holy sonnet xiv - john donne
Batter my heart, three-personed God; for youAs yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bendYour force to break, blow, burn, and make me n…
This Day, O Soul
THIS day, O soul, I give you a wondrous mirror;
Long in the dark, in tarnish and cloud it lay—But the cloud has pass'd, and the tarnish gone;
…Behold, O soul! it is now a c…
ON LIVING
I.
Living is no laughing matter:
you must live with great seriousness
like a squirrel, for example-
I mean without looking for something beyond and above livi…
it SNOWED in riverside!!!
and my parents walked 3 whole hours down from big bear because their car got buried under two feet of snow. so sad. lol. this has never happened in FIFTEEN years people are saying...i can't bel…
i found this on another person's website and thought it was worth reading and useful. these are important questions to ask yourself when you are unsure of a decision. it is not only a matter of what is lawful, but what i…
Jesus is calling the weary to rest,
Calling today, calling today,
Bring him your burden and you shall be blest;
He will not turn you away.
-Fanny Crosby
hello friends,
i have so much to share, that i dont know where to begin. you know, i think when we come before God absolutely broken, we can really hear from him. when we meet people who are broken, we become broken too…
This is my FAVORITE song as of late...my church worship leader was kind to make me a copy, and gave it to me tonite in women's bible study. It's one of those songs you can sing again and again and never tire. There is so…
please join me in prayer this coming week for North Korea. thank you, joy
ps click on www.nkmissions.com for prayer chain updates, and www.chosunjournal.com for world news. also, you can find this same information(below…
Lamentations 322 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Anyway...
How is everyone doing? Lately, i've been really encouraged in the Word, and i wanted to share a verse that seems to be following me around wherever i go these last few weeks:
If my people who are called by m…
Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of the world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in …
"Unless you can convince me by Scripture and not by popes or councils who have often contradicted eachother; unless i am so convinced that i am wrong, i am bound to my beliefs by the texts of the Bible; my conscience is …