“...any
effort on the part of believers to create a loving community of
hospitality will have to include a focused intentionality and energy
on the part of all. Otherwise, believers will just meet to be
meeting, going through the motions and not really meaning it. Such
an atmosphere of indifference and fiction would not be worth the
time expended.”--Steven Fetke
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Stress and Family Prayer...
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Unknown
God grant me the grace to not kill my family. I know the difficulty I endure helps create in me great endurance (Rom. 5:3-4). Yes, that's it. Endurance. #closertogod
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
76% of pastors...
By
Unknown
When the question was asked, if Christian churches accepted others and loved unconditionally; 76% of pastors said 'yea,' and 80% of outsiders said 'nah'--Barna. Who's the better judge?
99% of what we say...
By
Unknown
"The people to whom we minister and speak will not recall 99% of what we say to them, but they will never forget the kind of person we are"
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Angelic visitation...
By
Unknown
My life thus far has convinced me that an honest talk with a good friend is worth 2 angelic visitations. Bless you my friends. Words can not express how you've blessed this life.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
God treats you like an adult...
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Unknown
"God treats the mature leader as a mature adult, leaving more and more to his or her spiritual discernment and giving fewer buts if tangible guidance than in earlier years"--J. Oswald Sanders
Worth of a person...
By
Unknown
"The worth of a man must be measured by his life, not by his failure under a singular and peculiar trial"--James Anthony Froude
Friday, March 22, 2013
God-illusions...
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Unknown
“We
don't want to face sin because we don't want to lose our
god-illusions, we're afraid that if we're not the gods our lives and
actions we're nothing."--Eugene Peterson
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
86% of teens...
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Unknown
86% of teen say they know a Christian, only 15% reported that they could see any difference--Barna
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
God will not...
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Unknown
God will not: fit in a box, be a puppet, or condemn those that are in Christ (Rom 8:1) #closertogod
Monday, March 18, 2013
God's creative genius...
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Unknown
“The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of
faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.”
― Eugene H. Peterson
― Eugene H. Peterson
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Wondering what God had wrought...
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Unknown
“We lay on our backs looking at the ceiling and wondering what God had wrought when he made life so sad and disinclined. ”--Jack Kerouac, On The Road
Tired of God substitutions...
By
Unknown
The point our faith becomes most real is when we realize we've been
searching for Heaven all along, and disappointed with substitutions. #closertogod
Are you sin insane too?
By
Unknown
When we do the same foolish things over and over, expecting different results, is this not the definition of insanity? Only God can save us from ourselves (Rom 7:15-25). #closertogod
Friday, March 15, 2013
The religious heart...
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Unknown
The religious heart is unsatisfied until it finds a sinner to prosecute, ask Jesus (John 9) #closertogod
Heaven knows we need...
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Unknown
"Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlaying our hard hearts"--Charles Dickens
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Pray when you don't believe..
By
Unknown
Pray when you don't believe, give thanks when you're disappointed, and don't be surprised when your heart changes flow and your joy is released. #closertogod
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Internet and God Humility
By
Unknown
In a day in which pastors (that aren't Jesus, by the way) can have over 70,000 Twitter followers, and everyone these days is expected to be an expert on something so they can monetize it. God still calls Ruths Samuels, Davids, Priscillas. He still works on behalf of the people that think nothing of themselves. And He works on your behalf friend. Trust & Wait
Monday, March 11, 2013
The point of failure and frustration...
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Unknown
"I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level if living I now enjoy"--Tony Robbins
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Try accepting yourself...
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Try accepting yourself, your strengths and your short comings as Divine Grace, you'll be glad you did
Saturday, March 9, 2013
All judgement happens...
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Unknown
All judgement happens in retrospect. How do you know these aren't the best days of your life?
In order to see God...
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Unknown
In order to see God do the impossible, you have to be in an impossible situation (Ex. 14) #closertogod
Friday, March 8, 2013
What we don't do for God...
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Unknown
What we don't do for God is often far more critical than what we in fact do--Eugene Peterson
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Sometimes the hardest...
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Unknown
Sometimes the hardest folks to love are those that say they love us back
Recipe for Happiness
By
Unknown
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness--Charles Spurgeon #closertogod
The Reward of Faith?
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Unknown
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe-- St. Augustine #closertogod
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Exhausting God's love?
By
Unknown
Exhausting the Love of God is like trying to stay dry in a downpour. Good luck, it's impossible #closertogod
The best God?
By
Unknown
The best God is one that wakes you up at 5 to share that they love you #closertogod
Why Guilt?
By
Unknown
Guilt continues to be, the best evidence for humanity's addiction to control #closertogod
The sins we proclaim...
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Unknown
The sins people typically proclaim to be greatest are the ones with which they do not struggle. Interesting. #closertogod
What's your vision?
By
Unknown
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world-Arthur Schopenhauer
In between the shores...
By
Unknown
In between the shores of "I don't know how" and "I've made it" is the water of turmoil and circumstance. Jesus wants to walk on it with you #closertogod
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
If the money...
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Unknown
If the money in your pocket dictates your mood and well being, say hello to your master (Matt. 6:24) #closertogod
Monday, March 4, 2013
To make religion...
By
Unknown
out of following Christ, is to turn the Holy Spirit into an appliance with an On/Off switch #closertogod
The briars and thorns...
By
Unknown
of life are antithetical to the sensitivity of Love. True Love can not exist in this world without suffering. And that is why I trust Jesus. #closertogod
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Dear Satan...
By
Unknown
I regret to inform you that due to my own expertise with screwing up life, your services will no longer be needed #closertogod
Friday, March 1, 2013
No one chooses...
By
Unknown
the desert (Matt. 4:1), to be tempted, weak, alone; but wealth is best enjoyed after lack, and life is most radiant when emerging from the valley of death #closertogod
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