have you ever wondered how you should respond to life when you find yourself in a valley? i am tempted to make my response more complicated to situational strife because i am a Christian, and i know intellectually the fruit of the Spirit, the marks of a believer, and the promises that belong to those [...]
Posts Tagged ‘life’
life in the valley
Posted in Gospel, tagged freedom, gospel, Jesus, life, valley on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
in Christ, you are…
Posted in freedom, Jesus, tagged freedom, gospel, Jesus, life, spiritual amnesia on November 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Dead to sin (Rom 6:11) Spiritually alive (Rom 6:11) Forgiven (Col 2:13) Declared Righteous (1 Cor 1:30) A child of God (Rom 8:16) God’s possession (Titus 2:14) Heir of God (Rom 8:17) Blessed with all Spiritual blessing (Eph 1:3) Citizen of Heaven (Phil 3:20) Set free from power of sin (Col 2:11-15) Free from the [...]
John 6.63
Posted in Bible, Jesus, life, twenty two word tuesday, tagged Bible, Holy Spirit, life, Spirit vs. flesh, twenty two word tuesday on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all.” what emotions arise when you read this passage?
freedom
Posted in filching friday, freedom, Gospel, grace, pride, tagged authentic, filching friday, freedom, Jesus, life, real on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“(People) judge (freedom) on the basis of immediate sensations of unrestrained license or independence. But true freedom takes God’s reality and God’s purpose for creation into account and seeks to fit smoothly into God’s good design. … The greatest freedom is found in being so changed by God’s Spirit that you can do what you [...]
lava lamps are life
Posted in life, tagged lava lamp, life on January 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
i just completed my first assignment at seminary. the assignment was to come up with a metaphor that relates to life. there were many “life is like a marathon race” and “life is like juggling.” here is mine, i hope you enjoy (& hope i get invited back for day two): The lava lamp only [...]