Tag: sin
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Limerick: Away from Presence
We may think it sin But ‘tis within Ourselves that we struggle with absence
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Law Detox
Law is toxic Though intended to save It will ultimately destroy Relationship
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8/1 RSVP: Buying Needles to Strain Camels (The Purpose of Wealth)
Matthew 23:24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. This may sound bizarre, but see if you can follow my logic…
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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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Sex 206. Loving Father
Me: You have got to be kidding me. Don’t you know where we are? What I did to get here? What I’ve been doing since I got here? Father: Yes. Practicing!
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Sex 204. Loving Hiss Elf
“You ruin everything. You take everything I thought was good and pure and valuable, and reveal them to be horrible lies and shadowy deceptions. You make it sound like everything I’ve spent my whole life sacrificing for was an idiotic lie. I feel… I feel…” “The way you make everyone…
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Poem: Union with Christ (First to Last)
Union with Christ is our Alpha The safety from which we begin But He must become our Omega With we and our world free from sin
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Limerick: Tempting Gifts
When we are still under Law Temptation will stick in our craw
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Poem: Abound Different
Those who spread love that is “hesed” Are the only ones He will count “blessed”
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Redeeming Animism, Part 6: My De-Liver-Er
The eagle stands apart on a nearby rock, delicately nibbling a newly-harvested liver. The mouse looks on in horror; the spaniel-coyote with amusement.
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Limerick: The Inverse Of Anger
The inverse of anger at sin Is where reconciling begins For when we all seek To help out the weak We shift from win-lose to win-win
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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: Supple-Mental Peace
My mind demands a rigid peace That makes all disagreement cease Where every truth can stand alone As I regard them from my throne. The problem with this glorious view Is that it has no room for you For if your truth conflicts with mine Then on your entrails I…
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Poem: Fruitful Vintimacy
We start by knowing we’re loved Then loving Him in return As His life flows through our veins Our sin and shame, away burn
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Poem: Belong vs Beshort vs Betall
If in Christ We’d be free From its snares We must flee But the next Trap we face Is to judge Without grace
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Judicious Interruptus: I, KnowsMore
Reflective introspection journaling To help me understand why I failed to manifest The fruit of the Spirit And where I need More Jesus
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Requiem for The Flesh
Because the same instincts Shame uses To save our lives From dying It uses To save itself From the cross
Radically Happy 