In which I make a mistake – or is it serendipity?

June 8, 2011

I was so sure of myself. I was even a little poetic because I had just spent hours penning a poem for Love. But… I guess I’ll start at the beginning… The air stood like cold steel. He only wanted to protect his friend. His desire was just. His heart faithful. His intentions – they […]

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In which there are two kinds of daisies

June 7, 2011

source ἔργον It’s Greek. It’s pronounced air-gone. As in what I might say if I were on the moon – “It’s hard to breathe with all the air gone.” It means “daisies”. Just kidding. It means “works” – as in “faith without works is dead”. I made a statement a while back, and I said […]

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In which there are 1,000 thank you’s to God (#336-357)

June 6, 2011

Thank You God… #336 … for being able to read “thank you” lists all through the week. #337 … for the reminders of how I need to be looking at life, looking at You. #338 … that I don’t need to be creative and find ways to see You in every little thing, I just […]

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In which the Gospel we preach is too often incomplete

June 3, 2011

Right now I am digging as hard, as I can as fast as I can, through the entire Bible because I have a burning desire to know the whole relationship between works and grace. I normally have lots of pictures – but this is a “pour your heart out” kind of post. Juts a story […]

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In which the trial of James commences

June 2, 2011

So yesterday, this sly Fox… source Sidled up next to this older and wiser Fox… source A fictional conversation between humble little me, and the great apostle Paul. The question? This… “Okay… so I believe… and I receive salvation! Right?” “Yes,” he said, “and no.” he added. Today I leave the fiction behind and dig […]

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In which I chit chat with Paul

June 1, 2011

source Poor James is always left alone to defend his simple statement of truth in an ancient letter. Faith without works is dead. And if this is the only place in all of Scripture I see this – then I am forced to believe he’s misunderstood, or his letter, is, as Martin Luther called it […]

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In which I take a big risk

May 31, 2011

So, back when I began this blog, I decided to start by studying, deeply, and as completely as possible, the book of James. James is a risky book of the Bible. It’s risky because it comes right out and says we have no faith at all if we don’t have “works” to go along with […]

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In which I say 1000 thank you’s to God (#’s 317-335)

May 30, 2011

Because… it really is… just so much better… to… ♥✞ღ Thank You God… #318 … for Your patience, Lord. How can you possibly be so patient with me? #319 … that You know the end from the beginning. You have seen all my mistakes – when I turned left and should’ve turned right – when […]

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In which there are shoes – and “works”

May 27, 2011

Shoes… source For the most part we men don’t understand shoes. We wear them, but we don’t “get” them. And I have an analogy to make – so I did research. 63% of men own 10 pairs of shoes or less. 82% of women on the other hand, own 11 pairs of shoes or more. […]

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In which words are few, pictures are absent, and Grace is needed

May 25, 2011

Today the words dribble out… yesterday was two full days of work wrapped up in one. two more days of work to accomplish this day. Imperfect unable to perform at the level required in need of strength I don’t possess… struggling to find signs of worth… an imperfect vessel, trudges through, in need of Grace. […]

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