February 2012
18 posts
1 tag
We're called to love.
We’re called to love, even the ones who annoy us are deserving of our love because Christ first loved us. God willing, I will merely hate the habits of some individuals rather than just the individuals themselves.
Dear Satan,
I’m bored of this now. I’m bored of the panic attacks, the sickness in my stomach, the feeling of dread whenever you approach. I’m bored of whatever it is you’ve sent to reside in my head, to sit at the bottom of my bed, and to wrap it’s slimy little fingers around my heart.
I’m bored.
I’m tired.
And I’m winning.
You may think that you’ve...
"You can still back out you know".
Satan is whispering that to me all the time right now.
Don’t be afraid, it’s only money, he won’t make you happy. Don’t commit. Don’t give your life to him. Do what you want to do instead. Go out, get drunk, take drugs, sleep around…
But that just makes me happier in the end. Because they’re empty offers. Getting drunk won’t make me happy any more....
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θεός ἐπιτελέσει: Abortion →
theos-epitelesei:
We’re talking about abortion in class right now. And even though we’re not talking about pro-choice vs pro-life or whatever, it’s breaking my heart. I just want to cry that the morals of the country are so broken that an unborn baby is no longer a second patient but an inconvenience, a parasite,…
Let's make like Rob Bell and get the hell out of...
johnnyis:
OH MY GOD I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING
Christoforchuk: Isaiah 53:5 →
johnnyis:
Things Jesus didn’t die for:
Your space in heaven.
Your nifty Christian t-shirt.
Your right to vote Republican. Or Democrat. Or to vote in general. (He was more concerned with the Kingdom of Heaven than the kingdom of America.)
Your Cadillac.
Your billfold.
Your big house.
Gossip.
All my life, I always thought that gossip was harmless. “Did you hear that Suzie and Matt broke up?” “Jack got caught cheating on Tasha” etc. It was just a way to pass things around, things people would find out eventually, so where was the harm?
The harm is two-fold. First, If we’re discussing the minor details of someone elses life, we’re taking our eyes off...
January 2012
59 posts
I feel awful. Please pray.
Prayer.
So I’ve not really spoken much about my church, so I know that a lot of people don’t know what it’s like.
My church…is awesome. God-centred, loving, caring, willing to bend over backwards to help you out. I adore it. The pastor and his wife, along with their friend who works in the admin side of the church, are an amazing blessing and I honestly am so honoured to have been...
elleinwonderland asked: Your courage and grace standing up to anons inspires me :) I always find it both strange and saddening that so often dialogue between theists and atheists degrades into people calling others stupid, needy, immature and in need of a psychological crutch. Strange that 9 times out of 10 it's always the atheist with the insults and the Christian with the respectful but straight 'you're...
“Don’t let the enemy tell you that your brokenness disqualifies you from...”
– Louie Giglio, Passion 2012 (via abiding-love)
Stay Forever Sunday: Marriage. →
withoutmelissa:
I hate when we argue, but most often, it is the thing that reminds us we are human. For so long we were a couple and then our eyes blinked closed and they opened to us with a baby on each hip, an official new title: mama. daddy. and less time than we’d ever had before for our individual selves and…
Watchwithoutmelissa:
This is a love story.
It’s about our friends Mark and Giulia and the courageous journey they took through and out of the dark, steep path of mental illness. I think like most of their friends, we never could have imagined that the always smiling, full of energy Giulia that we had grown to love during our time in San Francisco could be going through this. It felt so sudden. So...
Anonymous asked: Research? Look it up. The human body can cope with the stupid shit you do to yourself, that's not proof of god. I don't believe in Creationism or a garden of god, so that's rubbish. Well I find this interesting. You have chosen one very particular brach of Theism, despite the many on offer to you throughout the world. If any one is right, the rest of us are going to hell. Why have...
Anonymous asked: I'm saying we don't know that you're not. Dogs feel guilt, not to a human level, but that's a matter of evolutionary heirarchy. Why would such a great, omniscient god need sacrifice of a loved one to prove that he's loved. Is god a little insecure? Why without god would you be dead at fifteen? Man is evil, made in god's image then? Corrupted by a talking snake I...
