Posted in Quotes on Mar 18th, 2011
“. . . at the end of all things, when the sun rises here and the twilight turns to blackness down there, the Blessed will say, ‘We have never lived anywhere except in Heaven,’ and the Lost, ‘We were always in Hell.’ And both will speak truly.” (C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce p. 68) “There [...]
Posted in Faith, Good Stuff, music, Quotes, Worship on Jan 7th, 2011
He is jealous for me, Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy. When all of a sudden I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory, And I realize just how beautiful You are, And how great Your affections are for me. And O how [...]
Posted in Faith, Good Stuff, music, Quotes on Dec 20th, 2010
My favorite Christmas carol is “O Come O Come Emmanuel.” But a close second is this one based on a Longfellow poem. I was reminded of it recently by some fellow missionaries. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good [...]
“A Christian doesn’t avoid the questions; a Christian embraces them. In fact, to truly pursue the living God, we have to see the need for questions. Questions are not scary. What is scary is when people don’t have any. What is tragic is faith that has no room for them.” (Velvet Elvis page 28-29)
“Our vision of Christ should shape our mission which should shape our ecclesiology.” Ryan Kozey Circa 2010
“When no one is watching you, that is when your character is revealed.” Tom Hudzina Circa 2010
Posted in Faith, Good Stuff, Quotes on Mar 10th, 2010
“Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music out. There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. He fought his doubt and gather’d strength, He would not make his judgment blind, He faced the spectres of the mind And laid [...]
Posted in Faith, Good Stuff, Quotes on Feb 7th, 2010
This afternoon, we had a combined service at a nearby church. We sang some songs of worship and praise. And then we had an open mic for people to share what Christ is doing in their lives. These types of unscripted testimonies are some of my favorite things about following Christ. One gentleman stood up. It [...]
Posted in Quotes on Jan 3rd, 2010
Last night, we watched Ghandi. I really enjoyed it. At one point in the movie, Ghandi was telling Vince Walker, the reporter from the New York Times, about a song he used to sing growing up. It goes like this: “A true disciple Knows another’s woes As his own. He bows to all And despises none.” [...]
“Necessity is the mother of ‘taking chances.’” (Mark Twain, Roughing It)