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Godliness and Great Gain

Wednesday, October 22, 2008


Above all kingdoms, above all thrones;
Above all wonders the world has ever known.

You took the fall, and thought of me
Above all.

MICHAEL W. SMITH, Above all

Sometimes we hit a point in life when there seem to be so many decisions to make. And it isn't so much the difficulty of each individual choice; but the feeling of being overwhelmed, the troubling sense of the unknown, these things make me want to find someone to rely on.

And while it might seem cliché to say that God fixes everything, the truth is that this doesn't have to be a belief we delude ourselves with. Christianity isn't supposed to be systematic delusion, or the suspension of knowledge for something unknown. Instead, it is intensely real; intensely personal; and while the circumstances may persist, the perspective radically changes, and the issues become non-issues.

God has a value well above all. And the amazing thing is that He values us too.

posted by Jared
1:37 PM

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Struggle

Saturday, October 18, 2008


Some things make me laugh; others make me cry.

I wonder why we struggle so much with the concept of perfection when oftentimes the beauty of life becomes apparent through imperfection.

Who's to say that the underdog never wins?

posted by Jared
3:12 AM

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Pitter-Patter

Monday, October 13, 2008


While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.

GILDA RADNER

posted by Jared
2:21 PM

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