For the totally unexpected generosity of friends.
For the friends who look out for me.
For the friends who keep me accountable and joyful in the Lord.
And for the friends who are willing to trust me and take me into their confidence.

"If the husband is the head of the wife as verse 23 says, let it be very plain to all husbands that this means primarily leading out in the kind of love that is willing to die to give her life. As Jesus says in Luke 22:26, "Let the leader become as one who serves." The husband who plops himself down in front of the TV and orders his wife around ( Read more... )

From an email that Shirin sent to the rest of the team, plus coaches ( Read more... )

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth... And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace."

John 1:14-16, as chosen by a dear friend who included this verse in her Christmas message :)

From here, quoting Oswald Chambers' My Utmost For His Highest"We are apt to imagine that if Jesus Christ constrains us, and we obey Him, He will lead us to great success. We must never put our dreams of success as God's purpose for us; His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have an idea that God is leading us to a particular end, a desired ( Read more... )

Bring heaven to earth, Lord
Bring peace where there's fear
Bring life where there's death, Lord
Bring joy in these tears

Bring love where there's lust, Lord
Bring hope where there's pain
Bring rest where there's chaos
Bring faith where there's fame

You invite us to partner with you
To see your kingdom come
We are blessed, to bless a world in ( Read more... )

On Genesis 1:3 ( Read more... )

and my internship starts tomorrow so i really shouldn't be up.

but tonight i prayed like i haven't for a long time, and my heart is just filled with love and peace and contentedness. i just had to write it down.

Your eye is on the sparrow ( Read more... )

Bartlet: This guy at the dinner, he told me something I didn't know. On Yom Kippur, you ask forgiveness for sins against God. But on the day before, you ask forgiveness for sins against people. [looks over at Toby] Did you know that?

Toby: Yeah. It's called, uh...I can't remember...

Josh: It's... Erev.

Toby: Erev Yom Kippur.

Bartlet: [nods] You ( Read more... )