Tag: joy
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Sex 207. Loving Life
I have tasted all the pleasures of this world, from the sublime heights of philosophy to the sordid depths of passion. All start out sweet as honey to my mouth, but end up bitter as gall in my stomach. This… is the reverse.
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Systematic Graceology
The ultimate purpose and practice of Spiritual Formation is: Identifying the Anxieties for which we currently lack Grace Training us to Catharize them by the Cross of Christ More formally:
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Poem: Uncomfortably Grateful
We say that God is good When we dine on comfort food Much harder to confess When we feel under duress
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Poem: Self-Signed
We say we want a Sign Or is it to define That we can be our Self And leave God on the shelf?
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Diarogue Finale 7/7: Wisdom, Rogue
Before they can embrace, the younger one trips and falls. She lies prone, shaking and pounding the ground in her grief.
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A Reason to Rejoice
Update: Through a series of miracles, I am starting my dream job on July 25th as Director of Product at Quilt Data, after less than four weeks unemployed. Thanks for your prayers! Yesterday I was laid off from the startup I’ve worked at for the last six years. I am…
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Poem: Out of Favor
In families small Or social wide To save our face We take a side To break this cycle Of decay We need to find A better way
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Hate Right
And all of those foes That I once found so dreary I count now as gifts In fact, make me cheery! So the only hate now Is what I have toward The sin of my flesh That keeps me from my Lord
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Where Grief Begins
The Loss Is Real And Final And yet… Nothing begins Until something else ends
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Fruit vs Counter-Fruit
We were created To cultivate And consume The Fruit of the Spirit We are so desperate for fruit We will fake it With counterfeit Counter-Fruit
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Redeeming Animism, Part 4: Effacing Death
Maybe this is what Dr. Strange felt Living a million lifetimes in Infinity War Dying a thousand deaths in the Dark Dimension I see my life All my lives And they all end in death But not always Sometimes I live out my natural days And those Those are worse
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TGR-05: Deep, Deep Joy
How do we develop unconquerable joy? We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
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RSVP with God: Outcome-Driven Quiet Times
RSVP stands for the four steps I have been using to help my spirit align with God’s purposes for my life: Rejoice: Meditate on yesterday’s emotional highs and lows until you find a way to rejoice in them Shalom: Repeat until you can rest in God’s peace. Over time your…
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The Universal Commandment
Enjoy, Love & Glorify God, Ourselves & Others As Jesus Does Corollary: The Meaning of Life God, Us & Others Enjoying, Loving, & Glorifying, God, Ourselves, Others & the World
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Anjali’s Catechism: A Childlike Invitation to Spiritual Christianity
Are you ready to: Embrace the One who created the universe as your Heavenly Father who loves us like Jesus?
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Song: From Guilt to Grace
The following song is a lyrical version of “Graphical Theology: The Grace Cycle“, part of my burst of artistic exploration in 1996. It was the first element of a trilogy on the Reformation themes of Guilt-Grace–Gratitude, but unlike the other two I never was happy enough with it to put…
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LEAD! C.12 Joy in the Journey
In Which We Begin to Pursue the End… This is the final lesson in our series, but hopefully just the beginning of your journey in understanding what it means to lead others — and yourself — into the “name” of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As we proceed to…
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LEAD! B.3 From Mockery to Hope
The mockers must have the pride crushed out of them through suffering, to realize the limits of their earthly wisdom. To endure, their souls need to hope in God’s goodness.
Radically Happy 