God, may I never be more concerned with surface appearances than with inward substance. I long for a Christlike character that will sustain me through the vicissitudes and trials of this life. May I seek integrity over image and holiness over happiness. Protect me from the sin of lost potential that would result from pursuing [...]
13Jul10
Integrity Over Image: A Prayer
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O Lord, keep me from the folly of following what the world tells me to clamor for. I realize that biblical faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. And I know that it takes a great deal of trust and risk to pursue the invisible over the visible [...]
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“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; what is man, that You take thought of him? And the son of man, that You care for him?” From the time David wrote those words until the invention of the telescope in the early seventeenth [...]
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This is an unprecedented technological breakthrough in solar imagery. It gives us new insights into the marvel of our sun which is perfectly fine-tuned for life on earth. We are privileged in our time to see the wonders of creation in ways previously unimagined.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrmUUcr4HXg
NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/first-light.html
These prayers are very powerful, and they invite us to elevate our desires to have an experiential knowledge of God and to lay hold of the power of God’s grace in our lives. Few people pray in this way, yet these exemplary prayers encourage us to pursue the pearl of great price over secondary goods.
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22Feb10
Ways to Avoid God
There are many ways to avoid God, and two of the best, as Pascal observed centuries ago, are distraction and indifference.
“Looking for God—or Heaven—by exploring space is like reading or seeing all Shakespeare’s plays in the hope that you will find Shakespeare as one of the characters… My point is that, if God does exist, [...]
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