December 2011
12 posts
“So, in this empty, this destitute condition of man, he relieved him by a...”
– Allestre, Government, pg 5, ch. I
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One manifold of experience
As part of a recent book I read, which had a quote from G.K. Chesterton which paraphrased comes to
Look at the ordinary until it becomes extraordinary again
I believe there are A WHOLE LOAD of things that we overlook as ‘ordinary’, when in fact they are if anything ‘extra-ordinary’. The basic question of ‘why things are the way they are’ helps us to see...
Preocopuaçao e a Vontade de Deus
O coração do homem propõe o seu caminho; mas o Senhor lhe dirige os passos. Proverbs 16:9
Pois, se Deus assim veste a erva do campo, que hoje existe e amanhã é lançada no forno, quanto mais a vós, homens de pouca fé? Portanto, não vos inquieteis, dizendo: Que havemos de comer? ou: Que havemos de beber? ou: Com que nos havemos de vestir? (Pois a todas estas coisas os gentios procuram.) Porque...
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The Command
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly father is perfect. - Matthew 5:48
So why bother trying? If we need to be perfect, and we can’t be, what’s the point in starting? I mean, seriously - Right now I’m thinking I need to be holier. I’m not lying - I feel like I’ve been a pretty crap christian the last few days. You know the deal - not reading the bible a...
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Burning Bibles
One thing I really want to do is burn a Bible.
Sometimes when I’m lying in bed at night I think about preaching. It sounds stupid, but it’s true. My mind is most creative at night time, and as such I usually think of some of the most controversial things I could, or could not, do (I’m still thinking about the possibility of doing the above).
Why do I want to burn a Bible? Well,...
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Fighting Whom?
The Christian Life is a fight. It’s an uphill struggle. Sometime’s it’s a fight for survival. Other times it feels simply like a massive weight.
There’s a verse that’s part of a story that many of us know - David and Goliath. Just before David fights his first battle against a man (which happens to be the biggest warrior from the opposition) he says the following...
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Changes, Black Sabbath & Pubescent Teens
Ozzy Osbourne did a song with his daughter Kelly Osbourne called ‘Changes’, it was originally done by Ozzy’s first (and best) band Black Sabbath. The cover was shoddy. The original was ace.
I don’t know the lyrics apart from the chorus, and to be honest I’m not too interested in them - if anything it sounds kinda like a teenager going through puberty (which would...
“Thinking you’re driving the car - only to find out you’re a child in...”
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A Week
So it’s been a while since I last blogged, about a week or so ago. I’ve been in a different city - Goiania. Originally it was just an excuse to travel at an invite of a friend through my parents, but it came at just the right time to allow and bring some healing, revelation and normality.
I’m learning more and more that God’s timing is often the best timing. Maybe not...
“Hope… is seizing God’s future. It is the transfer of loyalty and...”
– David Gill, Living Faith - Introduction, pg xii
Live, laugh, love!: Mera coincidência? →
This was the friend I met - who has mirrored my blog post from her perspective. It’s ace.
sweetsandsmiles:
Quanta coisa tem acontecido na minha vida nesses últimos 6 meses.
Tempestade e calmaria; bons e maus momentos. E no meio de tudo isso vejo o quanto nosso Papai do céu cuida de mim, sem falhar. Ele me surpreende sempre!
Tudo começou quando meu amigo Julinho voltou do Manancial....
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Forwards and Backwards, Forwards and Backwards,...
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is from Phillipians where Paul says this
“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.” Phillipians 3:13.
I always thought this was great, and still do, and today God showed me another aspect of this verse: Hope, and Promise.
Events that happen...