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Before the throne of God above, I have a strong, a perfect plea, A great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, My name is writen on His heart; I know that while in heav'n He stands no tongue can bid me thence depart. No tongue can bid me thence depart. When Satan tempts me to despair, and tells me of the guilt within, upward I look and

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For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might

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So,my beautiful wife and I have been reading Galatians together for the past few weeks, and in an effort to write again, I thought I would just share a few thoughts from our reading and discussion. Gal. 1.10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.Alot of verses like this are ones

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Do yourselves a favor and give this a listen. If you don't, just lie to me and tell me you did. Things will go better for us that way. tjl

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Lori got us tickets to the Ann Arbor Folk Festival for my birthday this year. This is a little delayed, but here's the beginning of Jeff Tweedy's set. The room is huge, and his voice just filled the place on the first song. Enjoy.

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Umbrellas by Sleeping at Last I’ll make you mine if you would have me. With a silver ring that will hug you tight, Our life begins. Our life begins with this. I’ll prove my love if you would let me. Over and over and over again. We’ll bring a child into this world And we’ll say the one thing Everyone should hear: You were meant for amazing things. Give me your hand, it’s time. It’s time to show

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Alleluia! Christ is risen!The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad init. Psalm 118:24

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"some people are learning to die and some people are yearning to fly" Listen. Now. Do it.

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A church wanted to do a series on misconceptions about Jesus, mostly in part to the misrepresentation of him by his followers. So, they dubbed over some old Jesus films to make the dialouge more fitting to the image that most of us portray of him. Before anyone gets offended, these films are in no way intended to ridicule Jesus, but to shed light on the image of our Lord that we portray to the

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We meet with some friends every week to read and talk about scripture, share a meal, and pray together, which is definitely a step in the right direction. We've been thinking about and are being led to, eliminating the dissonance between our lives and life as a community of Christians, and the life of the true disciple, and early community of Christians as outlined in the New Testament. The

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"And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by

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With the wind chill it's not supposed to feel any warmer than 16 degrees today.Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew, all winds and fire and heat.Winter and Summer, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever.Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold, drops of dew and flakes of snow.Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him

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"Jesus is ready to set us free from the heavy yoke of an oppressive way of life. Plenty of wealthy Christians are suffocating from the weight of the American dream, heavily burdened by the lifeless toil and consumption we embrace. This is the yoke from which we are being set free. And as we are liberated from the yoke of global capitalism, our sisters and brothers in Guatemala, Liberia, Iraq,

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Psalm 127Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

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If you're going to read a blog read this one. Middle Child

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John 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not

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Try to read this like it's the first time you've ever read the bible. Read it like a poem, like a song. That's what it is. Read it slowly. Read it more than once. Let the words soak through your eyes into your heart and over flow out of your hands and feet and mouth. Praise be to God, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit! Amen!Isaiah 40 Comfort, comfort my people,

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Don't be a baby. Just read it. You'll be glad you did.I've been reading the friggin' Brothers Karamazov now for months. It's been forever. It's been worth it. I wanted to share another passage with you. In this part of the story a man is being held and faces trial for a murder he did not commit. Conviction is almost guaranteed, and this is what he says about it."Brother, during these last

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What if Jesus is serious? Really?What if He means it when He says that the poor, hungry, and weeping are the ones who are blessed? What if that is exactly what He means? What if He means it when He says "Woe" to those who are rich, filled, and happy? What if He really means it when He says you cannot serve God and Mammon (money)? What if it really is harder for a rich person to be in

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OBEDIENCE AND SUBJECTION It is a very great thing to obey, to live under a superior and not to be one's own master, for it is much safer to be subject than it is to command. Many live in obedience more from necessity than from love. Such become discontented and dejected on the slightest pretext; they will never gain peace of mind unless they subject themselves wholeheartedly for the love of God.

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Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in

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A hermit said that for nine years a brother was goaded by his thoughts to despair of his salvation. He judged himself and said, 'I have ruined myself, I have perished already, I will go back to the world.' On his journey he heard a voice saying, 'Those temptations which you endured for nine years were your crowns. Go back to your cell, and I will take these evil thoughts from you.' So he

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What if we stopped working so hard to afford things we don't need, and started working hard to afford things that others do need?We don't really no what kind, but my bride and I feel a green, new flower prophecy sprouting in the Easter Spring sun, reaching...Thoughts?

