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I watched the last few moments of this film last night for the first time. I just can’t get this final scene out of my head. What an amazing picture of Jesus, our ransom for redemption. Once we were slaves to sin, fear and despair, now he has paid the price for our freedom, he has willingly exchanged his life for ours, we are reunited with our Father in heaven. What an amazing God.
Trading your life
For my offenses
For my redemption
You carried all the blame
Breaking the curse
Of our condition
Perfection took our place
When only love could make a way
You gave your life in a beautiful exchange
When only love could break these chains
You gave your life in a beautiful exchange
My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace
John 10:17-18
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
Noise
I am surrounded by sound
Mindless chatter
Egos
Opinions
All of it white noise and static
A background to my constant stream of anxious thought
Ceaseless and senseless
But one word from you
Cuts cleanly
Through the peripheral
To the heart of things
One word from you
And there is
Silence
"Don’t try to run away from doubt. Don’t try to fix it. Try not to think of it as the enemy. Pass through it—patiently… and honestly… and courageously…. When you are in doubt, you are in a period of transformation. Welcome it as a gift—which is hard to do to if your entire universe is falling down around you. God is teaching you to trust him, not yourself. He means to have all of you, not just the surface, going to church and daily devotions part. Not just the part people see, but the part no one sees—not even you."
This demands more than one listen.
(Source: levireubenphillips)
"Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there."
Owl City (via slothgarden)
"You are a Christian because somebody cared. Now it’s your turn."
Warren Wiersbe (via justdia)
(Source: passion-not-perfection, via strictdefinition)
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I had no idea the pain would be this strong
I had no idea the fight would last this long
In my darkest fears rights become the wrongs
I am still running, I am still running
I am still running, I am still running
Build me a home inside your scars
Build me a home inside your song
Build me a home inside your open arms
The only place I ever will belong
Jon Foreman, I Am Still Running
I want one!!!
Capula by Pedro Reyes will be on view along with other interactive installations in our upcoming exhibition Play With Me which opens on Sunday, June 17.
"For more than a name, for more than a feeling, more than a cause…."
Switchfoot
James 1:5-7
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
"I’m in repair, I’m not together but I’m getting there"
In Repair, John Mayer
"Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy."
Ephesians 4:21-24
