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Friday, March 07, 2008

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    Seven Swans
    By Sufjan Stevens
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    "I was talking to a homeless man at a laundry mat recently, and he said that when we reduce Christian spirituality to math we defile the Holy. I thought that was very beautiful and comforting because I have never been good at math. Many of our attempts to understand Christian faith have only cheapened it. I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me. The little we do understand, that grain of sand our minds are capable of grasping, those ideas such as God is good, God feels, God loves, God knows all, are enough to keep our hearts dwelling on His majesty and otherness forever."
    --Don Miller

Sunday, February 17, 2008

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    Amos Lee
    By Amos Lee
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    So I'm marrying that gorgeous girl in my profile picture.  She's incredible, and God's teaching us so much in our relationship, and we cannot wait to serve God for the rest of our lives together..  Thought I'd let you all know.

Monday, January 28, 2008

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    The Prophet
    By Kahlil Gibran
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    I'm at Starbucks waiting on Tommy...  Figured I'd spew out a few thoughts here.  I've been thinking a lot recently about owning up to things.  I think I've been coasting by for far too long and it's time to take on some of the things I've promised to do...  this meaning things that come with being a Christian.  Yes, I realize we are saved by grace plus nothing.  We don't HAVE to do anything.  But Jesus does mandate us to live a certain way in living a life honoring God.  These things would include caring after the poor, the orphans, etc.  I feel as though many things we (as a people) don't do, are because we've never seen them done first.  Relationships for example; we rarely see biblical, Godly relationships lived out.  Discipleship, for example (thank you, Mark Treas) is passed by because we so rarely see it lived out the way Jesus intended.  Anyway, Tommy's here, so I'll wrap up but basically I think it's up to us to change this.  I think we can't let it go by for the next generation to deal with...

Saturday, January 19, 2008

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    The Trumpet Child
    By Over the Rhine
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    So God's pretty cool.  I can't seem to ever get over how much God loves me.  Actually I'm not sure I've even ever fully grasped it.  I'm not saying that with any arrogance, but the complete opposite.  It's hard for me to believe that anyone, much less a perfect Being, could love me unconditionally.  Literally as I type, I'm wondering this...

Friday, January 11, 2008

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    • Name: Joshua
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    • Birthday: 8/19/1984
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  • I love chai tea, baseball and Jesus, but not in that order.. I also love art, cause it's cool.. all kinds of art, primarily visual, but theatre is cool in small doses.. I love to read, but I'm kinda slow at it during school, which sucks, but what are ya gonna do?.. I think Kevin Bonapfel is the funniest man alive, and am currently trying to think of something better to put on my 'About Me' section...