Graham Cooke (add dot com for site) spoke about a year back here in Kansas City. I think he's from Scottland or some place where the accent sounds like Shrek... and about as funny! Anyways. He spoke about moving from one plane of experience to another... and that, when those transitions happen, we desperately need to align ourselves anew with WHO GOD IS.
Who is God to me? It's the single most important question in your life. Firstly, because He happens to be holding your atoms together by the breath of His promise. And also, because He's really, really.... REALLY nice!
So the message is that we need to lean hard upon Who God is... because what He does in our lives is NEVER predictable... but His kindness is ALWAYS predictable.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Thursday, July 8, 2004
More o' Dat.
This thing about God - Grace. What is it?
It's the receiving and giving and living of ... beauty ...
[n] a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will.
[n] the free and unmerited favor or kindness of God; "there but for the grace of God go I."
[n] a sense of propriety and consideration for others.
[n] elegance and beauty of movement or expression...
I was struck by God's way of grace tonight. I could DO all manner of good. But would I be beautiful by my doing?
I am beautiful (of heart, soul, human stuff...) by God's beholding of me... not by my endeavor.
And what does it matter than I respond to that Soul-Gardener with my own sense of favor for who He is ... Giver, that He is?
It matters all, I think.
We could all strangle each other, I guess (nihilistic bomb cults ARE on the rise) ... or we could live in this
marvelous, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, beguiling, bewildering, confounding, divine, dreamy, enigmatic, enjoyable, exceptional, exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, formidable, glorious, golden, groovy, heavenly, immense, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, legendary, magnificent, miraculous, mythical, noteworthy, outlandish, outstanding, phenomenal, pleasant & pleasurable, prodigious, puzzling, rare, remarkable, rewarding, ripping, satisfying, sensational, single, spectacular, splendid, staggering, sterling, strange, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfine, superior, supernatural, surprising, swell, terrific, tremendous, uncommon, unexampled, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unspeakable, wonderful, wondrous
sense of
grace.
It's the receiving and giving and living of ... beauty ...
[n] a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will.
[n] the free and unmerited favor or kindness of God; "there but for the grace of God go I."
[n] a sense of propriety and consideration for others.
[n] elegance and beauty of movement or expression...
I was struck by God's way of grace tonight. I could DO all manner of good. But would I be beautiful by my doing?
I am beautiful (of heart, soul, human stuff...) by God's beholding of me... not by my endeavor.
And what does it matter than I respond to that Soul-Gardener with my own sense of favor for who He is ... Giver, that He is?
It matters all, I think.
We could all strangle each other, I guess (nihilistic bomb cults ARE on the rise) ... or we could live in this
marvelous, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, beguiling, bewildering, confounding, divine, dreamy, enigmatic, enjoyable, exceptional, exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, formidable, glorious, golden, groovy, heavenly, immense, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, legendary, magnificent, miraculous, mythical, noteworthy, outlandish, outstanding, phenomenal, pleasant & pleasurable, prodigious, puzzling, rare, remarkable, rewarding, ripping, satisfying, sensational, single, spectacular, splendid, staggering, sterling, strange, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfine, superior, supernatural, surprising, swell, terrific, tremendous, uncommon, unexampled, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unspeakable, wonderful, wondrous
sense of
grace.
Wednesday, July 7, 2004
100 or BUST!!!
American's Funniest Home Videos just had their 100th show and, amongst other shenanigans and foolery, they featured a 100 year old lady who had this to say when Bob asked her what her secret was -
"Take life as it comes and thank the Lord for His graciousness to you!"
Hm.
Cool.
"Take life as it comes and thank the Lord for His graciousness to you!"
Hm.
Cool.
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Working From Home
It's a scary thing to do!
The society we live in is SO predisposed for automaton-style "workin for the man"! Everybody's safer that way, right?
But consider the value of succeeding... learn to support yourself, share the wealth more directly (no more middlemen... unless you AGREE to using them!), give the legacy to your children... and, of course, a sense of sovereignty.
But the lobsters won't let ya get outta the pail that easily. Fight for all your worth!
At least that's some of what I've been telling myself, lately.
The society we live in is SO predisposed for automaton-style "workin for the man"! Everybody's safer that way, right?
But consider the value of succeeding... learn to support yourself, share the wealth more directly (no more middlemen... unless you AGREE to using them!), give the legacy to your children... and, of course, a sense of sovereignty.
But the lobsters won't let ya get outta the pail that easily. Fight for all your worth!
At least that's some of what I've been telling myself, lately.
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