30 Nov
especially sung by Rush of Fools. brings such joy to my heart, and hope it does the same for you this Christmas season listen to the song and sing along with me!!
O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold [...]
23 Nov
The greatest love that anyone could ever know
That overcame the cross and grave to find my soul
And ’til I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I’ll trust in You
With all I am I’ll live to see Your kingdom come
And in my heart I pray You’d let Your will be done
And ’til [...]
22 Nov
..is to know that the only person you can control is you.
i confess that i oftentimes spend my energies trying to control what others think of me, what I think i know is best for others… and with that comes such wasted frantic energy spent on doing something so fruitless…
even God does not try [...]
19 Nov
All who are thirsty
All who are weak
Come to the fountain
Dip your heart in the stream of life
Let the pain and the sorrow
Be washed away
In the waves of his mercy
As deep cries out to deep
16 Nov
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; [...]
15 Nov
i’m reading an article for my class, and this quote really struck me:
“Jesus issued was not “receive Me,” but “follow Me.” Receiving far too often attends to what we get out of the relationship, inadvertently perpetuating the cultural narcissism of the age. However, Jesus’ call to “follow him” leads instead to a cross –a cross [...]
14 Nov
i am taking a family therapy/pastoral counseling class in which i am learning SUCH important things about myself: here’s something i wanted to share with you all:
Differentiation of Self
Families and other social groups tremendously affect how people think, feel, and act, but individuals vary in their susceptibility to a “group think” and groups vary in [...]
12 Nov
“our hearts were made for You, Oh Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you” ~ St. Augustine
7 Nov
“when you have nothing left but God, then for the first time you become aware that God is enough.”
i heard a sermon series on “thirst” that was really good.
it said that sometimes when we’re really thirsty, how many of us know the only thing that really quenches our thirst is water,
but we find ourselves wanting [...]
