"You shall surround me with songs of deliverance."
Psalm 32.7
"He who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him."
Psalm 32.10
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Something NEW!!
Yes, Jesus AND the zombies have left the building.
Check us out at the brand new location:
http://jesusvszombies.com/
Come have fun with us....
Check us out at the brand new location:
http://jesusvszombies.com/
Come have fun with us....
Friday, March 5, 2010
Wake Up!
This video is incredible, for several reasons. Here's two:
1. It's been painstakingly, beautifully crafted by an independent film company named Whitestone Motion Pictures. This is just one of their lovely films. Check out the sidebar or click here to visit their site.
2. The subject matter of this song and accompanying video really sticks out to me right now, because I've been meditating on what it means to be free.
Freedom really is an incredible person, place, or thing. We (and by we, I'm generally referring to human beings living in The [ideological] West and participating in its culture) seem to spend an incredible amount of energy enslaving ourselves physically, emotionally/psychologically, and spiritually.
How, exactly, do we become free from it all? Is it possible? I have so many things I want to do with my life! Why do I spend so much time selling myself, so cheaply, for things that, ultimately, will never satisfy me?
Will it take a Zombie Apocalypse to get me to detach from living so half-heartedly? To live my life with some single-minded PURPOSE? (Note: This is the first time on this blog that I've actually mentioned zombies.)
"My decision to be free or not to be, reveals the magnitude of my freedom. "
(Ludwig Feuerbach - "Essence of Christianity")
Anyway, more on this later. Meanwhile, this video is cool.
1. It's been painstakingly, beautifully crafted by an independent film company named Whitestone Motion Pictures. This is just one of their lovely films. Check out the sidebar or click here to visit their site.
2. The subject matter of this song and accompanying video really sticks out to me right now, because I've been meditating on what it means to be free.
Freedom really is an incredible person, place, or thing. We (and by we, I'm generally referring to human beings living in The [ideological] West and participating in its culture) seem to spend an incredible amount of energy enslaving ourselves physically, emotionally/psychologically, and spiritually.
How, exactly, do we become free from it all? Is it possible? I have so many things I want to do with my life! Why do I spend so much time selling myself, so cheaply, for things that, ultimately, will never satisfy me?
Will it take a Zombie Apocalypse to get me to detach from living so half-heartedly? To live my life with some single-minded PURPOSE? (Note: This is the first time on this blog that I've actually mentioned zombies.)
"My decision to be free or not to be, reveals the magnitude of my freedom. "
(Ludwig Feuerbach - "Essence of Christianity")
Anyway, more on this later. Meanwhile, this video is cool.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Break On Thru...
Jesus was talking, teaching, etc in somebody's little house, and it was packed full of people; literally out the door. A couple of guys with an apparently very sick buddy came to see if Jesus could/would magically heal their friend, but couldn't get inside.
So.
They hauled the guy (who was basically being carried on a cot by his friends) onto the roof, and proceeded to BREAK THROUGH the top of somebody's house.
They lowered him down in front of Jesus, and Jesus healed the guy.
I read this story in the Bible, and I'm struck at the ballsy tenacity of these guys! They go wreck somebody else's house to see their friend *hopefully* get healed by this wandering wizard.
So, the question in my mind, is... When I have a sick, or wounded friend/family member/etc... Or if I know someone who needs help that neither I nor anyone I know can give... Am I ready to do whatever it takes to get them in front of Jesus?
As Rorschach might say; "Hurm."
So.
They hauled the guy (who was basically being carried on a cot by his friends) onto the roof, and proceeded to BREAK THROUGH the top of somebody's house.
They lowered him down in front of Jesus, and Jesus healed the guy.
I read this story in the Bible, and I'm struck at the ballsy tenacity of these guys! They go wreck somebody else's house to see their friend *hopefully* get healed by this wandering wizard.
So, the question in my mind, is... When I have a sick, or wounded friend/family member/etc... Or if I know someone who needs help that neither I nor anyone I know can give... Am I ready to do whatever it takes to get them in front of Jesus?
As Rorschach might say; "Hurm."
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I Am With You
One of my three-year old daughters says, with comforting frequency, "Don't be afraid; Jesus is with us. He's in my tummy."
She's only three, and she's saying what we tell her. We tell her this because it's true. She assumes the part about Him being in her tummy, but what the heck?! That's so dope.
Yeah, it's true, baby; Jesus is with us.
She's only three, and she's saying what we tell her. We tell her this because it's true. She assumes the part about Him being in her tummy, but what the heck?! That's so dope.
Yeah, it's true, baby; Jesus is with us.
You Are (NOT) Safe. Yes You Are (NOT).
"Right now, America is on the verge of going into anaphylactic shock over its own freedoms, and we need to inoculate ourselves against this. Coercing millions of people to strip off their outer garments and walk barefoot [or naked] through metal detectors is no solution, either. It only serves to remind the population that they have a reason to be afraid, while in practice providing only a flimsy barrier to a determined adversary." ~Andrew Huang
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Devotions & Peanut Butter
As a part of my daily devotional time, I've been going through Francis Frangipane's Christlikeness curriculum. Once again, today's reading blew up my world.
I'm reading on the overarching subject of Unity, and today's reading basically encouraged against malicious slander. Of course, I realized I was guilty of this on a regular basis, and it messed up my day in this way... I realized that, when faced with a person with whom I disagree with, I MUST choose redemption rather than justice in my dealings with them.
Not just face to face, but in EVERY way. Whether it's a conversation with a bunch of people, or even in private conversation with my wife. EVEN in my thoughts.
The LORD seems to be constantly, slowly, inexorably pulling my face in his direction. And the more of Him I see, I see mercy.
Thank You, God.
So, as I've been meditating on what I was meditating about (yes, it's emotionally exhausting to be me) I thought that perhaps it wasn't Francis' writings, but rather the LORD that was busting up my head/heart with all of this stuff. In fact, I *think* that the fact that I'm turning my heart, even if for a few moments, to see the LORD, that He is using that time, compounded with my intention, to download His heart to me.
The point is, maybe I could have as much of an epiphany eating a peanut butter sandwich, if my heart/mind is meditating on the LORD while doing it. It would taste good, at least.
Again, thank You, God. You are so good to me.
I'm reading on the overarching subject of Unity, and today's reading basically encouraged against malicious slander. Of course, I realized I was guilty of this on a regular basis, and it messed up my day in this way... I realized that, when faced with a person with whom I disagree with, I MUST choose redemption rather than justice in my dealings with them.
Not just face to face, but in EVERY way. Whether it's a conversation with a bunch of people, or even in private conversation with my wife. EVEN in my thoughts.
The LORD seems to be constantly, slowly, inexorably pulling my face in his direction. And the more of Him I see, I see mercy.
Thank You, God.
So, as I've been meditating on what I was meditating about (yes, it's emotionally exhausting to be me) I thought that perhaps it wasn't Francis' writings, but rather the LORD that was busting up my head/heart with all of this stuff. In fact, I *think* that the fact that I'm turning my heart, even if for a few moments, to see the LORD, that He is using that time, compounded with my intention, to download His heart to me.
The point is, maybe I could have as much of an epiphany eating a peanut butter sandwich, if my heart/mind is meditating on the LORD while doing it. It would taste good, at least.
Again, thank You, God. You are so good to me.
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