Relationship

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Our Father Feb 14, 2022 In the end that Face which is the delight or the terror of the universe must be turned upon each of us either with one expression or with the other, either conferring glory inexpressible or inflicting…
Church: The Great Why May 15, 2020 Why is it so important to know G_d?
The Best Part of My Team Jul 16, 2018 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal…
Power or Relationship? May 24, 2018 “Yes!” Han-el’s voice had become a lament. “Even now he (Adam) could not stop himself from bending away from God toward power and dominion. He named her (Eve) ‘weak and fragile’— the truth about his own…
Consecration: No Hedging Our Bets Feb 22, 2018 With complete consecration comes perfect peace. ~Watchman Nee So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along…
Through Forgiveness into Love Oct 13, 2017 What is perfection in love? Love your enemies in such a way that you would desire to make them your brothers … For so did He love, Who hanging on the Cross, said “Father, forgive them,…
Sudah (Already): The Nature of Truth Oct 12, 2017 The beauty of truth is that it needs no defense. ~ Makala Barnabas Doulos Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not…
We Cannot Keep What We Do Not Give Away Feb 16, 2017 The seed dies into a new life and so does man. ~George Macdonald (1824-1905) “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on…
That He May Know Us Jan 16, 2017 We were made not primarily that we may love God (though we were made for that too) but that God may love us, that we may become the objects in which the Divine love may rest…
The Creeping Panic of Isolation Dec 31, 2016 Unlovely, nay frightful, is the solitude of the soul which is without God in the world—this chill, houseless, fatherless, aimless Cain, the man who hears only the sound of his own footsteps in God’s resplendent creation.…
Knowing G_d Audaciously Nov 25, 2015 We know God easily, if we do not constrain ourselves to define him.~Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of…
Wanting It All for The Right Reasons Nov 3, 2015 Insecurity not only paralyzes our relationship with the living God but has a devastating effect on interpersonal relationships. It is the starting point of all social estrangement. It breaks down openness, which is the bridge to…
Eternity’s Freedom Oct 13, 2015 Mourning is redeemed by hope. And both are wed in the freedom of eternity with Christ.~ Makala Barnabas Doulos Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said…
Zoe Oct 6, 2015 The ascension of Jesus is to me even more shocking than the stooping of God to enter our world. Perhaps in our wildest dreams we could almost understand God becoming human for a short while to…
The Heartbreaking Heart of The Savior Aug 27, 2015 You fathom the depth of My own heart only to the extent that your heart is broken and your inmost consciousness torn asunder by the pain of grief.~Frances J. Roberts Hear the word of the Lord,…
Eternally Adored Jul 28, 2015 Nothing lasts here. Storms come, people die, hearts break and sin abounds. And two weeks (or two years) is not enough to kill the pain. Nothing is able to meet our heart’s most desperate desire for…
Free Flow Forgiveness May 22, 2015 Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.~ Lily TomlinTherefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little. And He said…
The Blinding Temptation of Religion Apr 19, 2015 Religion is the futile attempt of man to be good enough to be accepted by G_d on his own merits – all the while foolishly believing he already is.~Makala Barnabas Doulos What makes a genius? The…
Love And Our Needs Mar 17, 2015 We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own…
We Are Because He Is Jun 21, 2013 I repent me of the ignorance wherein I ever said that God made man out of nothing: there is no nothing out of which to make anything; God is all in all, and he made us…
Putting Away Idols Feb 24, 2013 Idolatry: trusting people, possessions or positions to do for me what only God can do.~Bill GothardIf anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and…
Already Begun Dec 1, 2012 …What an amazing thought that the pinnacle of God’s plan revolves around RELATIONSHIP. I’ve been contemplating this for a long time and every time I come back to the same conclusion. Galaxies are beautiful, the periodic…
The Speed of Relationship May 17, 2012 Beware of believing that the human soul is simple, or that human life is simple. Our relationship to God in Christ is the only simple thing there is. If the devil succeeds in making this relationship…
In His Image Mar 30, 2012 The yearning to know what cannot be known, to comprehend the incomprehensible, to touch and taste the unapproachable, arises from the image of God in the nature of man. Deep calleth unto deep, and though polluted…
Living by Proxy Jan 30, 2012 There’s no dying by proxy.~ French Proverb God ain’t got no grandchildren~ unknown Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions…