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…
like filthy rags
"...and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags..."
like filthy rags
"...and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags..."
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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…
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…
new domain!
I have moved my site to from likefilthyrags.wordpress.com! My subscribers have been transferred automatically, so you don’t have to do anything! My old WordPress.com domain is forwarded to the new domain, so you shouldn’t have…
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.
Read Moreunanswered prayer.1 Timothy 1:1-7
Paul begins this letter to Timothy by urging Timothy to stay in Ephesus. Paul finds the false doctrines being taught by men in the church to be so damaging that he has urged Timothy to stay…
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…
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…
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…
1 Peter 1:1-12
R: “Though you have not seen him, you love him.” v.8 E: Peter is writing to scattered believers. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!” Peter is emphasizing how great the…