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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:46:20 GMT

I'm bringing Xanga back - drop a comment if you're with me!

Just a reminder

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:44:08 GMT

Don't forget, new blog at

rachelandjuan.com

Has it been so long....

Thu, 10 May 2007 15:53:14 GMT

Oh my Xanga,
Has it been so long?
Since I graced your pages
with my blogger's song.

Oh my Xanga,
Tell me the truth,
Have I been neglectful,
Have I been uncouth?

Will all my friends
now abandon me?
Since I have not
Signed on with glee?

Oh my Xanga,
Will you give me grace?
Is it salvagable?
Can I save face?

But oh my Xanga,
No need to prod,
For I have my acceptance
In my great God.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:50:38 GMT

01/02: You know it's cold when....

Weather

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:44:03 GMT

Lovely!~

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:08:26 GMT

15/11: The Week Before

It's the week before Boxes of Love (BOL) and everything is coming together nicely. No frantic scrambling, no craziness, just straight forward all the way. All the details are falling where they are supposed to.

This means my job is boring! Well, at least in the hectic, oh my God, what do we do now sort of way. So what does this mean for me? Do I celebrate? Do I complain? Do I curl up with a good book and video game? Do I help Rachel with Say Yes? Do I have lots of quiet times? Does it matter?

I really don't know what the right answer is. However, I am sure of one thing. God is in control, and regardless of what I do, His ministry will continue on unimpeded. God is making BOL happen, and God will see it through to the completion He deems necessary. I just get the priveledge of watching.... literally.

How are you letting God work in your life today by doing little or nothing?

Can you believe it?

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:33:26 GMT

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:25:04 GMT

19/10: Spam

I get roughly 1 spam message every 45 minutes.

That's about 30/day and 10,000/year.

And I'm careful with my email! Imagine if I wasn't!

juan Juan - Technology No comments

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:51:03 GMT

18/10: Groove

Today, I started singing in the shower....

I got into a groove, and it carried me out the door, to work, through work, to the present part of my day. It made my whole day!

I want to find the groove in my life. I want to live life not in a rut, but in a groove.

juan Juan - General No comments

blogs.rachelandjuan.com

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:51:13 GMT

Ezekiel

October 02, 2006

3:10 And he said to me, "Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you. Go now to your countrymen in exile and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.' whether they listen or fail to listen."

...

3:15b "I sat among them for seven days -- overwhelmed."

What can you do when God gives you something bigger than you? When God calls you out to live a radical lifestyle that pits you against the status quo; where you will lose face, reputation, self.

This past weekend I went to a professional geek conference. While I was there I dumbed down what I did as a christian. I spoke in non-profit speak. It's pretty typical for me to do that, but I'm realizing that I'm leaving out a great piece of what God has called me to. It's ok to be sensitive, but I'm called to speak.

For example, instead of saying, "I really like the way Here's Life Inner City does things." I need to be able to say "I'm with Here's Life because they are worried about people holistically, including the spiritual. Long lasting change requires that people know Christ." But why is that so hard?

Because I'm worried about me.
Well... let's see how God responds to Ezekiel...

3:18 When I say to a wicked man, 'You will surely die' and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will dies for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.

If I'm just worried about me, that passage speaks to me. Apparently God must have felt that Ezekiel was worried about the same thing.

There's more here. The other day, I was with a Christian friend who was saying some things that were coming accross as insensitive, and I said nothing, because I didn't want to have to confront him and cause conflict. It's just not my place to speak I told myself... though realistically, I was the only one in a position to speak...

3:20 Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die for his sin. The righteous things he did will not be remembered and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he took warning, and you will have saved yourself.

Am I really serving God? Or is it just lip service? I think lately it's been more the latter, and less the former. Radical dependence is my only hope. Radical Grace is the only solution. Thank goodness I always have the latter despite the former! That might just lead to radical living!

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