January 2012
1 post
We want Change Vs. Being the change...
There is a difference between existence and living. As finite beings, we all exist and alive because we are breathing air, using our senses and able to comprehend these facts. To exist is merely to be part of the status quo, another number adding up to the population of this life. It is being categorized by your gender, height, weight, hair color, and other physical attributes/deformities. It is...
December 2011
4 posts
Things I'm Jelly of - No. 1
That moment when someone says, ” The Lord told me today….” and I’m all like “What?” “How?” You heard something? You felt something? You had a Holy Spirit inspired gut feeling? Super Christian, Y U NO TELL ME YOUR LISTENING SECRETS?!? *If this was taken in offense, I apologize. I’m seriously jelly of your experience. And I desire it...
Struggles of a Seminary Grad Student...
Even though I spend so many hours reading on theology and the things of God, sometimes i struggle with the reality of God as a fully functional, living, powerful Creator. The intangibility of God is an present day struggle. I hate the fact that i rely on my senses so much because for the most part, this is how i live my life. Through communication, touch, smell, taste, sight and sound. The idea...
Copping Out: Different Perspectives
A non-believer would claim that the Christians cop out is their faith. They don’t have the answers to some questions so their cop out is they still cling on to whatever they believe in without knowing everything. A Christian would say that the atheist/non believer doesn’t want to struggle with the ideas of faith/belief and like the Christian, does not have the answers for everything...
“One of the best feelings is knowing that you are loved. And If you don’t know...”
– (via keshialee)
November 2011
1 post
Simplicity
Dear Dave, Sometimes it’s best to speak less, shut up and listen. Sometimes God doesn’t need to be heard from reading cathecisms, books on doctrine and systematic theologies. Sometimes God speaks through the words of a love one, the lyrics of the song that’s playing on your ipod, the sunset that you’re witnessing as you drive. Sometimes you strive so hard to do and...
October 2011
2 posts
Following Jesus - What does it really look like?
Walking in true freedom in whatever you do whilst in willful submission to God.
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Date a Girl Who Loves Jesus... →
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Date a girl who loves Jesus. Date a girl who would rather stay at home reading Scripture on a Friday night than be out partying with a group of friends. She has issues with space because her shelves are overflowing with the works of Lewis, Edwards, Spurgeon, Piper and more. Date a girl who spends her money on others instead of clothes and other...
August 2011
2 posts
July 2011
3 posts
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? Matthew 16:26
Dear me, Dear you...
Dear you, When the dark nights of the soul come, you cry out to God. When the silence fills the room, pray even harder. Cling on to the truth. Hold on to the hope that fills you up. Cry out even louder. Cry out till your voice dies out. And when your voice is gone, with chest cavity burning, dry heaving sessions of petitions taking place, the Spirit will groan for us. Deliverance will come in...
I've been roaming around, Always looking down at...
June 2011
8 posts
“In Essentials, Unity. In Non-Essentials, Liberty. In All Things, Charity.”
– Augustine
Truth is...
as I truly begin to dive deeper into the Word, I begin to understand how much more wretched I really am in light of Christ. And it makes me appreciate grace so much more. There’s so much more that I want to say. But I’m not quite ready to say it. In due time…
There are some people i miss having intense...
Hands
When i talk about something that i’m passionate about, i use a lot of hand motions. My friend LUKE pointed it out to me. So now i’m self concious and try to put my hands on my side or sit on my hands when I talk. It doesn’t work. So next time we’re having a conversation, just know that i’m not trying to karate chop you. I’m just a very passionate...
CRAZY SAUCE
“Non-Stop praying on my face till i get carpet burn” time till I hear from You. Psalms class has been EPIC in showing me that all the stress that we face right now comes from a broken relationship with God. God is faithful to forgive and restore us. } Renovations must constantly be done in my heart. I will cling on to Your leg until You answer me. “A life without Christ =...
Dry
The past month has been a struggle. I can’t describe the feeling. It’s not anger. It’s not melancholy. It’s not depression. There’s the void and silence. . I thirst for this heavy heart to be made light again.
May 2011
7 posts
4 tags
Sometimes...
I realize how little i know. I understand that i don’t always have to be right. I remember to stop myself short before i say something i’d regret. I realize the benefit of saying sorry. The regrets are prevented by past reflection. The room will be empty. the house would be silent. and no one will text me back or return my calls. ….And I’m okay with that.
If people actually read the Old Testament,
They’d see that God is actually a pretty merciful God and always restores those who He lovingly disciplines. Yeah there are epic battles. But such is the way and consequence of the Fall. Don’t tell me that there is no violence in the New Testament too or that it was toned down from the Old Testament. While the OT was violent in the macro level, dealing with groups of people. The...
M:28 Designs & Japan Relief Events!
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The last few weeks have been a dozy for us because thankfully, the semester is coming to an end. Summer is just around the corner! We made appearances at not one, but TWO New Jersey colleges. Read more to find out which colleges we visited!
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Some questions upon discussing the death of Osama...
“From a biblical perspective, should we truly rejoice over the death of an enemy?” mmm…is justice on earth the same as God’s justice? Is it relative? Is there an absolute? Have we taken the standard of justice and tainted because of our flawed nature? … If that is the case, then should we also question the justice that is rendered via our justice system ie....
April 2011
21 posts
Weekend Agenda
Wake up. Dunkin Donuts Blueberry Coffee Large. Donuts. PBU Library for like 50000 hours of research and final term paper. Finish 2 Synopsis. UFC 129 GSP Vs Shields. Sleep. Church. Presentation and Handouts for final term paper. Hirt’s BIB601 assignment. Jacob’s Term Paper on Women in Ministry in the eyes of the New Perspective on Paul. IHOP?/Sushi Palace Princeton. Lots and lots of...
Empathy and Compassion
I think drowning people will accept a life preserver from anyone. But I think a lot of people are scared to go out where the people are drowning. If you look like you have just come out of the lifeboat you may still have some empathy for those who are lost. I pray I keep my empathy and compassion for the people who are lost and hurting or proud and hateful and begging for someone to tell them the...
Fear
What you fear reveals what you value the most. - Craig Groeschel What you fear reveals where you trust God the least. - Craig Groeschel
Sin has lost its power, Death has lost its sting
- Water seems so soft but can destroy buildings and tear up highways and whole countries. - Wind can’t be seen yet a whole bunch of it spiraling towards you will make you piss your pants. - Right now, the ground is still. At a moments notice, the plates can grind and your solid foundation can crumble. -We often stand in awe as we gaze upon the destructive forces of nature. -Yet how...
audio log of the video i made →
tumblr audio wont allow me to upload it so thats the link to it. some post-paper late night ramblings about evangelism in the United States.
True Love
The earth was shaking in the dark All creation felt the fathers broken heart Tears we’re filling heavens eyes The day that true love died When blood and water hit the ground Walls we couldn’t move came crashing down We were free and made alive The day that true love died.
Epic Win
Important Dates
October 5th - 7th, 2011: Catalyst East Next Generation Leaders Conference @ Atlanta, Georgia (Tumblr East Coast meet up? Maybe?) $159 Discount rates for full time students! April 10th - 12, 2012: Together for the Gospel Conference: Gospel Coalition’s sister conference…Piper, CJ Mahaney, Ligon Duncan, Mark Devers, Albert Mohler, Matt Chandler, David Platt, Kevin Deyoung. @ Louisville,...
Thoughts before bed...
i’ve been wrestling with some of my thoughts lately…
I realize how much drama we create for ourselves in our lives. We love tension. Atheists fighting with Christians. Christian fighting Christians. Theological debates. Philosophical fist fights. Girlfriend boyfriend drama. Life is boring so i’ll do something to spice things up drama. Tension. We love it and we hate it.
Then i...
"If we teach kids merely not to do things, we...
Christianity isn't behavioral modification, the...
“I think our thoughts and whatever is on our minds and hearts transfer into actions, and repeated actions become habits, and habits recognized and accepted by groups of people become culture. And that culture feedbacks into our minds and hearts. So looking it from that angle, I believe the gospel is needed to change and redeem people’s minds and hearts that ultimately feed into our...
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Testimony Advice
I’ve noticed that whenever my professor shares his life before coming to know Christ, he always asks us to pray together right after he shared it, regardless of the class time or anything. He shared that whenever he shared things in the past, there was always a opening for temptation to dwell on the things that once held us back from Christ and that there was this spiritual vulnerability...
Effective leadership
Getting enough wisdom and maturity to the point where… I can lead from the front. I can connect and walk by the side. I can protect from above. (through knowledge, maturity and authority) I can support from beneath. I can encourage from behind.
Driving with no windshield wipers really sucks....
At first you’re like cool, as the waters are slowing moving up the windshield. then they start bunching up together. and then everything gets blurry and you cant tell speed limits or when the bumper is located at in the car in front of you. It actually causes this tension of sorts where you’re start appreciating the wipers even though you always use them with out thinking about it...
Sometimes you open your mouth, speak your empty...
There seems to be this orchestra of noise that i fill in my life for fear of the silence that i deal with when I’m alone. When the dialogue stops, the relationship becomes stagnant and never really moves from the place where you left off. Is it laziness? Is it fear of discipline and waiting? Is it because I have to come to terms of listening in the silence? Is it the busyness that...
March 2011
27 posts
Some days you might look in the mirror and feel...