March 2012
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Wage Good Warfare :: Freedom
I blog about my community, my church a lot. I know this, but my community is instrumental in who I am, what I am becoming and where i am going. To separate me from my community would be extremely difficult, nay, I wouldn’t even want to imagine defining myself outside the context of my community.
Two Wednesday’s ago, we had our Third Wednesday, a night where our church sets the day...
February 2012
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“because we are inherently hope driven people, there are going to be other plans...”
– Mark Saucy
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Remembering February 28, 2010 :: The Launch of...
Today, I sit in class, with my mind not in the ballgame. It isn’t here. I’ve decided to not fight it today - because no matter what I do it won’t be here. My soul and brain are in two places - with Ramon and Allison and celebrating what God has done at RockHarbor Fullerton - the place where I met both of them; the place where they got married.
I could take the time below and...
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“We are inherently future oriented beings… Hope is in our DNA.”
– Mark Saucy
19 Types of Christians →
lifeunfilteredthrough:
I neither agree or disagree with this. I find it interesting to see how others view Christians.
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The Holy Spirit :: Using Lyrical Theology in...
As you have read, the past week has been really rough - the reasons are deep and wide. One thing I’ve seen, though, is where my heart is. My heart is in Fullerton. My heart is with California State University - Fullerton.
Today, I woke up with a song lyric in my mind. I believe, this was placed there by the Holy Spirit - who wants to help orient my heart and soul this week, after the...
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Laying out the Fleece :: Week 4 - The Highs & Lows
When I took the holy risk to embark on this faith journey this semester I knew there were going to be weeks of highs and lows. I knew there were going to be moments of testing; where my perseverance and faith had to be challenged. Somehow, I never expected them to double up like they did. I never thought I could have a week filled with multiple highs and multiple lows. The news about my brother,...
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“if you think you are in the last generation, you might be right. but you also...”
– Mark Saucy
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Pray for Ramon Vidaurri
This is my brother Ramon. I have not mentioned him lately - there was no new news. He was going through chemo to fight the cancerous tumors. Well, that part is over. There is now news. Please, please, read the very words of his wife, Allison. (Note: I have added in parentheticals and italics…)
Yesterday Ramon, Selma (his mom), and I went to a doctor’s appointment with Ramon’s oncologist,...
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“Planting churches by merely planting worship services is like having b-day...”
– Seth McBee
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will...”
– Elbert Hubbard
“The Bible is about God, God is for God, Jesus is God –
To be for Him is the...”
– For this Sunday’s sermon (via jspark3000)
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“they don’t make heretics like they used to.”
– Alan Gomes, Seminary Professor.
He could be good.
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“Remember that you are dust, and dust you shall return as.”
– Steve Carter (via unemployedhuman)
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CRU Hearts CSUF →
Pray for this campus. Pray for the Christian groups on campus. Pray for the students. Pray for the Churches near this campus.
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“theology is no good if it just stays here and doesn’t go to the church”
– Mark Saucy
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Laying Out the Fleece :: Week Three - The Luther...
There are times when I realize I actually like education. Let me restate this. I do not like education. At times, the classrooms bore me. They are stiff. Too structured. Too full of PowerPoints. At times, the professors are from a different generation and do not fully understand the 21st century (but then again, I like this about some professors too - except when they still use overhead...
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“theology is inherently driven by the lens, the social context of the ones who...”
– Mark Saucy
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“The aim of masculine ministry is the fullest engagement of every member of the...”
– John Piper
I know how I engage the reformed theologians about masculinity is different in how we play it out. I long for men to be men, so women can be women - not silent.
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“May they feel the permission to live a life on mission”
– Steve Carter
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Are We Too Connected? →
Thoughts?
“When we arrive at the end of our own strength, it is not defeat, but the start...”
– Brother Yun, Chinese house church leader (from the book “Heavenly Man”)
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“change is for increase in Jesus’ economy”
– Mark Saucy
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“Pastors: Learn from everyone, copy no one.”
– via @PastorHarv
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“Scripture never says the Church is supposed to build the kingdom”
– Mark Saucy
Get ready to see a lot of quotes from this Professor. I’m so glad I’m in his class.
“Faithfulness is the fruit of faith.”
– Sam Storm
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“Jesus is prototype man. He is ground zero.”
– Mark Saucy
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“everybody’s theological system is given to an abuse.”
– Mark Saucy
“the only enemy of grace is the one convinced they don’t need it”
– Mike Erre
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Laying Out the Fleece :: Week Two - The Blackjack...
Week two was crazy; not because of school. Life arrived. Distractions arose. God found me faithful to endure them. Two weeks of the semester are down and there is still no magical word of what the next, best step is. Yet, a picture is coming.
I’m realizing and understanding how there is nothing to hear yet, because God is still shuffling His deck of cards - He hasn’t even began to deal...
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“Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting.”
– Emmet Fox
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I Love my Church →
RockHarbor Costa Mesa (not central), the main hub, the mothership (as I have dubbed it), of my very own RockHarbor Fullerton, donated money to make sure all the kids in sixth grade at this elementary school could go to their science camp.
Grateful to be at this church receiving mentoring, discipleship, community, opportunities and the Holy Spirit.
“We owe the world a powerful gospel of signs and wonders.”
– Bill Johnson (senior pastor of Bethel Church in Redding California (via katzyserrano)
i don’t get or like this quote. actually, it’s not about we…
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The Process of Reconciliation :: Wage Good Warfare
Last night, in the midst of a crazy couple of days, days filled with mental and physical tiredness, God opened up a unique avenue for the waging of warfare. Gracefully, the Holy Spirit gave me the patience and wisdom to wage good warfare.
It centered around a meal, well I was eating dinner and my brother was sitting at our kitchen table with me. The conversation was several parts shooting the...
“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we...”
– Stephen Colbert (via jspark3000)
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“The followers of Luther tend to follow Luther in his nastiness, but without his...”
– Alan Gomes
“Visualize the completed project and rejoice in the process.”
– Greg Surratt (via murphy24p) 