In the neighborhood around Vann Park, a lot of the sidewalks are cracked and busted because the trees grow and the roots tear up the concrete. I haven’t written much lately because every day is so full of introspection, contemplation, and learning new things, that I’m too exhausted to write anything on this blog. It’ll…
‚ÄúHe made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.‚Äù (Psalms 103.7, KJV) His ways: manner, journey, path, conversation and custom, a road, the root of this is the word that means ‚Äúthe way that you string a bow‚Äù which is by walking on it and bending it His acts: performance,…
Psa. 81:10 Open your mouth wide and I will fill it: Mouth: peh, mouth (as the means of blowing, it‚Äôs root is to blow away or to blow into corners), speech, mind, edge, eat, hole Wide: rachab, broaden, wide, large, make room Fill: mawlay, to fill, to accomplish or confirm, consecrate, satisfy, to have wholly,…
Louie Giglio talked about God not being about wanting us to “do this better” or clean this up, or change this part of our lives so we can do this different. He said that more than anything else God wants us. Period. He doesn’t want us to _____. He just wants us. God wants you….
“They make em, not for information, but they make them so you can experience them. Because there is a tremendous gulf between experience and information.” –said of Krispy Kreme Donuts, in comparison to the Gospel. ***note, I’m sure Louie would have talked about Donut Bank fruit fritters instead, but Krispy Kreme is all he knows….
I don’t necessarily agree with all of Thomas Merton’s ideas (he was more buddhist than Christian near the end of his life, I think), but here are a couple good quotes from “Contemplative Prayer” ‘Unless a man leave father and mother… ‘ These words of Christ give some indication of the deep conflict which underlies…
“Abnormal days demand abnormal men with abnormal methods and abnomal messages.” L. Ravenhill
So I’m trying to think of times when God supplied people with things before they needed them vs. when they needed them. Peter didn’t see anything on the water to hold him up. The disciples didn’t see enough bread in the basket for all those people-ever. They just saw enough bread and fish once it…
The lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction–because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty. Malachi 2:7
Malachi 1 – paraphrase of Malachi 1:6-7 – You priests are the ones who are defiling my name. “but how” you may ask. By putting defiled food on my altar. “But how does that defile You?” you say. By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible! – The real verse: “When you bring blind animals…
