Bin Laden is Dead (A Christian Perspective)

Bin Laden is dead, and while part of me is both surprised and relieved and happy, a very large part of me is mourning his death. Despite everything he had done, he was still a human being. He was still made in the image of God. And despite how far he may have fallen from that image, he was still a child of God. Tonight, I pray for his soul. Even though he deserves torment and torture in hell, I remind myself that we all deserve punishment in hell. But through the grace of Jesus Christ we are saved. Maybe he found that grace, maybe he can still find it. Regardless, tonight he will be in my prayers. May he rest in peace. Amen

Psalm 59

Deliver me, O God, from the enemies of my soul.
I am no longer afraid of men who stand in my way, even of those who obstruct Your 
         purposes and who deceive their fellowmen with their arrogant and clever cliches.
They anger me, but they do not frighten me.
My pain and confusion come by way of my own weaknesses and faithlessness.


I strive for success and am fractured by failure.
I reach for ecstacy and am clobbered with depression. 
I wait for guidance and Your heavens are gray with silence.
I ask for infilling and am confronted with emptiness.
I seek opportunities and run into stone walls.


I over come these pernicious demons in the morning-only to face them again when day 
         turns into night.
They refuse to die, these persistent devils.
They plague my days and haunt my nights and rob me of the peace and joy of God-motivated 
         living.


And yet, O Lord, You have surrounded me life like a great fortress.
There is nothing that can touch me save by Your loving permission.




-Leslie Brandt

I have only now

I have only now.
Tomorrow never comes.
Yesterday is a memory.
I have only now.

Why worry?
I'm not in control.
Just go with the flow
There's no need to be sorry.

Live in the moment.
Be alive in the present.
Live life with no regrets.
And maybe you will reach atonement.

But who am I kidding?
I am weak and broken.
But just look around you.
We are all weak and broken too!

But step off and get to it.
Live life in the moment.
Be yourself and and let your true colors fly
Because we only get one life and you better enjoy it.

Come and Live, in Freedom

To live in Christ. To live in Truth, and in Love, and in Light, we must live by prayer. It is prayer that brings us closer to God and it is by prayer that we are able to unlock our inheritance from Him. It is by prayer that we walk in the Light that is Christ and it is by prayer that we stay true to God. It is by praying that we are able to love our enemies and it is by prayer that we are able to listen and discern the call of God. To pray is to live, and we must pray constantly! Prayer can be meditative or contemplative, it can be spoken or read, it can be conveyed through music or dance, it matters not what we pray as long as our heart is pure. It is with a pure heart that we cry out to God, and it is with a pure heart that we seek out love. Prayer is the key to life and today I pray that we can all embrace prayer as a way of life. It is my hope that we can all come together in prayer, and live to bring heave on earth, to declare God's Kingdom and to rush in His will on "earth as it is heaven!" So join me in prayer. Join me in bringing God's Kingdom to earth. Join me in sharing, basking, and glorifying in the One who created us all. Come, and Live!

Our father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be that name,
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy Will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power,
And the glory.
Forever and ever,
Amen.

Just set your anger free.
Let if flee from thee.
Let it soar far far away
And let your soul be in peace.

Love has set me Free, Love has conquered Me!

Love. It's the path we all speak of, but which very few walk. I am trying to walk the narrow path of love and I find myself to be utterly failing. Some would call me a good person, and I am. But I fall into temptation and sin. However, I'm not alone on this path. Jesus is here with me, guiding me with His light and picking me up when I stumble. If it wasn't for Him, I would not still be on this path. But here I am.

Following Jesus is the easiest and hardest thing to do. But it's only hard because we make it so. I have been struggling a lot in life lately, trying to figure out which direction God wants me to go. But that's not really true, for awhile I was just trying to see where I wanted to go and I was ignoring God. You would think that once I had committed to following Christ it would be easy for me to actually follow. But it's not. As much as I've surrendered, part of me still fights for control. A part of me still wants a say when deep down I want to give all of it way to God. I want to be a disciple of Christ, I want to be as close to Him as is possible, and yet, at the same time a part of me doesn't want to go down that road. I tell myself, not yet, wait a few years and then go knowing that a few years from now I'll say the same thing. I need to leave port. I need to raise my anchor and set sail. But to where?

The Narrow Path is not just a journey in the physical world, it is a journey inside ourselves. It is a journey of self discovery. For awhile, I was fighting God. But now I'm not. I have been set free by the Grace and Love of Jesus. He has set me free, taken a hold of me and conquered me.

If you are lost, if you are struggling with God, stop running. Stop running and turn to God. Face Him. Run to Him! Embrace Him! Surrender to Him. Let His Love and Grace engulf and drown you in His light. Freedom lies at the heart of every person, and at the heart of every person is Jesus Christ.

Love has set me free! And now it has conquered me! I am finally at peace. 

My Heart's Desire

I don't care about heaven and hell. I don't care about what's right and wrong. I don't care about doctrine, creed or politics. What I do care about though, is Jesus Christ.

Deep down, my heart's desire is to see every person come to know Jesus in a personal way. A way that is unique and indescribable and full of life. You can call me crazy or naive, ignorant and pathetic, a visionary or prophet. It doesn't matter to me. I don't care about titles or fame or money. All I care about is Jesus Christ, glorifying Him and sharing His love with the world. The joy that He has brought me. The peace that I have known because of Him, I want everyone to share in that.

How exactly will I bring people to know Jesus personally? I don't know. I honestly don't, but I am gonna do the best that I can and trust in God. And if I fail so be it. And if I succeed beyond my wildest imagination then give praise to the Lord! I do not deserve the life that I have and so I want nothing from it. I am thankful and grateful for the life that I have been given and just want to give others the gift that I have so humbly received. Undeserving as I am, God loves me. He loves all of us. I just pray that we all come to understand and appreciate that. His love is our love and our love is His.

I don't know where my life is heading. But deep down, this is my heart's desire.