January 2012
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December 2011
1 post
October 2011
1 post
“To live is the rarest thing in the world…. most people exist, that is all.”
July 2011
2 posts
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the...
April 2011
4 posts
“All men should try to learn, before they die, what they are running from, and...”
– Fortune Cookie
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find how far one can...”
– T.S. Eliott
“The chaos of the world has an underlying order…”
December 2010
3 posts
Cool Toronto Pic (Interactive) →
Drag your mouse across the photo (from left of screen to right). Cool concept. Creative - I like it.
“I’ve been fighting this all my life. I’ve looked at the patterns of my life and...”
– Richard Rohr (via mcole)
November 2010
4 posts
Mike Gary Cole: My (I-promise-I'm-not) cynical... →
mcole:
I have a confession to make:
I am incredibly tired of church. I’m tired of singing songs and playing my guitar and the so-called worship curve. I’m tired of offering talks and the rich young ruler and something about a camel and a needle.
I’m tired of announcements. My God, I’m tired of…
I’m on the same page… been reading the book “Pagan Christianity?” by...
“All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Second, it is...”
– Arthur Schopenhauer, 19th century philosopher
The Calf Path by Sam Walter Foss
“One day, through the primeval wood,
A calf walked home, as good calves should;
But made a trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail as all calves do.
“Since then three hundred years have fled,
And, I infer, the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my moral tale.
“The trail was taken up next day
By a lone dog that passed that way;
And then a...
October 2010
1 post
August 2010
4 posts
June 2010
6 posts
“And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him,...”
– Romans 8:28 (New International Version)
“Guard your heart; from it flows life.” -Words that revived my spirit today.
“You who sit down in the High God’s presence, spend the night in...”
– Psalm 91 (The Message)
Though everything may move in the opposite direction of what you know is right, stand firm. God is faithful to the end.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly, until you learn to do it well.”
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
May 2010
6 posts
Paintings with a Kingdom purpose!! →
(Link) My friend Leah is an amazing woman of God who’s found a way to use her creative talent to further the kingdom of God. Check it out.
“Purity is not the history of your body, purity is an issue of the heart.”
– John Ragsdale
The tree we should have ignored.
mcole:
It occurs to me that 96.2% of our walk with Jesus is spent trying to figure out right from wrong. We want to ascertain what areas of our lives (or, more importantly, other people’s lives) are bad or wrong or evil or sinful. We want to have a clear list of dos and don’ts to live by, and we want to introduce other people to our list.
We want to be God.
After all, that’s what the snake...
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Life is Risk
Wonderful days with friends. Adventures of all kinds. Moments to remember and to share, memories to laugh about and relive together. I am thoroughly enjoying life here in small town Stratford. Especially since the summer has begun to roll in. But I’m broke and still looking for a job. Life is risk, and being where I need to be in this season is demanding much more faith and humility than I...
April 2010
8 posts
Illusion of soundness.
I’m well aware that we have been given the gift of a sound mind by the Spirit alive within us. But on days like today, I am almost convinced that my sanity, or sanity in general for that matter, is an illusion.
For all the women out there, I am sure you’ve shared in some crazy compulsions and cravings when it comes to that time of every month… I often forget the craziness until...
The scriptures tell us that God is love. Therefore, it is fare to conclude that anywhere there is love, there is God. Wherever there is no love, God is not. Let’s think about that in relation to our churches, our interactions, our laws and expectations. Where is God, where is love? Not what, but who is love? Do we know Love? …
Generation Reformation →
This round table event invested so much wisdom into my spirit. Check out the summary of it here.
“He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require...”
– Micah 6:8
Day
There is hope on the horizon, hope on this sun rising.
There is hope in the newness of this day, there is vision on the wings of this dawn.
Therefore I cling to the light, I hold on to this truth;
It is in this renewed mercy, that I’ll forever stay.
Tripping
Pretty sure that I should lock my heart in a vault and throw away the key. It is to tender for this world, to fragile for human hands. It is delicate and tired of being devastated. My heart longs… and has not fully found. My heart waits. With every throb, the depths of my cries fade… into the silence of this pain. I’m tripping on the pieces, though they have been replaced....
Learning, I am always learning.
The "List"; Ramblings and Reflections
As a young Christian woman, I have heard much talk in the church throughout the years about the importance, and the sanctity of marriage. It is a hot topic; finding the right spouse seems to be the focus of young adulthood. To be bound in holy matrimony with the one who will reflect the goodness of Christ - who will love you as the bride is loved by her creator. It’s a beautiful hope and wonderful...
March 2010
15 posts
We’re all different. So let’s stop trying to be the same. Different is good.
I am me. And I’m the best me that could ever be. And you’re you, the best you there could ever be.
Different is good. Different sometimes is hard and unliked. But different is what this world needs. This world needs me to be me and you to be you. And for us all to appreciate the beauty of the...
what happens when God gets creative →
(via allyre)
This is amazing theater!! I actually met the guy who plays Jesus in this clip while I was in Nashville and got to see him perform live. This whole production if phenomenal. It truly brings the word to life!
mcole:
Explosions in the Sky - “First Breath...
Digging
Today, God reminded me how much better it is to let him dig out my wounds rather than have me react in my human nature by trying to cover them all in with meaningless dirt. His intension is to save me from the grave; my role is to let him. Wounds, they hurt like hell, and when a dagger gets thrown into the gaping hole, it doesn’t make the pain go away, so we try to ignore the daggers of the world...
Pressure
The color of this day, in the natural, was very gray; it was dark and rainy. Usually, a day I would have described as comforting; however, this cloudy Monday was, for me, more like a swirl of color. A swirl of dark and bright colors, not very relaxing or comforting.
Today, I woke up knowing I had a very important test to pass. My class G license road test. It was scheduled for the afternoon,...
“Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one...”
– Samuel Butler
I can relate to this simile…
I've recently been reawakened to the beauty of life all around me. I feel lighter, happier, and more pleasant. And I was wondering, what makes life worth it for you? What is that lights up your day?
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he (she)...”
– Pablo Picasso
Who to tell?
This evening, I had my armpits waxed… OUCH!!! Yes, I realize it’s not exactly a dinner topic but my mom is an esthetician, it comes with the territory. Basically, I’ve just experienced the type of pain that makes you involuntarily scream. First, the warm, comforting wax is applied to the surface; seemingly friendly, then, it turns it’s back on you, acting as an agent of...