There is, among men, a universal longing to go back to the earth from whence they came. Man will never forget his native place in Paradise lost, nor will he ever cease to yearn for a life of perfect contentment. The hope that occupies every heart is where there is an escape from the pressures of this present society. Each of us, in this insane ( Read more... )

i havent updated in some time on my journal mainly for the reason of me being away from my computer or any computer for a couple of weeks or so. but of course i've been writing stuff down. heres one thing i wrote about truth.

happy is the person who is taught by truth alone, not by figure and words that pass away, but as truth is in itself. we are ( Read more... )

i found this very helpful in my struggles with lust. it is an article written by John Piper ( Read more... )

In one of Studdert-Kennedy's poems I read interest me. A cockney soldier tells of it. He has gone to church and heard a sermon on the Final Judgment; and he has not liked it. There seemed to be nothing real about it. After lunch he lay down for a nap and had a dream. He saw a figure standing beside him: and all his life came back to him. The eyes ( Read more... )

be my eyes ( Read more... )

the wheather was wonderful today, its the first day that of the year i was able to enjoy at work. on top of that, i spent 45 minutes talking about Christ to everyone i work with. thats pretty awesome for a construction site in alabama. the movie the passion of the christ was brought up, and it gave me a great opportunity to talk about why Christ ( Read more... )

You don’t have to know a lot of things to make a big difference for the Lord in the world. But you do need to know a few things that are great and being willing to live for them and die for them. People that make a difference in the world are not people that have mastered a lot of things. They are people who have been mastered by a very few things ( Read more... )

This old heart’s been left upon my sleeve. It seems everyone I’ve loved has taken a bit of my insides. When did my heart get so petrified? When did it get so hard to feel? When did my heart get so afraid of love? When did it get so hard ( Read more... )

i saw the new movie by mel gibson called the passion of the christ. i must honestly say that i didnt see what i expected when i went last night on the opening night to see it. i was definitely impress with how realy it looked. of course there are some discrepencies in the historical accuracy of characters and a few minor accuracy in how Jesus was ( Read more... )

tears and lies for answers, runs from cold to colder. time to time the sky comes down. Lord its a storm and I'm heading to fall. These sins are mine...i've done wrong. so many tears I'm starting to drown. The rain in heaven all comes down.

i feel my spiritual walk with God has just stopped completely like hitting a brick wall. but looking back at ( Read more... )