4-25-10
This is the Good News- We are made to be the sons & daughters of God. Though we all fail to live up to that potential thru our times of distrust & disobedience, we are restored by clinging in trust to The Unique Divine Son Messiah Joshua Who lived the perfect life, died the atoning death, rose immortal & shares His Spirit to live through us.
4-7-10
Community, yes~ Statism, no. Individuality, yes~ Egotism, no. Living faith, yes~ Restrictive religiosity &/or shallow sloppy spirituality, no & heck no. And King Messiah Jesus over all.
4-6-10
The greatest voice for the Lord Jesus Christ I have ever found on the Internet was silenced yesterday. Michael Spencer of internetmonk.com and boarsheadtavern.com passed away yesterday evening of cancer, which had only been diagnosed in last November. Rest well in Christ, Brother Michael, until He once more puts you in...to His active service- and pray for us even as we pray for you & your family.
4-5-10
Another person here who is about sick of "sides"- Right, Left & Center. When it comes down to it, only two sides are important- those who seek to protect & strengthen the weak & helpless and those who seek to enslave and destroy them- and there are plenty of both in the Right, the Left, and the Center. For hath not the prophets* said...
'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides with the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon those with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is The LORD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.'
*Ezekiel, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson
4-3-10
Rest in peace, John Forsythe, age 92- his first words in Heaven?
"Good morning, Angels..."
4-3-10
A song for the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. I can imagine Mary Magdalene thinking something like this....
Lyrics by David Lynch, Music by Angelo Badalamenti
Why did you go? Why did you turn
away from me?
When all the world seemed to sing
Why, why did you go?
Was it me? Was it you?
Questions in a world of blue
How can a heart that's filled with love
Start to cry?
When all the world seemed so right
How, how can love die?
Was it me? Was it you?
Questions in a world of blue
When did the day with all it's light
turn into night?
When all the world seemed to sing
Why, why did you go?
Was it me? Was it you?
Questions in a world of blue
Questions in a world of blue
4-1-10
We can commit the worst crimes out of the purest motives. Also, desperation and circumstances can drive us to actions we would before have considered unthinkable. Then when the horrible truth crashes in on us, the guilt threatens to choke all hope, indeed all life out of us. And so we look at the tragedy of Judas Iscariot...
We only know two things about Judas- he betrayed Jesus and he killed himself out of guilt for that. We do not know why he did it and we do not know what happened afterwards. It's reasonable to think that as Judas died before Jesus arose, they both met again in Hades. If redemption was at all possible, we can be sure that Jesus offered it. We have no idea how Judas responded.
We can also be sure of this. Whatever we have done, as long as we draw breath (perhaps even after), redemption is possible- not because we are so good, but because we have such a good Redeemer. Guilt is a two-edged sword- it can be either God's Agent of Grace to drive us into the waiting arms of Jesus Christ or Satan's tool of destruction to throw us into the Darkness.
Even at the gates of your own personal Hell, there is still a road which leads back to Paradise.
From the midst of your dark prison, you can still be set ablaze by the Life & Love of Father God through Lord Jesus in the Holy Spirit.
Below is a selection of numbers showing Judas' descent into that Darkness, followed by two songs of Divine Grace, both from unexpected sources~
Heaven on Their Minds~JCS http://www.youtube.com/watchv=sF2lwwxoQNU&feature=related
Everything's Alright~JCS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nKNm7BasWU
Damned for All Time/Blood Money~JCS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd_uXBW-3Vg
Judas' Death~JCS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xL6vtLM9U&feature=related
Alanis Morrisette as God in DOGMA~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urSPgcZgnh0
Chrissy Hynde & The Pretenders- I'll Stand by You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl2drtHqUvo
3-31-10
I've heard some fellow Christians say they prefer to refer to this Sunday as Resurrection Sunday as "Easter" supposedly comes from pagan fertility goddesses- the Saxon Eostre or the MidEastern Astarte/Ishtar. Actually, it comes from the Germanic words for "Sunrise/Spring/Resurrection". BUT the Biblical book of Esther...... SHE was named for Ishtar! http://www.wcg.org/lit/church/holidays/celebrat.htm
3-29-10
Blessed Pesach (Passover) at sunset this evening. Exodus 12:23 ...when he sees the blood, the LORD will pass over & not allow the destroyer to smite you. Matthew 26:26-28 Jesus took the bread & said "Take, eat, this is My body" & He took the cup & said "Drink, this is My blood of the New Covenant, shed for the remission of sins."
3-28-10
Blessed Palm Sunday! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of Lord YHWH!
3-25-10
I'm not a fan of more statist programs in the name of compassion, but then again, I'm also not a fan of private insurance companies shafting customers as soon as they actually need the services they've been paying for. But I'm totally appalled at the profanities, death threats & vandalism aimed at legislators, their fa...milies & party offices. Thank God that the FBI's on your tail, ya idiots!
3-24-10
The Word According to St. Johnny Cash- watch 'em all because stopping before the end will leave you on a downer...
The Man Comes Around http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9IfHDi-2EA
God's Gonna Cut You Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlN9jdQFSc&feature=related
Hurt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&feature=r...elated
Ain't No Grave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QcIlblI1U&feature=related
Peace In The Valley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcqC6Ba1xk&feature=related
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment