December 2011
2 posts
Gift of gifts
“O Source of all Good,
What shall I render to You for the Gift of gifts,
Your own dear Son, begotten, not created,
my Redeemer, Proxy, Surety, Substitute,
His self-emptying incomprehensible,
His infinity of love beyond the heart’s grasp.
Herein is wonder of wonders:
He came below to raise me above,
He was born like me that I might become like Him.
Herein is love;
when I...
"One of the great tragedies in life...
… is historically that the Bible gets interpreted by people who are not in love…When I read this, it’s a thing of beauty, but I realize that for most people it’s an imprisonment. It’s a set of scriptures that are restricting and binding because they’re not held in the context of this One who is so wild about us, so extreme in His love for us. It’s so easy...
June 2011
10 posts
things just got real
Time for an update! Between my work schedule and project activities, my free time is very limited. However, my goal is to blog once every week and a half. So here goes…
First off, I love my job!! I guess I’ve always assumed that Texas/southern states are the only places where people are actually friendly, but it turns out I was wrong. I have been pleasantly surprised with my...
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“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they...”
– Romans 10:14-15
Greetings from the bay
So far so GREAT! The weather is beautiful, the Peter Pan is as cozy as can be, and Santa Cruz is such a neat town. Very eclectic, even more so than Austin. I have quickly grown to love it. Even more awesome than the town: these people!! I couldn’t imagine a better group to be on project with. So lucky to live in such a tight-knit community with such an awesome group.
So far this week we...
May 2011
5 posts
Watch411 on summer project
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“We weren’t meant to be somebody—we were meant to know Somebody”
– John Piper
CUATRO!
…At least I learned something from four semesters of (online) college Spanish.
Only 4 more days until I board the plane for Santa Cruz, CA…and I couldn’t be more excited. I made this blog so that you can keep up with how God is using your prayers and financial support to change lives in California this summer.
To my ministry support&prayer team: I can’t thank you...