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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

so close // bethany dillon

I’m so close to being so far away from You
I was wrong, but it takes so much to say it to You
Like a broken husband and wife
Who never talk but share their nights
I’m so close to being so far away from You
I have nothing when I’m living apart from You
Outside, creation groans
To lose our darkness and be made whole
For my feet are close to slipping
Speak to my heart in time
You have promised, so I do believe
You won’t forget this wandering child
Still, I’m so close to being so far away from You
Though I know no one on their own makes it through
My soul clings to the dust
So in Your life, let it be enough
I’m so foolish to believe that I can escape Your love
For my feet were close to slipping
You spoke to my heart in time
You have promised, so I do believe
You won’t forget this wandering child
You’re so close
when I feel far away from You

Thursday, November 5, 2009

We're All In This Together

After attempting to type out a post like ten times......I found a post I liked better than all of my feeble attempts combined from a guy named Tim Schraeder. When it comes out on DVD, I plan on watching it a again with a notebook and pen by my side.

These are some of his tweets, tweeted during the movie, as seen on his post about the film.. I encourage you to read the original post too.
  • Maybe the human race [for possessions, fame, power] isn’t meant to be a race at all.
  • Loneliness is one of the most extreme forms of poverty.
  • Too often we dwell in the past or focus too much on the future that we miss this moment.
  • The future will be written by the way we respond to moment that’s in front of us.
  • If what happens inside the four walls of the church doesn’t make a difference in the streets that people travel to get there, then maybe we are missing the point.
  • We’ve trained ourselves to look past the needs.
  • Ignorance isn’t just sleeping through the fire, it’s really just fanning the flame.
  • Love has been reduced to define what makes us feel good.
  • At the core of who we are, every single human being craves the same thing… love
  • Jesus is the ultimate expression of God’s love to humanity.
  • Jesus didn’t die to give us religion, He died to give us love.
  • Our weakness is a place for God to show His strength.
  • God’s picture for the Church for us to be the light to the world around us.
  • For too long the Church has made a big deal about the small things, and a small deal about the big things.
  • Preaching does not come from the pulpit, it comes from the people of God living their lives out for Him (Brother Andrew)
  • We don’t just attend church, we are the Church.
  • The Church exists for those outside of it.
  • If we want to make history, we need find our place in His Story.
  • The love of God cannot be measured but it can be demonstrated.
  • We need to preach the Gospel with our actions.
  • We’ve made a dangerous division between what’s sacred and what’s secular; nothing is secular, everything belongs to God.
  • If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.
  • What we are not, He is.
  • The greatest of these is love.


    Amos 5:21-24 (The Message)
    "I can't stand your religious meetings.
    I'm fed up with your conferences and conventions.
    I want nothing to do with your religion projects,
    your pretentious slogans and goals.
    I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes,
    your public relations and image making.
    I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.
    When was the last time you sang to me?
    Do you know what I want?
    I want justice—oceans of it.
    I want fairness—rivers of it.
    That's what I want. That's all I want.

Jesus didn't die to give us religion,
He died to show us his LOVE.
LOVE Jesus first,
LOVE His people second.


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