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when it comes to disappointing God…
so you think your sin disappoints God…?
so you think your spiritual failures break His heart…?
so you think you can’t share your testimony without being a hypocrite…?
so you think the guilt you feel is from God…?
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the Jesus i wanted.
i started off the new year in the book of matthew, and that’s where i’ve continued to read in my devotions. i’m reading about Jesus, and as you all know, no other person that ever walked the face of this earth compares to Him.
i think i had Him figured all wrong though, to a point. see, i always pictured Jesus as merciful and gracious, but having a secret agenda. i always thought of Him as loving and kind, but expecting something in return. i always believed him to be wonderful and perfect, but demanding and legalistic. and, in my mind, he was allowed to be all of those things if He so chose to be, because He is, after all, God.
but i was wrong about Him. not that that will come as a surprise to you.
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Question of the day: 2011 was the year…
I hope you haa a relaxing and enjoyable New Years this past weekend!
This week’s QOTD post is going to be a bit different. There are no right or wrong answers. I just want to hear from you and learn a little about what your past year contained, and what you hope your future year holds.
It doesn’t have to be a huge 25-point list or 4 paragraphs of information – it could be just one or two or five things. Whatever – as little or as much as – you want to share is completely fine.
Jesus & Santa.
who here likes Jesus? *awkward glances around the room*
hopefully ya’ll raised your hands. if not, you’re in deep doo-doo.
who here likes Santa? *again, awkward glances*
if you’re reading this, chances are you’re of an age where you no longer (if you ever) believe in santa. it’s okay to say you don’t like him. i don’t really care for the guy either. if you do like him – more power to you. really, i don’t care. :]
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just a few things…
i’m not dead. i wasn’t abducted by aliens. i haven’t gone into hibernation… though it is *definitely* cold enough outside.
i’ve just been… away.
busy. tired. numb. around.
but i wanted to say just a few things real quick.
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from my heart to yours.
with the Thanksgiving holiday still fresh in our minds, i’ve had something on my heart for a couple weeks that i wanted to say to you all. now seems like a perfect time for me to say it.
this blog has been up and running since August 2010 and some of my readers have been with me from the get-go. some of my readers are fairly new. some of my readers are people who fly in for an occasional visit, but nothing steady.
i want you to know that i appreciate all of you.
this blog tends to be very male-dominated in regards to the readers/commentors. there are also a few ladies who are pretty regular contributors to the conversation as well. but for the most part, there are men.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
today is Thanksgiving Day – which just so happens to be my favorite holiday of the year!
i hope you all have a wonderful day today with your friends and family. eat lots of turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy and stuffing and cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie and potatoe salad and veggies and ham and… oh, everything!
but above all that, i hope you remember the true reason for Thanksgiving. take a moment to thank the Lord for the many blessings He has provided to you and your family.
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it’s written in the Bible.
i came across this video a few weeks back and found it very interesting. almost amusing. slightly distressing.
i know people take the Bible out of context all the time to fit their agenda or what-have-you, but there are some times that it still baffles me when they do this.
watch this video to see what i’m talking about, then leave me your thoughts afterwards. if you agree with it, i want to know why. if you disagree with it, i’d like to know why. if you agree only partially, i’d like to know which parts you agreed with and what you disagreed with.
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feet of clay.
i have always loved this portion of Scripture. but it happens to hit a bit closer to home these days.
i had a thought on my mind today, but i really don’t have any words to put said thought into; therefore, i’m letting Jeremiah 18 do the talking for me…
[1] The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
[3] Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
[4] And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
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my nail polish & our lives.
I have this weird habit… or maybe it’s an obssession… I don’t know. But I can never seem to leave my nails painted all one color for more than a week.
Last night as I was working on a midterm, I spotted a couple bottles of nail polish on my dresser and started going to town on my nails.
The result was each hand having the pinkies painted white with pink tips with multi-colored sparkles all over. The ring fingers painted black with purple and blue sparkles all over. The middle fingers painted black with silver sparkles all over. The index fingers painted white with multi-colored sparkles all over. And the thumbs painted white with multi-colored sparkles and the tips covered in purple and blue sparkles.
