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  • Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans

    2012-05-28

  • words have power

    Speaking hatred over someone is serious business. We do things in our minds that we'd never follow through with in reality, but those thugs are still destructive.

    Created 3 months ago

    Matthew 5:22 (MSG)

  • trust, not abandonment

    Give your loved ones to the Lord. Do not abandon them; that's not loving them well. Loving them well means trusting that, by seeking the Father, you will learn how to serve and love people well.

    Created 4 months ago

    Luke 14:26 (MSG)

  • Psalm 126:4-6

    Psalm 126:4-6 (MSG)
    And now, god, do it again— bring rains to our drought-stricken lives So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: hope praise

  • too busy!

    I love that Jesus is so curt here. "Sorry Herod, bad timing. I'm kinda busy healing people and kicking demon ass; you'll have to chill." Freaking awesome!

    Created 4 months ago

    Luke 13:31 (MSG), Luke 13:32 (MSG)

  • "don't you know we're offended?"

    Yes, I understand you're upset. But you still haven't helped anyone! Rules do not help people!

    Created 4 months ago

    Luke 11:45 (MSG), Luke 11:46 (MSG)

  • you are safe

    It's a new day; do not be afraid!

    Created 4 months ago

    Luke 10:19 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-14

  • Revelation 19:1-8

    Revelation 19:1-8 (MSG)
    I heard a sound like massed choirs in Heaven singing, Hallelujah! The salvation and glory and power are God's— his judgments true, his judgments just. He judged the great Whore who corrupted the earth with her lust. He avenged on her the blood of his servants. Then, more singing: Hallelujah! The smoke from her burning billows up to high Heaven forever and ever and ever.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: celebration praise

  • silence

    When life is hard, stop and listen to the Lord. Be quiet before Him and simply invite him to come be with you. This is not the time to outline your problems. Breathe. Listen. Don't distract yourself,…

    Created 5 months ago

    Lamentations 3:28 (MSG), Lamentations 3:29 (MSG)

  • Jeremiah 42:10

    Jeremiah 42:10 (MSG)
    He says, 'If you are ready to stick it out in this land, I will build you up and not drag you down, I will plant you and not pull you up like a weed. I feel deep compassion on account of the doom I have visited on you.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Ezekiel 16:49

    Ezekiel 16:49 (MSG)
    "'The sin of your sister Sodom was this: She lived with her daughters in the lap of luxury—proud, gluttonous, and lazy. They ignored the oppressed and the poor. They put on airs and lived obscene lives. And you know what happened: I did away with them.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Revelation 3:8

    Revelation 3:8 (MSG)
    "I see what you've done. Now see what I've done. I've opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don't have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn't deny me when times were rough.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Revelation 2:25

    Revelation 2:25 (MSG)
    Hold on to the truth you have until I get there.

    Created 7 months ago

  • 3 John 1:5

    3 John 1:5 (MSG)
    Dear friend, when you extend hospitality to Christian brothers and sisters, even when they are strangers, you make the faith visible. They've made a full report back to the church here, a message about your love. It's good work you're doing, helping these travelers on their way, hospitality worthy of God himself! They set out under the banner of the Name, and get no help from unbelievers. So they deserve any support we can give them. In providing meals and a bed, we become their companions in spreading the Truth.

    Created 8 months ago

  • 3 John 1:2

    3 John 1:2 (MSG)
    We're the best of friends, and I pray for good fortune in everything you do, and for your good health-that your everyday affairs prosper, as well as your soul!

    Created 8 months ago

  • Prayer for Indy

    Lord, do great things in Indianapolis. Break the hold of despair and death on her. Pour blessings and grace in excess, and may the Body be united to praise you.

    Created 8 months ago

    Jeremiah 33:9 (MSG)

  • 1 John 4:8

    1 John 4:8 (MSG)
    The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love-so you can't know him if you don't love.

    Created 8 months ago

  • 1 John 1:5

    1 John 1:5 (NLT)
    This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Psalm 105:4

    Psalm 105:4 (MSG)
    Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works; be alert for signs of his presence.

    Created 8 months ago

  • It comes down to compassion

    We are to take care of each other. No fighting, no division, no abuse, no neglect, no hate. Our God is the God of compassion and grace.