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A couple of days ago I read a quote by Mother Theresa in a book she didn't write. She said that we should stop thinking about our careers and start thinking about our vocation. As a student I was expecting my calling to come, dripping out of the heavens, and tell me exactly what job to pursue, what city to live in, what clothes to wear, and what to eat for breakfast. This has not happened.

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I know alot. At least I think I do. People expect things out of me because of this. I act smart. I say words that nobody uses. ever. I graduated from my Christian University with honors. Once I even read the whole Bible. That's huge, right? What I need to say to you is that none of this means anything.I don't want to be a "mature Christian" anymore. I don't want to grow spiritually. At

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Invocation Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever.In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever. I The Cosmic Order Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, O heavens and all waters above the heavens.Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly

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I'm not going to be posting or checking my blog for a few days. If you want to know why, watch this. If you like this idea, you can start now. It's not too late. No one is looking over your shoulder.Peace be with you.

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I have spent far too much of my life wanting to be somewhere other than where I am. When I was in High School I couldn't wait to leave. When I lived in Florida, all I thought about was going to Portland. I've spent much time in discontent. This is the opposite of my desire. Toledo is different. It is not different because it is better. It is different because we chose it. I had never seen this

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If anyone misses the music player let me know. I thought it might be a little unnecessary, and a little too complicated. But, tell me, please, if you liked it. Thanks.

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There are a few writers that make me want to write feverishly, and at the same time make me never want to write again, because their talent seems unattainable. This guy's name is Aaron Weiss and he writes the lyrics for a band named mewithoutYou. I love them, but they're different, so you may not, but his writing is incredible. These are better when set to music but here are some examples."I

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I'm trying to resurrect some old abandoned poems. I want to see how they look in prose. This is an experiment but PLEASE tell me what you think, whether you know me or not, especially if you don't. Thanks. This might be a little creepy to use for a starting point, so don't judge me.I am punctuated with a rolled-stone. Seal. Stand guard. How did I end up in Sheol? It was dark when I got in

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I don't think I like the News. I listen though. I hear smiling voices tell of violence, murders, wars. I hear about disasters that are beyond the blame of any man. I listen on purpose.I don't believe that Christians should hide. I don't believe that I should run from the truth about the world we live in. There is beauty everywhere, and there is pain. I need both, like sun and shade. The

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My wife and I had an interesting conversation last night. Just living with her and listening to her helps put me back together.It being Sunday, we went to church. The speaker was a therapist who helped people deal with addiction problems and he was talking about purity, specifically sexual purity. He was pretty explicit, more than you might expect, which I think is a good thing. Most of what

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I have some friends who are going through a somewhat difficult time right now. I have been wanting to quote this for them, but only found it just now. It's from The Journey of Desire by John Eldredge."As Thomas a Kempis declared, 'Wait a little while, O my soul, wait for the divine promise, and thou shalt have abundance of all good things in heaven.' In this posture we discover that, indeed,

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"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.""By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil."From "The Desert Fathers"A hermit said about the temptation

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I just finished listening to The Writers Almanac for today. This is my first step in publicly admitting that I'm suffering an addiction. Or...infatuation. I'm not sure. I want to say that if I could be anyone in the world I would be myself. The truth may be that I would be Garrison Keillor. That may be an odd admission for a twenty-four year old to make but it is true. Maybe I just want a

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"Before certain thoughts one stands in bewilderment, especially at the sight of human sin, and one asks oneself: 'Should I take it by force, or by humble love?' Always determine: 'I shall take it by humble love.' If thus you determine once and for all, you will be able to subdue the whole world. Loving humility is a terrible force, the most powerful of all, the like of which there is none.

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"Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven."What really brings this home for me is when Jesus says later, about giving to the poor, praying, and fasting, that when we do these things to be seen by others, we have received our reward. If we are living, generally, only for satisfaction

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I read this this morning and wanted to share it with the world. It is on the long side, but worth the read."There was once a brother who was very eager to seek goodness. Being very disturbed by the demon of lust, he came to a hermit and told him about his thoughts. The hermit was inexperienced and when he heard all this, he was shocked, and said he was a wicked brother, unworthy of his monk's

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Brothers, do not be afraid of human sin, love man in his sin, also, for this likeness of Divine Love is indeed the summit of love upon earth. Love the whole of God's creation both the whole and each grain of sand. Each leaf, each sunbeam of God, love it. Love the animals, love the plants, love every object. If you love each object you will also perceive the mystery of God that is in things.

