Never before had the words above meant so much more to me, but I'm finally realizing that I shouldn't be attempting to avoid struggling and suffering, but rather embracing the struggles in the precious name of Christ in order to not only grow closer to Him, but farther away from the sin that so entangles me. I'm almost loving that each day is going ( Read more... )

"What is, therefore, our task today? Shall I answer: "Faith, hope, and love"? That sounds beautiful. But I would say --- courage. No, even that is not challenging enough to be the whole truth. Our task today is recklessness. For what we Christians lack is not psychology or literature...we lack a holy rage ---the recklessness which comes from the ( Read more... )

I've been evaluating myself a lot more lately, really looking into all my motives and actions and wondering why I'm doing the things I'm doing and wanting to do my best in each and every action I'm a part of. I guess with the whole registering of classes in college it finally became real to me that I no longer have an excuse for a poor work ethic ( Read more... )

So many times I've longed for peace and yet I always went to the wrong places to find it. Music, books, television, video games...all very relaxing activities or things but none of these can give me a truly lasting peace. I've always known that resting in God is what could give me true peace, yet I've always had such a problem with actually doing ( Read more... )

hey to all my fellow livejournalians, im having my graduation party at my house on monday, may 29th from 430-9. give me a call if you need directions/my address. i don't feel like putting up my address on the internet. call me paranoid. or you can send me a comment and ill gladly respond.

i finally bought ok computer by radiohead and my first explosions in the sky cd today. i was getting sick of burning cds and stealing music by the way of people, but now im not so sure. music is so expensive. i can't possibly purchase all of the cds i would like to and be able to live for the rest of my life ( Read more... )

All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you ( Read more... )

People will fade away. Failure will happen. It is amidst this failure, this submission, that we must look into the face of God, a face that can NEVER fail. It is in these quiet moments that we realize the sheer magnitude and the complete beauty of Christ, and Him crucified.

"We all, with unveiled face, beholding...the glory of the Lord..." (2 Corinthians 3:18 ( Read more... )

Because I cant make sense of this life and all its pleasures and its pains,
And how Your love brought me this far but some how left me along the way
To die here a little more each day
so wake me up when there’s an ending