    Created 8 months ago

    Jeremiah 22:3 (MSG)

  • John 17:21

    John 17:21 (MSG)
    The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind-Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, So they might be one heart and mind with us. Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 15:4

    John 15:4 (NLT)
    Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 5:25

    Jeremiah 5:25 (MSG)
    Of course you don't! Your bad behavior blinds you to all this. Your sins keep my blessings at a distance. To Stand for Nothing and Stand Up for No One

    Created 9 months ago

  • John 11:25

    John 11:25 (MSG)
    "You don't have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?"

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 1:18

    Jeremiah 1:18 (MSG)
    "Stand at attention while I prepare you for your work. I'm making you as impregnable as a castle, Immovable as a steel post, solid as a concrete block wall. You're a one-man defense system against this culture, Against Judah's kings and princes, against the priests and local leaders. They'll fight you, but they won't even scratch you. I'll back you up every inch of the way." God's Decree.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Zephaniah 3:5

    Zephaniah 3:5 (MSG)
    Yet God remains righteous in her midst, untouched by the evil. He stays at it, day after day, meting out justice. At evening he's still at it, strong as ever. But evil men and women, without conscience and without shame, persist in evil.

    Created 9 months ago

  • John 8:15

    John 8:15 (MSG)
    You decide according to what you can see and touch. I don't make judgments like that.

    Created 9 months ago

  • John 7:24

    John 7:24 (MSG)
    Don't be nitpickers; use your head-and heart!-to discern what is right, to test what is authentically right."

    Created 9 months ago

  • John 7:4

    John 7:4 (MSG)
    No one who intends to be publicly known does everything behind the scenes. If you're serious about what you are doing, come out in the open and show the world."

    Created 9 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-08-23

  • Nahum 1:7

    Nahum 1:7 (MSG)
    God is good, a hiding place in tough times. He recognizes and welcomes anyone looking for help, No matter how desperate the trouble. But cozy islands of escape He wipes right off the map. No one gets away from God. Why waste time conniving against God? He's putting an end to all such scheming. For troublemakers, no second chances. Like a pile of dry brush, Soaked in oil, they'll go up in flames.

    Created 10 months ago

  • John 1:3

    John 1:3 (MSG)
    Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn't put it out.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Isaiah 58:11

    Isaiah 58:11 (MSG)
    I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places-firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-07-28

  • God will get it done!

    The donkey spoke. Nobody was there, so the donkey spoke. The Father will get His will done, but we never know how He'll do it. It could be that something crazy will get our attention and re-inspire us…

    Created 10 months ago

    2 Peter 2:16 (MSG)

  • 1 Peter 5:6

    1 Peter 5:6 (MSG)
    So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

    Created 10 months ago

  • 1 Peter 5:3

    1 Peter 5:3 (MSG)
    Not bossily telling others what to do, but tenderly showing them the way.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Compassion over Bureaucracy

    Clients at the shelter may lie, steal, cheat, and abuse the system. in spite of that, it is not my place to hold it against them. If my superiors allow them to stay, I must serve them with the same cheerful…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Peter 4:9 (MSG)

  • Crops and Babies

    We are used to instant gratification. but despite all our advances, crops and babies require TIME. we have no choice but to wait, and we will be happier if we chill out instead of fighting it.

    Created 11 months ago

    James 5:7 (MSG)

  • Living Wage!

    The Father hears the pain of those who are treated unjustly. He requires a living wage!

    Created 11 months ago

    James 5:4 (MSG)

  • Chill out and share already!

    War. Conflict. Injustice. It all comes down to people being selfish!

    Created 11 months ago

    James 4:1 (MSG)

  • Even in the OT...

    The Lord states that he wants us to know him, not practice religion. Even before Christ came, he wanted relationship instead of religion.

    Created 11 months ago

    Hosea 6:6 (MSG)

  • Details vs Love

    The details are just details. Jesus loved the Father and he loved people. We should do as he did. End of story.

    Created 12 months ago

    Titus 3:9 (MSG)

  • Life for the city!

    We can speak life over the city & defeat the death that is festering there!

    Created about 1 year ago

    Proverbs 29:8 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-05-22

  • Represent!

    In the literal sense, when I show up late, it appears I don't care. My clients are children of God and they deserve to be treated as such. They do not need the added stress of having to wait for me. I…

    Created about 1 year ago

    2 Corinthians 6:3 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-03-23

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-03-10

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-03-09

  • Untitled Note

    It hurts so much to be suddenly single again. But i have to believe that God feels my pain and has something better for me. I need to find my meaning and worth in Him.

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 7:17 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-03-09