“God expects His people to leave “margins”—a little extra on the side—in their budget to spontaneously and generously care for the poor. That when we come to our budgets, we don’t max them out on savings and shopping and houses and other stuff. But we leave room to bless the poor. How much room or margin should we leave? God doesn’t say. He never tells the people of Israel how much margin to leave in their fields. I think the reason God is so ambiguous is because if generosity is legislated, it fails to be generous.”—Bryan Loritts
Read A Cross-Shaped Gospel by Bryan Lorrits. Crazy good and it is full of useful teachings as to why do discipleship and missions. I loved it and I hope you will too.
David
I confess to almighty God and to you,
my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
through my fault, through my own fault,
through my own most grievous fault;
therefore I ask all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The premanence of man is a fallacy
That we all accept. Life is shorter than
the twinkling of an eye.
Why waste that life living in sin?
Anonymous asked: are you going to the beatles: the lost concert" movie when it comes out next month?
Actually I don’t know. It does look very good. I don’t know if where I’ll be will have a theater that will show it. so not really sure if i will be attending or not. Are you going to see it, Anon?
I randomly found 6 new Stevie Ray Vaughan songs on my itunes. Don’t know where or how they go t there but i ain’t complaining. Just wondering. Thanks whoever
My wand on pottermore is SILVER LIME WITH PHOENIX FEATHER CORE, FOURTEEN AND A HALF INCHES, QUITE FLEXIBLE. Also, i got in the gryffindor house
When proud pied April, dressed in all his trim,
Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing,
That heavy Saturn laughed and leapt with him.
Yet nor the lays of birds, nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odour and in hue,
Could make me any summer’s story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew:
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
Yet seemed it winter still, and you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play.
Good Friday
Luke 23:34
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. NIV
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. NLT
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. KJV
- Romans 1:16-32; 3:9-18
- Psalms 51:3-5
For I know my transgressions,and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Isaiah 64:6
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
The Man, The Legend, The Deuce, The Terror from Texas, The Nacogdoches Nightmare, Clint Dempsey
(Source: fyeahclintdempsey)
