel hopeless enough.
Bob Kauflin: What?
Friend: Well, if you were hopeless you’d stop trusting in what you can do and start trusting...
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