May 2012
11 posts
How the Gospel Overcomes Gluttony. →
“The glutton has covenanted with overeating to be their comfort, security, approval. In doing so, the glutton has become his own savior, eating his means of grace as a sacrifice on the altar of pleasure.”
- Matt Wallace
the reason why division creeps in (the church) is because sin is still around. ...
– pastor of the village church
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you won’t know them, until you ask. they won’t know you, until you...
April 2012
3 posts
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the storytellers.
with all thought, with all passion, stories are gathered like little pieces of broken glass and pieced together to make one large image, through the art of words.
when storytellers became verbal painters, she stood in line to hear their exhibits through her ears, eyes closed. their words come to life, colorful, explorative, interpretive, bountiful, abstract, and artistic. splashes of truth,...
March 2012
2 posts
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i once knew you.
dear you,
i caught a glimpse of you today and these thoughts crawled into my mind.
the problem is this: once you create an image of yourself in your head that you believe directly correlates to the standards of acceptance in society, you begin to create a place for yourself in that image and you begin to work hard to uphold that image because, people are watching you. you become a prisoner....
January 2012
7 posts
the road less traveled.
the road, let’s travel.
fear comes, fear disrupts - fear will not conquer.
December 2011
15 posts
proofread, always. and when you think it’s perfect, proofread again.
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thought tonight, IX.
how a seed can be planted inside of soil and the soil can comfort the seed, be with the seed for weeks, help grow the seed, create a home for the seed, even help the seed stand straight as it grows - but still, not really know the seed that it is nurturing and witnessing grow.
how is it possible for the soil to witness the growth of a seed from its very birth but not know what troubles it endured...
so excited!!! :) :) :)
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laughs before slumber.
friend: what does a nosey pepper do?
me: burn you?
friend: gets jaleppeennooo business!!!
friend: pahahahahahahahahahahahaa!!!
me: THAT IS GREAT!
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egypt, i feel your war cries - erupting like tidal waves, falling from a babies...
you live your life like a page from the book of my fantasy.
– warpaint ; baby.
November 2011
11 posts
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"homeless" doesn't mean less than human.
i’ve had many encounters with displaced people going to school in the area that i do. each person is different in their approach to waking my heart up. two nights ago, a friend and i went to a nice spot to have a late night meal and we were both stopped by a man that held a paper towel and a bottle of glass cleaner in his hands and he said to us,
“ayyye, i don’t have a gun....
in all things, seek Jesus.