I'm just going to point something out:
johnnyis:
Any time an anti-theist makes the statement “if God existed He [would do | would have done] x,” they are making conjectural statements about the nature of God which must be supported with evidence. Otherwise, you can dismiss what is asserted arbitrarily.
Anonymous asked: Do we know your tumblr 'personality' isn't fake? You could be a 40 year old paedophile. Animals have conscience, does god bless them with that? God asked Abraham to kill his son. That's morally wrong to me, and I'd tell him where to go if he asked me to do that. Why am I antagonising? I don't spend a lot of time doing this, but I think religion is the stem of all...
Wedding update: 170 something days to go!
171 to be more specific. Everything that we thought we had sorted has started to either fall into place or fall through. What with my exams taking me away, combined with work and church responsibilities, it feels like we barely have any time together to actually discuss ‘shop’. Only this morning, his mum was asking what she needed to do, and I was fairly embarrased to tell her “I...
On this day of your life, God wants you to know...
journeytoanewcreation:
…that everything passes.
Nothing is eternal, even the sun will one day disappear. Remember this simple truth whenever you are suffering, - that the suffering too shall pass, - and it will become easier to bear.
Anonymous asked: Grey face? How do we know anything that you say about yourself is true? Your tumblr page could be just as much of a grey face as mine. And I can't come off anon, I don't have tumblr. Have the decency to answer my question. It's not complex. Neither is the fact that the Earth is more than 10,000 years old.
Lord, give me strength.
Watchalliwantisawedding:
grizzlylove:
rusticweddingday:
Linus + Danielle Rainy Barn Wedding Beautiful day shared under rainy clouds between Linus and Danielle in a barn. Looks like pure happiness.
I love this. The rain makes it absoutely perfect.
This wedding was beautiful. The emotion. The setting. The bride & groom! Love.
Lovelovelove! The dress, the sparklers at the end!
Anonymous asked: What do you love the most about Chris?
Anonymous asked: Men and woman are equal? You say this yet believe that women were taken from a man's rib? And if you are raped by a man, all he has to do is pay your father and marry you? That's some warped morality. I believe in the equality of women, which is more than I can say for your religion. You also believe that there is no morality without god. Does this mean you only stop yourself from murder...
Anonymous asked: ur sposed to submit to men. shut up
“The disciples had nothing to gain by lying and starting a new religion. They...”
– J.P. Moreland, Scaling the Secular City pp. 171-172 (via apologeticsnstuff)
I just failed at evangelising to my flatmate.
She kept saying that she just doesn’t believe, and that she’d studied it for herself and “it wasn’t for her” and I was just like 0_o -twitch twitch-
WatchWho’s your favourite? Dad or..
Mum.
I adore this video and have just sat and searched for it for the past hour and a bit.
"Paul, unphased" by Matt Chandler
Them: We'll kill you.
Paul: To die is gain.
Them: We'll leave you alone.
Paul: To live is Christ.
Them: We'll torture you.
Paul: I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Them: We'll put you in prison.
Paul: Well, give me a hymnal, I'll convert all your guards, lead them in praise and worship...
Take time to remember. "Look at what you were when...
I was a broken little girl, with no hope for anything. Now? Now I’m a young woman, about to be married and raise a family, go to Bible college and work for Your Glory! Thank you Papa.
thesweetermelody asked: Oh, lovely <3. I was going to message you before I sent out that question! As a nation, how would you describe England faith wise? I know Americans all believe they're a good enough people, and that they are under God's authority, so they're saved without being saved. Australia is one of the biggest agnostic nations of the world, so we're not really open to the Gospel. Where...
Its all about the dress..: Gotta start somewhere.. →
stress-derric:
I don’t normally blog and I do have a disdain for communicating feelings, particularly with people I don’t really know. Heck, it’s bad enough if I did know you - my general response is always “Yeah I’m alright/ok/fine/getting there..”
That said, with a stressed bride-to-be on my shoulder and one…
Darling darling Jellybaby. In the lovely words of my fiance, quit stressing....
Wedding update so far.
With six months (exactly!) to go, I have the following sorted:
My dress. My dress, apart from the ceremony venue, was the first thing I got sorted. It took me three shops and around 10 dresses to find, and I love it. It’s not what I thought I would be married in, as it’s far simpler, but the little details are the reason I fell in love. To the anon that asked, there will be...