January 2011
109 posts
this is the most adorable thing you've ever seen! →
soultrane:
Bon Iver - Creature Fear
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly...”
– C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves (via ohyeahcslewis)
Man.
Such a frustrating day.
But God is good and faithful and His love will sustain me.
“I don’t sing a song unless I feel it. If the song don’t tug at my heart, I pass...”
– Ray Charles. (via chelseachatterbox)
“The cross is not the reason we don’t ask [for the forgiveness of sins]; the...”
– John Piper (via mindfulcreation)
If you want to help send me to Africa (and have... →
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SOUTH AFRICA
I heard officially today that I got the position in South Africa! (sorry if we’re facebook friends and it’s all you’ve seen all day.)
I’m so happy, and Jesus is so faithful and good even when I am not.
Thank you for your prayers!
Now, onto raising $2000…
“Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to...”
– Jane Austen (via libraryland)
“When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort...”
– C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed (via ohyeahcslewis)
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His Words In Bloom: control. →
hiswordsinbloom:
Control is one of those things that I love and hate. It’s something that on a daily basis I struggle with to give up, and trust. I’m a woman who loves to have control of every single minute, detail, and event of her life. I’m someone who loves to have an agenda, and stick to it. I’ve learned to be…
richesiheednot:
You make beautiful things.
You make beautiful things out of us.
I see Your face in every sunrise.
Well, folks, tomorrow is the day.
My interview for South Africa.
My heart is overjoyed and overwhelmed, but if God brought me here, He’ll see me through.
Thank you for your prayers and well-wishes!
You are the sweetest people on earth!
I love you all,
Sarah
Anonymous asked: do you date?
Sometimes, I just have to stop and sing "Jesus...
CHICAGO FOR SPRING BREAK?!
Today, I was invited to go to Chicago for Spring Break for the ACDA conference!!! I want to go so badly, but the plane ticket is $300 or something like that. AAAAND I don’t know if the school will pay for my room.
I’m such a geek, but SO many GREAT choirs are going to be there.
Goodness gracious, I’m so excited!!!
It's stories like this that make me weep and fall... →
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“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter...”
– Mother Teresa
Notes from Membership Class.
These are just some ideas and doctrines that Bryan threw out that I really liked.
The gospel is not:
a cure all pill
a set of rules
a series of steps you follow to earn favors from God
a means to an end
good advice
The gospel is:
the good news that God has come to rescue and redeem all of His creation through the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Creation —> Fall —>...
soultrane:
Aretha Franklin - “Baby I Love You”
“When we seek His glory it doesn’t matter what people think of us, only what...”
– (via maiseydrew)
Grant us mercy, grant us grace, grant us wisdom,...
“For me, the Christian truth that I wrestle with and consider the hardest to...”
– Mark Driscoll, Religion Saves: And Nine Other Misconceptions
Grace: umnerited favor, unearned benefit,...
WatchThis is for you, Sarah.
“In Christ, the believer is as just in the sight of God as if he had never...”
– Charles H. Spurgeon
Most Convicting Quotes from today's sermon [1 Cor....
“We’re not only concerned with technicality as believers, that’s not a transformed attitude - the man who has to flaunt his freedom is actually in bondage, because he is insecure in his freedom. The man who is truly free has nothing to prove.”
“You can do whatever you want, and the rest of the world won’t care, but that doesn’t mean that what...