captivated

when I look into the mountains, I see Your fame,
when I look into the night sky, it sparkles Your name

the wind in the clouds and the blue in the sky,
the sun and the moon and the stars so high
that’s what draws me to You

I am, I’m captivated by You
(You know that You do)
I am, I’m captivated

when I wake unto the morning, it gives me Your sights,
when I look across the ocean, it echoes Your mights

the sand on the shore and the waves in the sea,
the air in my lungs and the way You made me
that’s what draws me to You

the wind in the clouds and the blue in the sky,
the sun and the moon and the stars so high,
the sand on the shore and the waves in the sea,
the air in my lungs and the way You made me,

the blood in my veins and my heart You invade,
the plants how they grow and the trees in the shade,
the way that I feel and the love in my soul,
I thank You my God for letting me know

I’ve come to start a fire


Fire and Water
Originally uploaded by peasap.

“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Luke 12:49-53

Wait a second… what happened to the God of Peace and Love!? What’s he talking about here?

Two new books for review


Two new books for review
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.

Got both of these books in the mail today – I’m assuming for review.

“Not the Religious Type” by Dave Schmelzer and
“If God Disappears” by David Sanford

Usually there’s some sort of paperwork or note attached to books I get but I haven’t seen one in this package yet. Oh well – look forward to reading both of them either way.

A voice from the past?

Read this this morning… seems pretty applicable for today ::

“Be generous. Give to the poor. Get yourselves a bank that can’t go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bankrobbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.”
Luke 12:33-34

The Universal Declaration of Rights


The Universal Declaration of Human Rights from Seth Brau on Vimeo.

Thomas shared this on the nanolog. I love it! Excellent!

However I find myself asking more and more — what really are my rights? What can I really demand? Is it “fair” to say that each of these rights are God given rights? Or is it better to say that these are “man given rights?” I believe these are rights that we should fight for for others — but are we really being Christ-like when we demand these rights for ourselves? Can the two co-exist?

In America we have the American Declaration of Rights and we claim that all our rights come from God. But do they really? Does God really promise life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — or is that us just trying to claim the place as God’s chosen people?

I really do believe that as Followers of the Way I should fight (I use that word loosely) to ensure everyone has these rights — but just not sure that the “American Way” is “The Way.” If we viewed every day as a gift — and worried less about what I wanted or needed, perhaps we’d be better off.

What about you? Do you think Christians should demand these rights for themselves? Should we demand them for others? And can the two co-exist?