For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts.
-1 Thessalonians 2:4 NLT
Posted by: jakinnan | May 30, 2012
05/30/2012 Scripture
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 29, 2012
God’s Wild Love
“To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are broken. But this is the first and great commandment nonetheless. Even in the wilderness – especially in the wilderness – you shall love him.”
― Frederick Buechner
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 29, 2012
05/29/2012 Scripture
And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.
-Philemon 1:6-7 NLT
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 28, 2012
The Compass of Faith
Life is a wilderness of twists and turns, where faith is your only compass.
-Paul Santaguida
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 28, 2012
05/28/2012 Scripture
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
-Hebrews 11:6
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 27, 2012
Asking the Right Questions
The Wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned how to ask.
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 27, 2012
05/27/2012 Scripture
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.
-Colossians 4:2-6 NLT
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 26, 2012
Blind Direction
I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.
~Henry David Thoreau
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 26, 2012
05/26/2012 Scripture
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NLT
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Posted by: jakinnan | May 25, 2012
The Gospel According to Nature
God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.
~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Martin Luther
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