I find it interesting that in classical education we talk about the great conversation, and the emergent church has taken that term 'conversation' to describe what it does as well. You can also say 'movement' about the emergent church....
Please don't shrug off what the emergent church teaches. It is an ideology, a method of ministry, that slyly chips away at a solid faith. So much of it 'sounds good', but it is missing the mark and creating hoards of biblically illiterate believers or false converts. When a church name drops Rob Bell, beware. It isn't OK. I don't want to encourage mistrust, but at the same time, church leaders have priorities and agendas, and as a member, you need to know what those are.
Many in today's churches are becoming like the 'useful idiots' of Lenin's day. Hard workers for the 'cause', yet they don't really understand the breadth and depth of the mission. They think they are doing what is good and right, but if they knew where their actions were leading or what their actions were really saying...they'd stop and change course. But we blindly follow what our church is doing. This is ironic because we know the government can't keep up with all of its' comings and goings, yet we'll trust a very large church to be making right decisions about ministries and causes. We really need to be as shrewd as serpents all the time. This world is wicked, full of deception, and if we think we can enjoy the ride and not take the time to ensure where we're headed is pleasing to the Lord, the chance of regret is great.
Part 1
http://www.gty.org/resources/articles/A184/Introducing-the-Emerging-Church-Part-1
Part 2
http://www.gty.org/resources/Articles/A185/Introducing-the-Emerging-Church-Part-2
Missional Churches-Are They OK?
The term "missional' with a church is misleading. It is a buzz word for churches going Emergent...definitely seeker-friendly. The big difference between these churches and what I'd call a 'sound' church is ministry philosophy. A 'missional' church isn't missions minded, as in, going and spreading the gospel of Christ. Rather, they have a mind to sell Christianity by doing things like having a 'ministry of presence'.
What??
Yes, a ministry where you go to a church and act like you are a member so others see the 'thriving numbers' and then they say to themselves, "This must be a good church" , so they start going. It is a show. Never-mind that the messages are about self-improvement, how to use Jesus to better your situation/marriage/job...it's not about entering through the narrow gate, it's about marketing Christianity, changing the message of realizing how lost in sin we are without Christ, and changing it to how loving God is and how much better Jesus will make your life. Because it's got to be egocentric to sell to this sin-riddled culture, and the church doesn't need to look completely different from the world anymore. No, the newest craze is to look as much like the world as we can so the introduction into the church is seamless.
I recall when I bowed before God the first time, realizing the massive gulf from where I was to where He was, and learning that the difference in a Christian's life and the world was a contrast needed because people are miserable without the truth, and if you as a Christian look like them, they won't think you have anything to offer...that in essence, God would make no difference in their lives.
Somehow the modern church movements have lost sight of when Jesus says "enter through the narrow gate, for the way is broad that leads to destruction....". Somehow now it's enough to love others, but not in a way that makes them see their sin....but to clothe and feed them and just silently show the character? of Jesus? Somewhere along the line we outsmarted God and found that "how will they know unless someone tells them" became outdated. Somehow now we should have tattoos like the world, especially if they have a Bible verse, so people with ink will want to talk to us. It has flipped from us looking like Christ and Him drawing them, to us looking like THEM, so they don't think we're different and we become chums....then they are supposed to what? Come in to the church and become disciples of Christ? Are we duping them? or are we BEING duped because what is happening is actually something altogether different? Are we thinking being holy is irrelevant now or have we no idea what that even means anymore? Do we even get told that Jesus said, "Be ye holy, for I am holy."? Do we read that and ponder it, or do we just keep working in ways the church says to 'reach the culture'? Are we even supposed to REACH them, or are we supposed to preach the gospel and leave the reaching to God?
Now pastors tell congregations Jesus has more faith in them than they have in Him (make them feel good). Churches have counseling centers where people are flourishing and going through labyrinths. Because flourishing is what Jesus intends for us...it's right there with Joel Osteen and using Christianity to have your 'best life now'. Pastors allow sleazy musicians to be mentioned in their children's memos without any word on how dangerous such trash is to young minds learning about holiness. Music, for worship, sounds like the world's because beats don't matter...it's the words, even if you can't understand them, even during an Easter service....just sway and murmur things like 'Yes, Lord" and people will think you are so in tune with the Lord, your music must be holy and pleasing in His sight....