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"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not

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"Young one, do not forget prayer. Each time in your prayer, if it be sincere, a new emotion will make itself fleetingly glimpsed, and in it a new thought with which you were previously unfamiliar and which will give you courage again; and you will realize that prayer is an education."Book VI.3.g

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This is a day late because I didn't want Lori to see it too soon.REDEMPTION SEAMLover hasa needle love stitchme upthis daylay downand sleepstitch loveI will stayawakelisten breaths risefallthread me backtogether threadheart wholeshow me broken heartpieces forgottenstitch them backwith eyes withmeals witha good nightwith wearing my shirts toobig and perfectstitch with memory whoI amwhenI forget

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"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven,

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Creaking Winter wakesstretches limbslong fingered lineby linesouth sweepingdrawing longlong cold monthsand monthswinds slice throughslice by tearingcall out tearsheld inyear longtears unchosenshed butnot shed ofour ownwill.This is the first poem I've shown anyone for quite some time. Be kind to a fragile ego. Seriously, If you have any critiques or suggestions, please help me out. My poems are

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"...all things and all creatures universally, all except for man, are without sin, and Christ is in them first, before he is with us...How can it be otherwise?...For his word is for all, and all creation and all creatures, each little leaf is striving towards the word, singing praise to God, weeping to Christ, unknown to itself, accomplishing this by the mystery of its sinless life. Yonder in

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Matthew Chapter 5 TextLuke 6:20-49 TextI love the way the beginning of Jesus' speech is rendered in the Book of Luke. There are links above for the text I'm talking about. Instead of Matthew's "Blessed are the poor in spirit," Luke just says "Blessed are the poor." Matthew is focusing on the truth that I do not have to be financially poor to realize my poverty and need before God. There is

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"...each of us is guilty before the other for everything, and I more than any."The Brothers Karamazov Book VI.2.aThe truth here, is something that I may never be able to express with my own words. Such Peace.tjl

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Matthew 5.5,6Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. I begin to think that there are many things I need. I begin to think that the stuff I really live for, is my job, my house, my clothes, even worse, my status. I really begin to measure the quality of my life by what I can or cannot buy, or by

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"...do not weep, life is a paradise, and we are all in paradise, but we don't want to realize it, and if we did care to realize it, paradise would be established in all the world tomorrow."The Brothers Karamazov Book VI.2.a

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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.If I want to attain citizenship in the kingdom of heaven, I must first realize that I am spiritually impoverished. God is loving and lavish, with His gifts, of course, but I will have very little stake in a life with Him (in the kingdom of heaven) if I have not realized,

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"Birds of God, birds of joy, you must forgive me too, for against you too I have sinned...yes, all around me there has been such divine glory: birds, trees, meadows, sky, and I alone have lived in disgrace. I alone have dishonored it all, completely ignoring its beauty and glory."Fyodor DostoyevskyThe Brothers Karamazov Book VI.2.a

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Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain

wayfarernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091592579235593039.post-91274458004408642492008-02-09T11:12:00.000-05:002008-02-09T11:57:08.441-05:00

Thank you for your comments. I apologize if I got a little intense. I do not wish to foster controversy or strife of any kind.If anything that I have written comes across in any other spirit than that of love, please forgive me. If you see (or even guess at) any intentions other than to struggle closer to the heart of Christ, please forgive me. There is probably truth in what you see, and I

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I apologize. In my last post I got off track. I have no intention of coming across as relativistic. What I really wanted to say is this: I fear that we, as Christ followers, want to take the work that we need to be doing, and hand it over to our government.The life we are all supposed to be living is brimming with the hard, messy, beautiful work of getting to know people and introducing them

wayfarernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091592579235593039.post-69648861786295583842008-02-08T10:26:00.000-05:002008-02-09T15:49:09.096-05:00

There are some things that I have been thinking about lately, especially concerning Christians like myself and our role and responsibilities in politics. In the past, I have supported certain candidates because someone told me that it was not possible to support the other party and be a Christian. This is untrue.Christians are being used. The Church is being prostituted for political success.

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I don't really want this to be the starting point for any arguments. I just think this video encompasses my hope for us all.

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Hi everyone. I'm Tucker. I'm starting this blog as a means, mostly, to have a ready example of my writing for anyone who might be willing to give me money for it. I like writing. I like money. Perfect. So, that being said, I don't just want this to be a place for me. Feel free to comment on anything that I have said here. You don't have to be nice, but it wouldn't kill you to boost my ego

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