A small excerpt from Henri Nouwen’s, In the name of Jesus

“But there is more. Ministry is not only a communal experience, it is also a mutual experience. Jesus, speaking about his own shepherding ministry, says, ‘ I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and ( Read more... )

Just grabbed this off Tim Keller's blog. Check this out. This goes to show that though we are naturallly a certain way and have certain gifts, we'll still struggle with certain sin and are deeply in need of God's grace to change us. Do these two exercises and let me know your thoughts/response and I'll do the same in a later post. Thanks!

A. Read ( Read more... )

Hey everyone. Hope you haven't forgotten about me ( Read more... )

Damn, I've been in quite a slump lately. I think it's because I've been kept to myself and 'done my own thing' lately. It doesn't help that I constantly feel reminded of that incident that so damaged me inside. Shiet, I'm still struggling with the frustration and hurt from it. Anyhow, I wanted to post a story before I forget ( Read more... )

My dad sat me down to talk to me about my problems. I was especially frustrated today and very grouchy. I don't know why. I got flaked on by a friend, accidentally kneed in the face (twice), and other thangs. Anyhow, I just took it worse today. I was especially upset about the friend who flaked because it happens so often that it ain't even funny ( Read more... )

San Francisco is becoming a more and more beautiful place to me. There lies a beautiful mesh of colors and foods, dialects and languages. Marxist Historian Heinz Kreissig said that the early Christians drawn from "urban circles of well-situated artisans, merchants, and members of the liberal professions". Historical analysis also shows that the ( Read more... )

"The Bible is not the record of people following the rules and grabbing a blessing. The Bible is a record of grace breaking into people's lives, usually in the form of suffering, who otherwise would have never been able to overcome their own corruption and brokeness."

- Tim Keller
The incident that happened has opened my eyes wide, and I don't ( Read more... )

You know, I'm just all worn out. An incident that happened last week has been eating me alive, and I'm desperate right now. I'm going through it deep ( Read more... )

'Cohort' is a weird word. I don't know why. Sounds funny.

7 page research due in 2 hrs FTL.

I've been eating these dried plums for the past few days now, probably because it's extremely accessible and delicious. Anyhow, I then thought, "wait, what's the difference between these and prunes ( Read more... )