Archive for February, 2007
February 17, 2007
God’s Fireworks
by Marissa Rule
Psalm 18:28 - For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
In Alaska, if y
ou gaze up at the sky, you’ll see the miraculous beams of the Northern lights descending from the very hand of God. It is a wonder to think that our God has given the people of Alaska such a unique display of lights, like fireworks in the darkness. God shows us His ultimate power by these breathtaking streaks of light that He has placed in the sky. Our awesome God has placed every thing where it should be.
Filed under: Guest Writers, real devos
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 10:31 am | 3 Comments
February 16, 2007
“Was Jesus really a rebel? Yes, but Jesus didn’t rage against some abstract machine, he called people to an old way, the way revealed in the prophets. The way of doing life that Jesus championed had never been done because it had always been resisted. Jesus rocked the boat, and defied the status quo, modeling courageous resistance of the prevailing winds. But in our contemporary culture, rebellion is considered good in its own right - and a thrilling one at that. We’re out to transgress. But we don’t really have any agenda beyond rebellion itself. Was Jesus really a rebel? Sure. But our version of rebellion is a shallow impression.” - Paul Grant, Blessed are the Uncool (InterVarsity, 2006)
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Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 7:30 pm | 1 Comment
February 12, 2007
~Real Question~
I know God loves me, but I’m going through a really rough time right now, and it feels like God isn’t with me anymore, and every day the urge to cut myself gets stronger. I know I shouldn’t, and I’m trying to resist, but i’m afraid that someday (soon) the pain is going to get so bad that I will. What do I do?
Filed under: self-injury, real advice
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 1:48 pm | 3 Comments
February 8, 2007
A Look at New York
by Lydia Rule
NY. Ground Zero. Times Square. Empire State Building. I could hardly wait! Blasting car horns echoed sporadically like a broken song. Any space at all was rare. Skyscrapers stood proudly in the distance, gleaming in the light. I could feel the excitement lingering in the air. Up ahead, the Holland Tunnel appeared, leading into America’s famed city. I watched in fascination as hundreds of vehicles pushed their way into the narrow two lane tunnel.
My guide pointed out that the tunnel went underneath the bedrock of the Hudson River. I was amazed that just 93 feet above my head flowed several millions of gallons of water. Only one crack could spell my end. Just one leak or a faulty construction would engulf me in a roar of waves. And yet, I was safe, sheltered within the confines of the tunnel’s walls.
Like the Holland Tunnel, we are also sheltered from life’s ever-flowing problems in the “bedrock” of God’s protection. God is our rock, and our refuge (Psalms 62:7). When you are sheltered by the Rock, you are safe within His hands.
2 Samuel 22:32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
Lydia Rule has been published (or soon to be published) in Nextstep magazine, Long Story Short, Aboite Independent, Fundsforwriters, Just Between Us, Diamond Dust, Acceleration, Around the Bloc, The Torch, and Real Teen Faith. She holds editorial positions with Acceleration and Around the Bloc newsletters. Go to: http://www.freewebs.com/aroundthebloc/index.htm to read Lydia’s newsletter for young writers.
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Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 8:23 pm | 2 Comments
February 6, 2007
Real Dilemma:
I am a teenaged girl and I wanted to get some advice.
The problem is that I am extremely shy and I just moved to a new country (from India to US). Everything is difficult for me. The language is not, but everything else is. It has been 8 months since I came here and 5 months since I started going to school.
Believe it or not, I don’t have a single friend. The only people who talk to me are a girl and a boy. But that is just formal talk. If I have a problem with my studies or I just want to share my feelings, I have absolutely no one. (more…)
Filed under: friendship, real advice
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 2:39 pm | 3 Comments
February 2, 2007
Pour Out Your Heart
by Jade West
“…ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.” ~ Psalms 62:8
Verses like this one that I found tonight make me think that the Bible was written just for me. A beautiful letter composed by the King of Kings just for me.Remember when I posted on honoring God on this journey a couple of weeks ago? Somehow, I thought that honoring God meant bearing this huge burden alone. You know “toughing it out”…
Yet He met me tonight to show me that it’s OK to be weak. It’s OK to feel sad about this move.
Pour out your heart before Him.
I read these words and found myself relieved. Standing in His presence, I handed over the burdens that weren’t supposed to be mine…and felt better than I had in weeks. I STILL want to honor Him on this journey but I’ve realized there’s a fine line between honoring God and trying to be God.
Real Quote: Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.” –H. Jackson
Brown, Jr.
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Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 1:55 pm | 2 Comments
February 1, 2007
Something to think about. . .
Lynda Rule
“Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.”
- Exodus 20:3
What does it really mean? When I was younger, I always thought I had never broken this law. But some years later, I found I had. A Sunday School teacher told me that if we put anything before God, we broke this commandment.
Whenever I read that commandment and saw the word “gods” in it, I always thought of bowing before an idol. Since I had never done that, I thought I was clear. But it didn’t only mean that, it meant anything that had influence over you.
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Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 6:57 pm | 2 Comments
