February 2013
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July 2012
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Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Pure Desire : True Love and Chastity: PERFECT LOVE ~ Author Unknown ~ →
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Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone. To have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God to the Christian says, “No, not until you’re satisified and fulfilled and content with living, loved by Me alone and giving yourself totally and…
June 2012
3 posts
April 2012
6 posts
Fix the Fixed: Are you a poser? →
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I have a theory. Many people seem to think that it is uncool to have a brake on a fixed gear bike, but why? Please correct me if I’m wrong, but perhaps it’s because track racers don’t use brakes on the track. The track, however, is a controlled environment. Just because you’re capable of stopping…
"What is Truth?" →
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(This is a repost that was orginally posted on April 2nd, 2010)
Since it is Good Friday…
I’d like to go back in the past exactly 1,977 years ago (33 A.D.) on this very day. There is a very specific moment where Jesus is standing before Pontius Pilate and he is questioning Him.
I’m sure some…
March 2012
3 posts
February 2012
4 posts
January 2012
7 posts
Stamped Into Our Very Bodies
Is the a longing and desire to share and to be connected with another. The “frame” of Christianity is based on the “desire to unite nuptially with another.” The Greeks called this feeling, Eros.
The word that can come out of Eros is erotic. Unfortunately, the world has really twisted up and distorted the true meaning of erotic and now has a very negative connotation. To be erotic means the desire of wanting to love and connect with another in a way that mirrors God’s free, total, fruitful, and faithful love. Being erotic isn’t bad, but rather it is very good.
-inspired by Christopher West
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December 2011
3 posts
Human Nature 101
We all have a desire within us to give love and to be loved in return. And while we may seek to fulfill and express this desire in many different ways (some ways healthy and good for us… many twisted and damaging to us) it usually all comes back to this basic principle. We’re human. We need love.
"Man is often said to be the intelligent animal. But when he decides he wants to be like the rest of the animals, and chooses to pursue selfish and base desires, he becomes the worst animal of all."
Think about it.
November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
2 posts
Courtship and Chivalry
Most people I’ve asked don’t know what these are or have heard of them before. It’s something I want to instill into today’s society, not only to know, but most especially to be practiced.
July 2011
6 posts
That awkward moment when you don't know what to do when your friend is upset.
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“No matter what you’re going through, no matter what happens in your life, I don’t want you to ever forget, that Jesus loves you and everything else will be ok.”
—Jean-Pierre “Pete” Espil - Youth Minister
June 2011
6 posts
For the Single Men and Women
Men, it is already instilled into your being the qualities to win the woman that belongs to your heart.
Women, be patient, as the man that will win your heart is still out there preparing himself for you. And you will know him when you meet him.
An excerpt from “I Will Wait for You” by Janette
“…And I will know you.
Because when you speak, I will be reminded of Soloman’s wisdom.
Your ability to lead will remind me of Moses,
Your faith will remind me of Abraham,
Your confidence in God’s word will remind me of Daniel,
Your inspiration will remind me of Paul,
Your heart for God will remind me of David,
Your attention to detail will remind me of Noah,
Your integrity will remind me of Joseph,
And your ability to abandon your own will, will remind me of the disciples,
But your ability to love selflessly and unconditionally will remind me of Christ.
But I won’t need to identify you by any special “Mathews” and any special “Marks” because His word will be tatted all over your heart.”
