elvisinleather

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elvisinleather Apr 20, 2006 11:25

In response to many requests for proof of my existance and by way of an update...

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elvisinleather Jun 11, 2005 20:26

What is it now that makes my heart so ache ( Read more... )

sonnet, spiritual, poetry

From Oswald Chamber's My Utmost for His Highest

Your will agrees with God, but in your flesh there is a nature that renders you powerless to do what you know you ought to do. When the Lord initially comes in contact with our conscience, the first thing our conscience does is awaken our will, and our will always agrees with God. Yet you say, "But I ( Read more... )

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elvisinleather May 18, 2005 08:09

Two things: (I must be on a two things kick huh?)

First a neat analogy I heard at a wedding recently.
A Christian marriage is like a triangle in which God is at the top, the apex, and you and your spouse are the bottom points. The closer you are to God, the closer you get to each other. (check out the stolen illustration).

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elvisinleather May 15, 2005 12:11

Two things today:

First some profound wisdom stolen from the funny papers.
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Of course, nobody recognizes him so it's pretty lame."

Second, have you ever wondered why the Bible tells us to believe on Jesus Christ and not in Him? I know that I always thought it was just a fancy, shakespearian- ( Read more... )

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elvisinleather May 11, 2005 06:14

My friend in the jacket builds walls ( Read more... )

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elvisinleather May 09, 2005 15:14

Just a quick little note ( Read more... )

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elvisinleather May 06, 2005 08:27

Today's My Utmost... really should be a must read for a lot of Christians. (emphases are mine)

A spiritually-minded person will never come to you with the demand- "Believe this and that"; a spiritually-minded person will demand that you align your life with the standards of Jesus. We are not asked to believe the Bible, but to believe the One whom ( Read more... )

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elvisinleather Apr 29, 2005 14:49

As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises. When we become simply a promoter or a defender of a particular belief, something within us dies. That is not believing God - it is only believing our belief about Him. -Oswald Chambers

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elvisinleather Apr 25, 2005 23:30

Why do I think if I remind you(the jellyfish ( Read more... )