despair
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not…
like filthy rags
"...and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags..."
like filthy rags
"...and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags..."
thoughts
be satisfied, husbands, part 2
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church,…
be satisfied, part 1
This is my first post in a series of three that will briefly address a few thoughts I have gathered in my <2 years of marriage. Someone gave me the following prose on a single sheet of paper, typed in…
unanswered prayer.
Emerging from a decade of habitual sin and disbelief, I experienced profound transformation when I stopped striving alone. Opening up to others, surrendering control, and acknowledging weakness, I found freedom, strength in God's promise, and a heart aligned with His profound love and purpose.
traveler
Ron Ron is originally from the Adirondacks. He was born on a dairy farm, taken from his family and sent to a foster home, made it through high school, worked for a union, built high rises in San Diego and…
homeless
Do you have the humility that it takes to ask people for everything that you have? Not ask but beg. To stand on a street corner with all that you have and ask every person that comes by for anything?…
self defense – a different perspective
The thought of life or death self-defense is something that I have found to be unsettling. There are consequences (beyond the worldly consequences) that bother me that I feel must be examined before I choose to take the life of…
Jesus – “The Problem Solver?”
Saw a billboard today. Said “Jesus – The Problem Solver.” Jesus, the problem solver? I don’t think Jesus is ‘the problem solver.’ I think that is a dangerous ‘character reduction.’ That title portrays Jesus as the solution to all your…
fears of the everyday.
I’ll speak for myself. Fear is always in me, in some form or fashion. Where am I going? Who will I meet? What will I do? How will I do it? And these are not deep fears of a vast,…
filthy rags
paralyzed i can’t feel my heart i open my eyes all i see is the dark. i know you are here. i know you can see. no reason to fear. Lord hear this plea. I’m begging I’m pleading I’m lost…
