i ran across an interesting site this morning. it's called SoulPancake.com. it is a site (created by Rainn Wilson [Dwight from the office]) where people can discuss openly the subjects of art and spirituality/religion. he posts questions and then allows people to respond and discuss their opinions and beliefs openly. i think this could be a great place for us to go and share TRUTH with people who are already open to talk about the BIG questions of life.
so, if you have a few minutes, click here and interact with a secular community asking honest questions and seeking TRUTH.
13'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
unpack
i have a tendency to look towards the next step ("always thinking one step ahead; like a carpenter who makes stairs." ha. i love the office.). i don't think it is bad to think/plan ahead. however, it is wrong to live for tomorrow. or even worse IN tomorrow. this is exactly where i am in my life right now. the end of my internship is in sight. scary and exciting. i have no idea where the next step will take me. but i really want to go ahead and get there. there is something about the human condition that moves us to avoid attachment. to avoid pain. we choose the easiest path. it's a coping mechanism. so much of our decisions are made on the understanding of which option will be less painful, and that sucks.
i moved in with a new family. my room has been full of boxes/suitcases for 2 weeks. today, i unpacked. i have been super busy the past couple of weeks and was just not able to carve out the time to do it before today. *part of me didn't want to unpack, because i know i will just be packing everything up again in a couple of months. however, as long as my things were all in suitcases/boxes, i couldn't enjoy my room. too much stuff everywhere [not very homey (sp?)].
i know i live my emotional/spiritual life the same way a lot of times. i don't unpack anything/open myself up to real relationships, because i know it won't be too long until i'll be moving along in life, and it will hurt to leave. BUT YOU HAVE TO UNPACK TO EXPERIENCE TODAY. it's not easy, but it's necessary. so, let's unpack. let's live today. let's make our choices not based on the avoidance of pain but on the pursuit of significance, the pursuit of a Savior.
God would never choose for us safety at the cost of significance. God created you so that your life would count, not so that you could count the days of your life. -Erwin McManus
i moved in with a new family. my room has been full of boxes/suitcases for 2 weeks. today, i unpacked. i have been super busy the past couple of weeks and was just not able to carve out the time to do it before today. *part of me didn't want to unpack, because i know i will just be packing everything up again in a couple of months. however, as long as my things were all in suitcases/boxes, i couldn't enjoy my room. too much stuff everywhere [not very homey (sp?)].
i know i live my emotional/spiritual life the same way a lot of times. i don't unpack anything/open myself up to real relationships, because i know it won't be too long until i'll be moving along in life, and it will hurt to leave. BUT YOU HAVE TO UNPACK TO EXPERIENCE TODAY. it's not easy, but it's necessary. so, let's unpack. let's live today. let's make our choices not based on the avoidance of pain but on the pursuit of significance, the pursuit of a Savior.
God would never choose for us safety at the cost of significance. God created you so that your life would count, not so that you could count the days of your life. -Erwin McManus
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
just a thought
i never realized how much my body missed the sun until the past two days. thank you illinois.
Friday, February 27, 2009
thoughts on friday
it is 11:24pm on a friday night, and i just finished cleaning my room after working all evening. trying to remember what it's like to look forward to friday nights. when you work all weekend, friday is actually more like monday, and monday is the new friday.
[these are my thoughts as i try to figure out "a place" for everything in my room instead of just throwing it all in the bottom of my closet.]
[these are my thoughts as i try to figure out "a place" for everything in my room instead of just throwing it all in the bottom of my closet.]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
love and grace
i've been thinking a lot about grace lately. it's so much BIGGER than i can understand. as i've been studying scripture, i've just been overwhelmed with the extent of the grace and love of God. Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." that's what grace means, i think. grace is giving unconditional love and acceptance to someone who does not deserve it. to someone who has wronged you. or someone you simply don't like. we were hostile towards God. we were against Him, and He chased us down just to show us how He loves. unconditionally.
we don't have the capacity to understand the full extent of God's unconditional grace and love. and that is ok. but we are called to live it out and to share it just as God has shared it with us.
i think it is time for the church to chase people down, to pursue people, just to show them how much we love them and more than that, how much they are loved by God.
do something crazy to show the world around you just how great the love of God is.
we don't have the capacity to understand the full extent of God's unconditional grace and love. and that is ok. but we are called to live it out and to share it just as God has shared it with us.
i think it is time for the church to chase people down, to pursue people, just to show them how much we love them and more than that, how much they are loved by God.
do something crazy to show the world around you just how great the love of God is.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
3 records i can't live without (this week)
i have had 3 albums on constant rotation this week on my ipod, and i figured that i should share them with all of you!
1. the killers- day and age. *one of the most creative rock albums i've heard in a while. quite funky.
2. kings of leon- only by the night. *they are effortlessly modern. and timeless. a seamless combination of indie and their southern roots. great vocals.
3. jon foreman- spring ep. *it reminds me that spring is coming. beautifully simple.
what are three albums that you are stuck on right now?
1. the killers- day and age. *one of the most creative rock albums i've heard in a while. quite funky.
2. kings of leon- only by the night. *they are effortlessly modern. and timeless. a seamless combination of indie and their southern roots. great vocals.
3. jon foreman- spring ep. *it reminds me that spring is coming. beautifully simple.
what are three albums that you are stuck on right now?
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