God loves good people. Isn't that what we're taught? Well, some of us. But it's bullshit. Why is it bullshit, you ask? It's bullshit because it is not what the Bible teaches, it's not what Christ taught (and teaches). First, the Bible teaches that there simply aren't any good people (Romans 3:23), except those who become good by the faith in ( Read more... )

"Jesus didn't come to fulfill your dreams; He didn't come to fulfill your ambitions, to bump you up a few notches on the satisfaction scale, to make your marriage better, to straighten out your golf swing and help you hit more home runs. He came to take over."
- John MacArthur

a smouldering pile of ashes
was there once a fire here?
in this grey winter world
could there have been a glow?
could it burst into flames at any minute?
will it be blown away to nothing?
will I forever be on the cusp of a miracle unseen?

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shadows of death oncoming oblivious ( Read more... )

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of yes-men and bootlickers, let us enjoy ourselves, doing whatever feels right to us in our hearts, including giving up. Let us fix our eyes on ourselves and our good qualities by which we are saved and which we have of ourselves because of our own choice to follow God, that we would ( Read more... )

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"Those who do not know the maker of love who is love cannot know love; neither can they love."