April 2013
3 posts
There is much suffering in the world-physical, material, mental. The suffering...
– Mother Teresa
Your Phone vs. Your Heart →
March 2013
2 posts
The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to died for me, yet I...
– — Tim Keller, The Reason For God,181
[HT: Take Your Vitamin Z]
February 2013
13 posts
Watch this and join the movement! Visit Both Ends Burning for more information and a list of cities where the documentary will be shown.
Luther compares the devil to a chained dog
“Why should you fear? Why should you be afraid? Do you not know that the prince of this world has been judged? He is no lord, no prince any more. You have a different, a stronger Lord, Christ, who has overcome and bound him. Therefore let the prince and god of this world look sour, bare his teeth, make a great noise, threaten, and act in an unmannerly way; he can do no more than a bad dog on...
Attached to Technology and Paying a Price →
January 2013
24 posts
WORLD Magazine | Fewer fathers for the fatherless →
International adoptions into the US have fallen by over 50% in the last 10 years. This needs to change!
Three Things I Wish I Knew Before I Got Married →
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly...
– C.S. Lewis (via anonymousmentor)
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Our extremities are the Lord’s opportunities. Immediately a keen sense of danger forces an anxious cry from us the ear of Jesus hears, and with him ear and heart go together, and the hand does not long linger. At the last moment we appeal to our Master, but his swift hand makes up for our delays by instant and effectual action. Are we nearly engulfed by the boisterous waters of affliction? Let us...
An Honest Approach to Adoption | The ABBA Fund... →
What is union with Christ? And how does this union help us advance in personal holiness?
Desiring God asked J. I. Packer and he answered in this rich 9-minute video.
Transcribed Excerpt “[As a Christian] you have to face a great deal of opposition from the world, the flesh, and the devil. But as the new creatures that you are in Christ — risen with him, with the power of his resurrection...
An open letter Tommy Nelson wrote on Marriage
johnbryson:
A point to consider for a new year - I’m now 62. I’ve been married for 38 of them. My two sons are married with six grandkids among them. Teresa and I have a home full of memories, growth marks for grandkids on the door frames, junk furniture to be inherited, and a house to retire in or sell off some day. We have ten acres, nine dogs (over the 38 years) two feral cats, a baby rabbit...
The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and...
– Tozer, A. W. (Aiden Wilson) (2011-03-24). The Pursuit of God (Kindle Locations 74-76). Kindle Edition.
August 2012
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June 2012
8 posts
7 Life Lessons I Learn from my Dad
My youngest brother wrote this in honour of Father’s Day. I couldn’t agree more.
Always believe in and trust other people. You can always find good in someone.
You can always find a job. If no one is hiring, create a business and hire yourself.
He taught me how to be a good Dad. Strong, loving, consistent and present.
You can never say “I love you” enough
He believed in my...
We often fear relationships because to open ourselves to another requires a...
– (via joshlsulli)