January 31, 2007
January 17, 2007
January 08, 2007
In Question...
Here are some questions that people have been emailing me about my blog:
1. Hey Jeremy, what's up with all the small pictures you have been posting?
Well, I just figured out how to post directly from my cell phone to my blog, so all the these smaller pictures you see (that sometimes don't have a title) are coming direct from my phone.
2. Jeremy: why are you so dang cool?
Really good question, friend. I'm not really sure why I'm so cool, but I just am.
3. How come you haven't posted any semi-funny blogs recently? Everything seems so heavy and boring.
Well, that's true. Life has been hard lately, but luckily I'm doing better. God is really bringing me into a place where I can see light on the horizon! But I promise to get back to the stupid pointless blogs soon.
4. Hey, how come dogs are better than cats?
There are too many reasons for me to list, so I'll just write down the top 3: they like you, they don't act as though they are better than you, and they wag their tails with happiness when they see you.
5. Are these questions actually from real people or what?
I'm sorry, I cannot acquiesce to your requst.
6. Hey Jerbidy, what is the funniest thing you have ever had happen to you at work?
Hmm... probably the time this totally mini kid (who weighs like 10 pounds) told me in this high voice that he was eating a biscotti.
January 07, 2007
My Name.
January 06, 2007
January 05, 2007
Potatoe Face
January 04, 2007
Today is Good.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I cannot never not. I cannot, not. I am trying to lay my analytical mind to rest as I try to convince myself that I will never be “there”, since being “there” asserts the lie that I am in the wrong place right now.
I have been struggling with that, too. I feel like right now I am in such a sorrowful, pitiful place where I rarely do what is right, and God is just putting up with me until I finally somehow step up and grow up and get it. But that is actually a LIE, and I have finally begun to identify it. The cross of Christ is holistic, right? It’s not only for my sin but also for my body, mind, and everything I am or ever will be. It is all-inclusive, and it didn’t miss anything. There is no part left unredeemed or ignored. But I find myself getting so down on myself for not being good at everything right now. I feel like I’m always on my tiptoes, straining to see what is up ahead at where I “should be”.
The tactic is genius, really. If the devil can get Christians to think about themselves as below-par (compared to other Christians) and way behind, they will never embrace the grace given them. They will never take up their spiritual weapons, and they will never find freedom. They will be stuck in that sticky mud I just got out of, wallowing in their anxious thoughts and feeling inferior to everyone else. They will be stuck, feeling as if God has forgotten them (along with everyone here on earth) and they are the ones that have the problem. And slowly their faith drains away until the only thing that is left is a binding religion that pulls them into a bondage that’s almost worse than sin.
But if the “now” is OK… if the struggle of today is actually even good… well then, that changes the whole story. If it’s good, then I can hunker down with my Bible, open it up, and expect that the promises be redeemed for me now, the way I am here, in the place of dirt and grit. I don’t have to worry about cleaning up my act before the promises will ring true for me. Didn’t God say that it was the sick that needed a doctor? Jesus did not come and die for the people who were well. He came during the sickness, in the darkest hour of death, and then offered life. If God’s promises were only for those who were totally healthy, then the Bible is for no one, because all have fallen short.
Now this is freeing: That all of Christ, all that he has offered, is for now. Right now. Doom and gloom got you down? Is depression lurking outside your door? Addiction always got your attention? You are welcome here, friend. Welcomed to the place of here and now, where the grace flows and the doctor waits. He is the God of today, because tomorrow never comes. And he carries with him the river that is sparkling and refreshing. The river that runs so clear that nothing can make it dirty. We can splash and play in it, and it stays as perfect as the day it was offered.
Welcome home to today, for today is good... really good.
I have been struggling with that, too. I feel like right now I am in such a sorrowful, pitiful place where I rarely do what is right, and God is just putting up with me until I finally somehow step up and grow up and get it. But that is actually a LIE, and I have finally begun to identify it. The cross of Christ is holistic, right? It’s not only for my sin but also for my body, mind, and everything I am or ever will be. It is all-inclusive, and it didn’t miss anything. There is no part left unredeemed or ignored. But I find myself getting so down on myself for not being good at everything right now. I feel like I’m always on my tiptoes, straining to see what is up ahead at where I “should be”.
The tactic is genius, really. If the devil can get Christians to think about themselves as below-par (compared to other Christians) and way behind, they will never embrace the grace given them. They will never take up their spiritual weapons, and they will never find freedom. They will be stuck in that sticky mud I just got out of, wallowing in their anxious thoughts and feeling inferior to everyone else. They will be stuck, feeling as if God has forgotten them (along with everyone here on earth) and they are the ones that have the problem. And slowly their faith drains away until the only thing that is left is a binding religion that pulls them into a bondage that’s almost worse than sin.
But if the “now” is OK… if the struggle of today is actually even good… well then, that changes the whole story. If it’s good, then I can hunker down with my Bible, open it up, and expect that the promises be redeemed for me now, the way I am here, in the place of dirt and grit. I don’t have to worry about cleaning up my act before the promises will ring true for me. Didn’t God say that it was the sick that needed a doctor? Jesus did not come and die for the people who were well. He came during the sickness, in the darkest hour of death, and then offered life. If God’s promises were only for those who were totally healthy, then the Bible is for no one, because all have fallen short.
Now this is freeing: That all of Christ, all that he has offered, is for now. Right now. Doom and gloom got you down? Is depression lurking outside your door? Addiction always got your attention? You are welcome here, friend. Welcomed to the place of here and now, where the grace flows and the doctor waits. He is the God of today, because tomorrow never comes. And he carries with him the river that is sparkling and refreshing. The river that runs so clear that nothing can make it dirty. We can splash and play in it, and it stays as perfect as the day it was offered.
Welcome home to today, for today is good... really good.
January 03, 2007
January 02, 2007
Come Home
I came home tonight... Henri Nouwen says it best in his book "The Inner Voice of Love":
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Come Home
"There are two realities to which you must cling. First, God has promised that you will recieve the love you have been searching for. And second, God is faithful to that promise.
"So stop wandering around. Instead, come home and trust that God will bring you what you need. Your whole life you have been running about, seeking the love you desire. Now it is time to end that search. Trust that God will give you that all-fullfilling love and will give it in a human way. Before you die, God will offer you the deepest satisfaction you can desire. Just stop running and start trusting and recieving.
"Home is where you are truly safe. It is where you can recieve what you desire. You need human hands to hold you there so you don't run away again. But when you come home and stay home, you will find the love that will bring rest to your heart."
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Come Home
"There are two realities to which you must cling. First, God has promised that you will recieve the love you have been searching for. And second, God is faithful to that promise.
"So stop wandering around. Instead, come home and trust that God will bring you what you need. Your whole life you have been running about, seeking the love you desire. Now it is time to end that search. Trust that God will give you that all-fullfilling love and will give it in a human way. Before you die, God will offer you the deepest satisfaction you can desire. Just stop running and start trusting and recieving.
"Home is where you are truly safe. It is where you can recieve what you desire. You need human hands to hold you there so you don't run away again. But when you come home and stay home, you will find the love that will bring rest to your heart."
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