Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
~ Cecil Beaton
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Weekend Thought...
First of all, the radio show I was on last Sunday (Power Talk on PowerFM here in DFW) speaking on women & porn addiction is posted. You can listen to it by clicking here.
Moving on…Last night, Chris and I got to volunteer at the Livin It Skate Demo put on by Lake Pointe’s Skate Church. I’d guess there was a good 600 or so people of all ages - from little kids to a 70-something pastor I met. The skating was phenomenal (and I know NOTHING about skating).
They did a gospel presentation at the end of the demo, and I was able to talk to a girl named Sky who accepted Christ. Sky’s in foster care until her 18th birthday, which is Tuesday. After she turns 18, she doesn’t know what she’s going to do. I’ve talked to a guy on staff who helps resource people in her situation and he helped me get some things started for her. Please pray for her, if you have a chance. She’s terrified, depressed & lonely. Please pray God will surround her with people who will help her see her purpose in life.
If you want to see more pictures from this event, click on the guy below. I asked him to show off for me so I could get some cool shots. He did a marvelous job.
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Who the heck gets a cold in the summer? Evidently, I do. Mine started Saturday night, June 24.
Check out this post from last year…and note the date.
Weird.
Prayers are appreciated. It’s not too bad - just sore throat, coughing, watery eyes, little bit of a fever. I just have a lot to do at work this week, and a great Skate Church event Thursday night I wouldn’t miss for the world.
(Today is our anniversary - three years!)
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Food for thought…
Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace.
Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjack’s wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices…
Cheap grace means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner…
Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession, absolution without personal confession.
Cheap grace is grace without discipleship…
Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it, a man will gladly go and sell all that he has…it is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble.
Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift that must be asked for, the door at which one must knock.
Words that could have been written today. But they weren’t. Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote them in the 1930’s - when he was in his late twenties. A timeless truth that we should contemplate maybe more now in our commercialized, diagrammed culture.
*What does grace mean to you?
*How do you see the message of grace presented in our world today?
Currently Reading: The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The article I wrote for Relevant has been posted. Please pray this will bring hope to women who struggle with pornography. Pray that it will help them have courage to talk to someone about this and that they will realize they don’t need to keep this in the dark. If you would like to post a link to this article on your blog to help share the truth that this isn’t a dirty little secret, that would be awesome.
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Update: I will be on PowerTalk Live on 89.7 PowerFM here in Dallas this Sunday, June 25, 9pm (CDT) with Rick Walker to discuss the article & sexual purity. You can actually listen live when the time comes by going here.
If I can, I’ll also post a link of the recording when it’s available. Thanks for all your comments and encouraging emails. Ain’t grace cool?!
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With all the reasons people come up with not to blog, I thought I’d attempt to reveal some positive aspects of blogging…
Why do you blog?
How has God worked in your life through blogging?
I look forward to your responses! And, if you could pose the same question on your blog and have people comment here, that would be great. I’m trying to convince a cynic and the more replies, the better!
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