Stopping sex trafficking is equal in importance to telling someone the horrible news that their life is an offense to a holy God, and we can even call it being a missionary. You can be a missionary now if you just befriend people in another culture where Christianity is unpopular, because if you are a Christian and loving them as a friend, that is enough. You don't need to tell them the actual Gospel--the Good News is merely that God loves them...end of story. The most important thing nowadays is how to grow your church, make Christianity look large and appealing, and throw Jesus' name around so members don't realize you aren't discipling them. Keep sermons full of engaging and amusing stories, which are topical, but don't preach the Word with the goal of edifying the saints as Acts says because that is offensive to those SEEKING. A mile wide and an inch deep is the measure of success.
Yeah, that's it. Be relevant. That's what Jesus said, somewhere in Scripture, right? I mean, I haven't deeply studied what He said, but I keep being told that being relevant is how to bring them in, so that's what I'm doing.
God help us. God wake up the church. Help me see and stay on the narrow path. Help pastors not get bored with keeping the white fence post white, but instead be found faithful to the end. Help them remember cancers often grow fast. We can't sell Christianity as a broad, sweeping show. It is a life lived for Christ's glory, not a self-improvement program. It is dying to ourselves, not adding on an appendage called Jesus. People are hurting in this world, and all the good social causes and work to make Christianity look appealing isn't going to get us on the narrow path. We're losing our souls with all of this concern over getting out the message in a relevant way.
How about we instruct believers in righteousness? How about we not soft-sell Creationism and pander to public school indoctrination, but say the truth about what is happening in the schools? It is an absolute affront to Christian children to be in those bastions of ungodliness, yet how many pastors are afraid to speak out about it? The lies about evolution, homosexuality, abortion...yet pastors still say PRAY for the SCHOOLS. Isn't it a little beyond that? Have they talked to Christian kids stuck in those places? Ask Christian wives forced to put their kids in the schools because their husbands are unbelievers, let them tell you how their virgin sons get mocked all through Latin class by the gays sitting all around him. Tell the truth, pastors! Sex in bathrooms, teachers engaging in lewd acts, Christianity mocked full on...God mocked in the curriculum...it isn't a matter of opinion. The wickedness abounds and yet there you sit, afraid to OFFEND. Is that your calling? Believers need to be instructed in the way of righteousness, and that is unpopular on every front in this day and age.
Matthew 7:13-14
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
~I write this and my heart is breaking for the multitudes who are being swept away with this tide of self-importance and self-improvement called Christianity. For a concise description of the emerging movement, read on. Be forewarned, once you start trying to alert people to this movement, you are considered a trouble maker or just nuts. John MacArthur has an excellent sermon outlining exactly what will happen to you if you bring these issues up with your church leadership, and he is spot on.
http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/churchandministry/carey_emerging_church.aspx
School Decision Time Already
Here we are staring in to February, when it is time to register for Classical Conversations and our online school. Next year, we are using two different online schools, plus Mom and Dad, to teach our oldest. For our middle student, it's CC and one online school, then Mom. For the youngest, CC and Mom, unless he continues with Chinese. If he does, that involves an in person, live class and possibly another day out of the house. But, it will be right down the street from me so won't involve running everyone around.
I've debated heavily on a local co-op type situation for science and possibly math, but am hesitant to be out of the house that often. We have always been really effective if we can all be home most days until the afternoon. It is tough to balance the school week with academics, ministry, and social time. One reason I'm glad for how we're doing school, having opted to not do certain other programs, is that we'll still have time to do ministry together as a family. I hope our schedule allows that for a long time...
Tomorrow is CC and I'm a tutor, so I'd better get to bed. Sure was hoping for a blizzard!
I've debated heavily on a local co-op type situation for science and possibly math, but am hesitant to be out of the house that often. We have always been really effective if we can all be home most days until the afternoon. It is tough to balance the school week with academics, ministry, and social time. One reason I'm glad for how we're doing school, having opted to not do certain other programs, is that we'll still have time to do ministry together as a family. I hope our schedule allows that for a long time...
Tomorrow is CC and I'm a tutor, so I'd better get to bed. Sure was hoping for a blizzard!
