From the Blues of Johnny Winter to the sweet song of Mommy with a nursery rhyme. The function of music is to embrace emotion.
I watched Johnny Winter play. Getting past his looks, his involvement in his music is kind of scary. I can’t help but wonder whose emotion is he embracing?
There are only two spirits in this world. One is of love, the other is of abandon. Whose spirit embraces the music you listen to?
“The Faith”
Teaches what is Holy;
What is unknown,
How to understand,
How to endure,
How to “become”.
Temptation must come;
In the form of ailment,
In the form of beckoning toward sin,
In the form of fear,
With the threat of destruction,
Yet with the opportunity to glorify the Living God’s Holy Son.
Do we understand these things? Of course we have. The question to us all is this:
Why do we not apply what we know we understand?
Toledo Municipal Court Judge C. Allen McConnell issued a statement Wednesday on his refusal to perform marry a same-sex couple earlier this week.
McConnel says he declined to perform the marriage based on his “personal and christian beliefs.”
Christians have rights too. Isn’t it curious how it always ends up costing the Christian everything, while the world gets just what they want.
No matter. We have every confidence that God will reward accordingly. In the meantime, I’m proud of my brother.
Do we see what we are? Or is our brain stuck in religion? Do we hope for the best while we live in the worst? Or do we actively search for release?
God will give glory to that which is glorious. How can we possibly let ourselves be deceived?
Kelly Willard sang a song about willingness, “If you don’t have a willing heart ask him to give you one”. It is wise to answer now. Do we even ask for help?
The lumps are coming. Will you take yours today or receive them in full measure at the coming day of revealing? If we are covered with shame now, it does no good to ignore it.
Decades ago I read a story of a thief who was caught. When they put the handcuffs on, he asked the sheriff how he knew. The sheriff gave him a very odd look. “Son, you have a birthmark that covers half your face!”
Let’s try hard to find a mirror.
It would be very pleasant if this post were to reach a certain set of ears. But I’m not stupid. The ears that need to hear this aren’t listening. I’m writing this post because I passed by a church put a small rodeo on its property.
There is a rather popular belief in today’s church. It is a belief that says, “If we provide entertainment the people will at least have an opportunity to listen”. So these churches provide all kinds of entertainment for the masses.
I could go on and on about how ridiculous this approach is. But for the sake of bland truth, I’ll just make the following statements.
All day long, everyday, every night, everywhere without ceasing, entertainment is king of this world. How deeply and irrevocable is the desire of the flesh to be entertained. But the desire of the Spirit of God is to bring men to understanding in the things that are not of the flesh. It is God’s desire to reveal the grandness of His Majesty.
We do men no favor by giving them what they want. In fact we harm them. What is it about the Living God that is similar to Man’s ways? What right does man have, to throw the mud of men’s filth on the body of Christ? Isn’t the revelation of the Living God’s Christ stupendous enough in its own right? And isn’t that simple laziness to revert to entertainment.
I guess we have to ask the question, are we lovers of men or lovers of the Most High God’s Holy Son. The answer is quite personal, for we will be commanded to give a personal accounting.
Ebola
Measles
Polio
Cancer
Hepatitis
Meningitis
HIV
Black Plague
Syphilis
There’s a whole lot more, but you’re probably tired of reading it.
There is another deadly disease that the World Health Organization won’t even recognize, spiritual rebellion.
It just goes to show you, self diagnosis is rarely accurate or useful.
We: Live, Die, Face Judgment. Jesus or die twice.
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