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Sunday, August 29, 2004
On a related note, he was a very ordinary person with no particular character traits or notable physical disfigurements. Except for his complete lack of ears.
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Saturday, August 28, 2004
I thought this was an interesting read.
What’s the good of prayer?
Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1.
It is not part of the life of a natural man to pray. We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life if he does not pray; I question it. What will suffer is the life of the Son of God in him, which is nourished, not by food, but by prayer. When a man is born from above, the life of the Son of God is born in him, and he can either starve that life or nourish it. Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished. Our ordinary views of prayer are not found in the New Testament. We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves; the Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.
“Ask and ye shall receive.” We grouse before God, we are apologetic or apathetic, but we ask very few things. Yet what a splendid audacity a childlike child has! Our Lord says—“Except ye become as little children.” Ask, and God will do. Give Jesus Christ a chance, give Him elbow room, and no man will ever do this unless he is at his wits’ end. When a man is at his wits’ end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get into touch with Reality. Be yourself before God and present your problems, the things you know you have come to your wits’ end over. As long as you are selfsufficient, you do not need to ask God for anything.
It is not so true that “prayer changes things” as that prayer changes me and I change things. God has so constituted things that prayer on the basis of Redemption alters the way in which a man looks at things. Prayer is not a question of altering things externally, but of working wonders in a man’s disposition.
Chambers, O. My Utmost for His Highest : Selections for the Year. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 1993, c1935. August 28.
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What’s the good of prayer?
Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1.
It is not part of the life of a natural man to pray. We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life if he does not pray; I question it. What will suffer is the life of the Son of God in him, which is nourished, not by food, but by prayer. When a man is born from above, the life of the Son of God is born in him, and he can either starve that life or nourish it. Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished. Our ordinary views of prayer are not found in the New Testament. We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves; the Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.
“Ask and ye shall receive.” We grouse before God, we are apologetic or apathetic, but we ask very few things. Yet what a splendid audacity a childlike child has! Our Lord says—“Except ye become as little children.” Ask, and God will do. Give Jesus Christ a chance, give Him elbow room, and no man will ever do this unless he is at his wits’ end. When a man is at his wits’ end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get into touch with Reality. Be yourself before God and present your problems, the things you know you have come to your wits’ end over. As long as you are selfsufficient, you do not need to ask God for anything.
It is not so true that “prayer changes things” as that prayer changes me and I change things. God has so constituted things that prayer on the basis of Redemption alters the way in which a man looks at things. Prayer is not a question of altering things externally, but of working wonders in a man’s disposition.
Chambers, O. My Utmost for His Highest : Selections for the Year. Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 1993, c1935. August 28.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Ok, you guys get to pick what the name of my fantasy football team is. I need suggestions!!!!! NOW!!!!
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Monday, August 23, 2004
Switchfoot
10.27.04
Cleveland, OH, USA
Agora Theater
I'd like to go to this. Anyone want to donate some ticket money?
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10.27.04
Cleveland, OH, USA
Agora Theater
I'd like to go to this. Anyone want to donate some ticket money?
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Sunday, August 22, 2004
So, my friend from argentina called me tonight. and a friend from California. I really have missed the girl in argentina :) Fine, i missed the asshole too :)
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i love my friends... you know you are close when you read a mass mailing update from one and you get most if not all the inside jokes in it :) Take care of europe JB :)
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Sunday, August 15, 2004
good night... could i be more boring?
Category III - The Regular
Jo(e)
You are the quintessential standard conjured by the
word 'Friend'.
What Type of Social Entity are You?
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Category III - The Regular
Jo(e)
You are the quintessential standard conjured by the
word 'Friend'.
What Type of Social Entity are You?
brought to you by Quizilla
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Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
i'm an already but not yet resurrected fallen man....
the most theologically relevant band on the planet = switchfoot. end of discussion
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the most theologically relevant band on the planet = switchfoot. end of discussion
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i'm frustrated right now, and i'm sorry, i put my feelings up on the site. there is a passage that is marked in my bible. i didn't remember what i had written until someone mentioned it. I think they gave me the wrong reference, and that caused some confusion, because they wanted me to look and draw hope from 13:7.. and there are 6 verses. but anyway...
Ps. 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must i wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Look on me and answer, O Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or i will sleep in death;
my enemy will say, "i have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when i fall.
but I trust in your unfailin love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation
i will sing to the Lord,
for he has been good to me.
In my bible, i titled this Psalm, "Questioning While Trusting." Honestly, that's exactly where i am. the person who showed this to me wanted me to draw hope from the last part. However, that's not where i'm at right now. right now i'm in the first two paragraphs. HOWEVER, this does not mean i do not trust God. You have to question before you get answers and thats what i'm doing.
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Ps. 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must i wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Look on me and answer, O Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or i will sleep in death;
my enemy will say, "i have overcome him,"
and my foes will rejoice when i fall.
but I trust in your unfailin love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation
i will sing to the Lord,
for he has been good to me.
In my bible, i titled this Psalm, "Questioning While Trusting." Honestly, that's exactly where i am. the person who showed this to me wanted me to draw hope from the last part. However, that's not where i'm at right now. right now i'm in the first two paragraphs. HOWEVER, this does not mean i do not trust God. You have to question before you get answers and thats what i'm doing.
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Sunday, August 08, 2004
Thursday, August 05, 2004