When Happily Ever After Shatters: Seeing God in the Midst of Divorce & Single Parenting
My friend's book is out today on Amazon!!!! Please check it out and buy a copy to support her. Sue Birdseye is a beautiful woman, inside and out, and this is her first step in trying to help others whose lives have gone through the devastation of adultery and ultimately, abandonment. Her goal is to glorify God in all she does and I think you will be very blessed by this book. I think we all know someone who will be touched by it, and we who haven't walked that road can learn how to be compassionate toward those who have (or are) from the insight she gives.
http://www.amazon.com/When-Happily-Ever-After-Shatters/dp/1589977343/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358886901&sr=8-2&keywords=when+happily+ever+after+shatters
Please consider ordering it today!
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In the Twinkling of An Eye Jesus Will Appear by Joseph Chambers
THE TWINKLE OF AN EYE IS 1/1100 (ONE-ELEVEN HUNDRETH) OF A SECOND AND THAT IS THE SUDDENESS OF THE RAPTURE. The Doctrine of Imminence is one of the New Testament’s most profound subjects. The idea plainly warns us of the necessity of living every moment with our heart set on His return. We must never just believe in the Rapture but we must live on the edge of this world with one foot a few inches above the ground. That’s spiritually speaking of the great hunger to see Jesus and to leave for our “Homeland” at any twinkle.
The Son of God filled His messages with the warning and hope of His return. He trained His Disciples to be so in love with Him as the Son of God that they would never love this world. The early church showed great evidence that they expected Him in their lifetime. Apostle Paul had to teach the Christians not to despair over those that died because the Lord would come for both the dead and the living. He stated, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” (I Thessalonians 4:13-14) The sainted millions have watched for Him ever since He arose to ascend into the clouds!
Our Savior and Redeemer wanted us to understand how absolutely glorious His return would be. He also was very plain about being ready and having on the wedding garment. Luke recorded His powerful warning, “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.” (Luke 21:32-35) He spoke of the ‘Fig Tree Parable’ and stated that this was a mystery to announce the generation to witness His return to snatch out the Bride.
We live in a very privileged generation with powerful evidence that this is the time for His sudden appearance. When you couple the events in Israel with worldwide signs it takes utter spiritual blindness to miss the picture. No possibility of a One World Government has ever existed before. The world leaders are totally bent on uniting the world economy and government. America has been the last holdout to “One Worldism.” That is being ripped out of our control by the current powers in Washington.
Jesus warns us that this coming period of darkness would be like a snare. “For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.” (Luke 21:35) He also spoke of the sleeping church that would have to be aroused to meet Him and the great number that would be without oil and light. “While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” (Matthew 25:5-6) The church world refuses to believe that much of their membership is totally unprepared to go. It will only be after the trumpet that the multitudes will wake up to their drunkenness. The sorrow of that is too much to think about. The “cheap grace” preachers will be the most hated crowd left.
Please consider the necessity of total surrender to Jesus Christ. Listen to the Holy Ghost speaking by Apostle Paul. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.” (II Peter 3:10-14) “Without spot and blameless” sounds very plain to me. Why should a believer dare to believe anything else?
The twinkling of an eye is a beautiful thought. It was Apostle Paul that used those words. “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (I Corinthians 15:51-52) There will be no announcement. This event will be so sudden as to be startling. The moment it occurs will finish the selection. It’s either I’m watching and ready to go, or I or you will be left.
Joseph R. Chambers
The Son of God filled His messages with the warning and hope of His return. He trained His Disciples to be so in love with Him as the Son of God that they would never love this world. The early church showed great evidence that they expected Him in their lifetime. Apostle Paul had to teach the Christians not to despair over those that died because the Lord would come for both the dead and the living. He stated, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” (I Thessalonians 4:13-14) The sainted millions have watched for Him ever since He arose to ascend into the clouds!
Our Savior and Redeemer wanted us to understand how absolutely glorious His return would be. He also was very plain about being ready and having on the wedding garment. Luke recorded His powerful warning, “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.” (Luke 21:32-35) He spoke of the ‘Fig Tree Parable’ and stated that this was a mystery to announce the generation to witness His return to snatch out the Bride.
