snapshot
“just wanna make your telephone ring”
i’m not much on talking on the telephone. i usually don’t call people “just because.” one of my friends occasionally calls or texts me just to tell me she’s thinking of me. that gives me the warm fuzzies. maybe i should do that more often. anyway. sometimes it is just time for something ridiculously cute. … Read more
sunday snippet
“The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.” — Acts 17:24-25 God isn’t needy. i … Read more
live: real
“authenticity in writing will only arise from authenticity in living. “one of our great problems today is that we have gotten caught up in our culture-wide quest for authenticity. we want our jeans authentic (pre-ripped at the factory), we want our apples authentic (grown locally instead of somewhere else), we want our music authentic (underground … Read more
conclusion
me without You isn’t even me.
learning to say ‘i love you’
My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is … Read more
sing the world to rest
i drifted to sleep last night then woke up in the wee sma’s with a ragingly sore throat. drifted in and out again until just before 7, when i realized i would not be singing with the worship team this morning. not being able to sing is difficult for me, so i made some kind … Read more
3things
never give up. never succumb. never settle.
listen to it
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. — God’s … Read more
music for beautiful minds
driving through the darkness tonight i put myself on autopilot and dove into pools of lamplight thinking of you and your beautiful minds … and so alive are you it’s frightening with the fierceness of genius and the pain of beauty — — — behind your eyes, jon foreman miracle drug, U2 open mind, wilco … Read more
standing still
if you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, you’ll soon be out of your depth. — proverbs 19:27 — — — wait passionately for God, don’t leave the path. He’ll give you your place in the sun while you watch the wicked lose it. keep your eye on the healthy soul, … Read more
