Tag: jesus
-
Anubis the Guardian: A Dialogue With Death
Servant: (looking at him with newfound sympathy) It’s not easy, is it? Being the god of death. / Narrator: And just like that, in an instant, Anubis’s usual mask of composure slipped, and for a moment, there was vulnerability. The god of death just shook his head and answered truthfully.…
-
MIC Check: Immanuel Approach Memo
As we head into Lent 2024 — in the midst of new wars, political division, and broken families and lives — I am feeling God’s urgency to be more strategic in my daily devotionals.
-
1/14 IAM: Under the Sea (Immanuel Approach Memo)
There are no words here / So I must closely watch His face / And read His eyes / Interpret His every gesture…
-
Immanuel Encounter: On The Beach
He takes a piece of His own broken, nail-scarred body and places it in my mouth.
-
Connect Others With Jesus Challenge – Day 1 Homework
Healing doesn’t come from going after trauma… it comes from connecting with the Healer, Jesus. What part of Cathy and/or Melinda’s story: a) feels familiar to you b) SOUNDS familiar from those you help
-
Christ Alone (Family Manifesto)
Our faith is in Christ / And the power of His blood / To restore us to right relationship / With God, each other, and even enemies
-
7/11 Immanuel Encounter: Un-Secret Garden
Q: What are you most excited about for the future? A: My date with Jesus
-
7/8 Rap: Heart-Set
Bring on the cross pain / Cause it’s boss gain / For this world’s loss train / Is just my moss slain
-
Emmanuel Encounter: Un-Deserted
And is this hard desert / I longed to escape / Merely the border / Of heaven’s landscape?
-
5/27 Poem: Grace Culture
Yet Christ makes this scandalous claim / That those who are called by His name / Must live by an inside-out Law / That redeems, not condemns, every flaw
-
Emmanuel Encounter: Jesus Pick-Me-Up
He asks where I’m going. I say, “I don’t know.” He smiles.
-
5/14 Limerick: Bowing 747 – Jumbo Jet Love
If we hope to love Jesus great / We must learn how to our Self hate
-
5/1 Limerick: Love Himself
The question that rings from above / Is if it’s “Himself” that we love / Not money or fame / But joy in His name / That makes our heart soar like a dove
-
4/23 Poem: Seek Deep
The Quest-ion must / Take root in our soul / So when it’s removed / It leaves a deep hole
-
4/22 Limerick: Like Jesus
“Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” “Yes, Lord; you know that I like you.”
-
4/14 Limericks: Bread Line
If we wish to join the divine / We must make it past the “bread line” / It’s good to be fed / But what if instead / We sought to hear Jesus call us “Mine!”
-
4/10 Limerick: Fast-en Grace
If we intend to win our race / We must learn to fast-en grace / Hunger un-met / Is how we get / Jesus to run in our place!
-
Faith Life Cycle: Each Next Consummation
1. Faith in Self 2. Faith in the Law 3. Faith in Grace 4. Faith in our Cross
Radically Happy 