We live in a very privileged generation with powerful evidence that this is the time for His sudden appearance. When you couple the events in Israel with worldwide signs it takes utter spiritual blindness to miss the picture. No possibility of a One World Government has ever existed before. The world leaders are totally bent on uniting the world economy and government. America has been the last holdout to “One Worldism.” That is being ripped out of our control by the current powers in Washington.
Jesus warns us that this coming period of darkness would be like a snare. “For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.” (Luke 21:35) He also spoke of the sleeping church that would have to be aroused to meet Him and the great number that would be without oil and light. “While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” (Matthew 25:5-6) The church world refuses to believe that much of their membership is totally unprepared to go. It will only be after the trumpet that the multitudes will wake up to their drunkenness. The sorrow of that is too much to think about. The “cheap grace” preachers will be the most hated crowd left.
Please consider the necessity of total surrender to Jesus Christ. Listen to the Holy Ghost speaking by Apostle Paul. “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.” (II Peter 3:10-14) “Without spot and blameless” sounds very plain to me. Why should a believer dare to believe anything else?
The twinkling of an eye is a beautiful thought. It was Apostle Paul that used those words. “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (I Corinthians 15:51-52) There will be no announcement. This event will be so sudden as to be startling. The moment it occurs will finish the selection. It’s either I’m watching and ready to go, or I or you will be left.
Joseph R. Chambers
Rep. Kern's Proclamation of Morality
Rep. Sally Kern's Proclamation of Morality
We the People of Oklahoma, Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessing of Liberty; to secure just and rightful Government; to promote our mutual Welfare and Happiness, do establish this proclamation and call upon the people of the great State of Oklahoma, and our fellow Patriots in these United States of America who look to the Lord for guidance, to acknowledge the need for a national awakening of righteousness in our land.
WHEREAS, "It is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand" (John Adams); and
WHEREAS, "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by Religion and Morality" (John Adams); and
WHEREAS, "Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people" (John Adams); and
WHEREAS, "We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government...but upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God" (James Madison); and
WHEREAS, "Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God (Benjamin Franklin); and
WHEREAS, "God who gave us life gave us liberty and can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God" (Thomas Jefferson); and
WHEREAS, "Whether any free government can be permanent, where the public worship of God, and the support of Religion, constitute no part of the policy or duty of the state" (Joseph Story); and
WHEREAS, "We hold sacred the rights of conscience, and promise to the people...the free and undisturbed exercise of their religion" (Roger Sherman); and
WHEREAS, "This great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians" (Patrick Henry); and
WHEREAS, "When you...exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed upon your mind that God commands you to choose just men who will rule in the fear of God" (Noah Webster); and
WHEREAS, "The principles of genuine Liberty and of wise laws and administrations are to be drawn from the Bible" (Noah Webster); and
WHEREAS, the people of Oklahoma have a strong tradition of reliance upon the Creator of the Universe; and
WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis; and
WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery; and
WHEREAS, alarmed that the Government of the United States of America is forsaking the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built; and
WHEREAS, grieved that the Office of the president of these United States has refused to uphold the long held tradition of past presidents in giving recognition to our National Day of Prayer; and
WHEREAS, deeply disturbed that the Office of the president of these United States disregards the biblical admonitions to live clean and pure lives by proclaiming an entire month to an immoral behavior
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned elected officials of the people of Oklahoma, religious leaders and citizens of the State of Oklahoma, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world, solemnly declare that the HOPE of the great State of Oklahoma and of
these United States, rests upon the Principles of Religion and Morality as put forth in the HOLY BIBLE; and
BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, believers in the One True God and His only Son, call upon all to join with us in recognizing that "Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord," and humbly implore all who love Truth and Virtue to live above reproach in the sight of God and
man with a firm reliance on the leadership and protection of Almighty God; and
BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, humbly call upon Holy God, our Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer, to have mercy on this nation, to stay His hand of judgment, and grant a national awakening of righteousness and Christian renewal as we repent of our great sin.
Signed in the year of our Lord Christ Two Thousand and Nine.
We the People of Oklahoma, Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, in order to secure and perpetuate the blessing of Liberty; to secure just and rightful Government; to promote our mutual Welfare and Happiness, do establish this proclamation and call upon the people of the great State of Oklahoma, and our fellow Patriots in these United States of America who look to the Lord for guidance, to acknowledge the need for a national awakening of righteousness in our land.
WHEREAS, "It is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand" (John Adams); and
WHEREAS, "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by Religion and Morality" (John Adams); and
WHEREAS, "Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people" (John Adams); and
WHEREAS, "We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government...but upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God" (James Madison); and
WHEREAS, "Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God (Benjamin Franklin); and
WHEREAS, "God who gave us life gave us liberty and can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God" (Thomas Jefferson); and
WHEREAS, "Whether any free government can be permanent, where the public worship of God, and the support of Religion, constitute no part of the policy or duty of the state" (Joseph Story); and
WHEREAS, "We hold sacred the rights of conscience, and promise to the people...the free and undisturbed exercise of their religion" (Roger Sherman); and
WHEREAS, "This great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians" (Patrick Henry); and
WHEREAS, "When you...exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed upon your mind that God commands you to choose just men who will rule in the fear of God" (Noah Webster); and
WHEREAS, "The principles of genuine Liberty and of wise laws and administrations are to be drawn from the Bible" (Noah Webster); and
WHEREAS, the people of Oklahoma have a strong tradition of reliance upon the Creator of the Universe; and
WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis; and
WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery; and
WHEREAS, alarmed that the Government of the United States of America is forsaking the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built; and
WHEREAS, grieved that the Office of the president of these United States has refused to uphold the long held tradition of past presidents in giving recognition to our National Day of Prayer; and
WHEREAS, deeply disturbed that the Office of the president of these United States disregards the biblical admonitions to live clean and pure lives by proclaiming an entire month to an immoral behavior
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned elected officials of the people of Oklahoma, religious leaders and citizens of the State of Oklahoma, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world, solemnly declare that the HOPE of the great State of Oklahoma and of
these United States, rests upon the Principles of Religion and Morality as put forth in the HOLY BIBLE; and
BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, believers in the One True God and His only Son, call upon all to join with us in recognizing that "Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord," and humbly implore all who love Truth and Virtue to live above reproach in the sight of God and
man with a firm reliance on the leadership and protection of Almighty God; and
BE IT RESOLVED that we, the undersigned, humbly call upon Holy God, our Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer, to have mercy on this nation, to stay His hand of judgment, and grant a national awakening of righteousness and Christian renewal as we repent of our great sin.
Signed in the year of our Lord Christ Two Thousand and Nine.
WallBuilders-Sandy Hook and Public Policy
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In the wake of the heart-rending massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, 
The Founders understood that the inside was the most important focus, not the outside. This is why Thomas Jefferson believed the teachings of Jesus were so effective, explaining:
Hope
Dear Friend,
Sometimes days which will get bright, start out much like the sky before dawn. Therefore all I can tell you is this...and pray it helps.
My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly trust in Jesus’ Name.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand; All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness seems to hide His face, I rest on His unchanging grace. In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, His covenant, His blood, Support me in the whelming flood. When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my Hope and Stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh may I then in Him be found. Dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne.
Song adapted for this letter~
Love,
me
Sometimes days which will get bright, start out much like the sky before dawn. Therefore all I can tell you is this...and pray it helps.
My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly trust in Jesus’ Name.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand; All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness seems to hide His face, I rest on His unchanging grace. In every high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, His covenant, His blood, Support me in the whelming flood. When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my Hope and Stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh may I then in Him be found. Dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne.
Song adapted for this letter~
Love,
me
Heart-broken for A Friend
Sometimes life doesn't go as expected
Plans are dashed before to the time to be realized is near
Dreams get let go, before the dawn's awakening
How do you comfort, when your heart is also broken?
We know God is Sovereign
And all life has value
It isn't that
It just takes time to steady the legs
When the road suddenly changes
.......without expectation
What do you say, when nothing can be said?
Plans are dashed before to the time to be realized is near
Dreams get let go, before the dawn's awakening
How do you comfort, when your heart is also broken?
We know God is Sovereign
And all life has value
It isn't that
It just takes time to steady the legs
When the road suddenly changes
.......without expectation
What do you say, when nothing can be said?
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