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GodsurerecordsPsalmsstudentsnameimpossibledangersorrowlisteningparentsmendpassionGethsemanewisdomGod's greatnessguidancepublicationchaosdesperationstrangersGod's sovereigntywarningLamb of Godinvestingspiritual foodabilitiesby Jean Matthew Hallhttp://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jean)Blogger618125blogspot/ecXUhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-3656010111354850034Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:08:00 +00002011-01-02T22:08:20.005-05:00I pray 2011 will be filled with the good things of God in your lives.http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=M8O30VoT51s:UCNDs_2tRA8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=M8O30VoT51s:UCNDs_2tRA8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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I'll return Monday, January 3, 2011. I send you sincere prayers for a Christmas that is safe and fun, and that is filled with peace, hope and joy in Jesus.   Blessings! From 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, Day #28 - Totality, "The First and the Last." When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/jesus-first-and-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=RLPuccunYDM:qSjjImZG4MY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=RLPuccunYDM:qSjjImZG4MY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=RLPuccunYDM:qSjjImZG4MY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-5588640620176160805Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-12-20T00:05:00.339-05:00imagecharacterJesus31 MeditationsFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus, Day 25 - Reality "The Expression of the Very Character of God." "The Son radiates God's own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven."     [Hebrews 1:3] http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/jesus-image-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=rPmy1JDOktA:pkT34IKsILI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=rPmy1JDOktA:pkT34IKsILI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=rPmy1JDOktA:pkT34IKsILI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-1654564548629526784Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-12-16T08:37:44.452-05:00might31 MeditationsvictoriousFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, Day #23 --Victory, "The Commander of the Lord's Army." 'I am the commander of the LORD'S Army. 'At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. 'I am at your command,' Joshua said. 'What do you want your servant to do?'      [Joshua 5:14] God's ultimate view of victory is summed up in a person; the http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/jesus-commander-of-lords-army.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=zG4mtrHT-1I:NCF3qCksPpk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=zG4mtrHT-1I:NCF3qCksPpk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=zG4mtrHT-1I:NCF3qCksPpk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-3850270584387944355Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-12-13T08:51:51.695-05:00fortressshelterRock31 MeditationsprotectFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty if Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, Day #22, Refuge, "My Rock." As our Rock He [Jesus] shelters, He gives us a foundation, He provides a defense against the enemy, He nourishes and protects us during trials, and troubles, and He assures us of a secure footing as we step into each new day... [Photo courtesy of Kevin Conners via Morguefile. Horseshoe http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/jesus-my-rock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=uLvCtAJ1MJk:rd-MNazyIss:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=uLvCtAJ1MJk:rd-MNazyIss:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=uLvCtAJ1MJk:rd-MNazyIss:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-1902643079877003480Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-12-09T07:58:47.481-05:00God's WordJesus31 MeditationsFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus, Day #20, Creativity -- The Word of God. "He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God." [Revelation 10:13  NLT] When God willed creation with a word, the Word was actually a person: Jesus Christ. And what a "Word" it was--and is! (See John1:1 and Colossians 1:15-17)... Not only does this Word create, it sustains what it has http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/word-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=G9NmLLAYi8g:RFVgeRWWWqw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=G9NmLLAYi8g:RFVgeRWWWqw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=G9NmLLAYi8g:RFVgeRWWWqw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-3053203110967458907Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-12-05T21:25:30.830-05:00God's power31 MeditationsMasterFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus, Day #16 - Mastery, "The Power of God," pages 72-75. But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God."            [1 Corinthians 1:24  NLT] Paul...writes that Christ is "the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:24). This God-given power draws its strength from Christ's sacrifice and http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/from-31-days-meditating-on-majesty-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=47wE7j-dY8o:RfpOAdC-USo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-2484547529709959798Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-12-02T08:55:45.146-05:00sleepabundant lifeenergyFrom 31 Meditations on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, Day 13, Vitality, "A Life-Giving Spirit." God "never slumbers or sleeps" (Psalm 121:4). As Henry Ward Beecher observed, "The most intensely thoughtful and most intensely active being in the universe is God. He is never weary of His work.".. Our Savior is a life-giving Spirit--a revitalizing, breath-of-life-giving "http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/12/jesus-life-giving-spirit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=NOIRewPm3dE:PbDD2KPN5AI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=NOIRewPm3dE:PbDD2KPN5AI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=NOIRewPm3dE:PbDD2KPN5AI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-266377168557651574Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-11-29T00:05:00.249-05:00Jesus31 MeditationslightDear Readers, My apologies for not posting last Thursday. My husband, J., was hospitalized. He's home again and feeling some better. J. and I appreciate your continued prayers for his many health issues. My thoughts and prayer today are based on 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, Day #18, Guidance, "A Great Light." God searches for people who are http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/jesus-guiding-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=TH_tiQMdeeU:7c4WqRpQLdo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=TH_tiQMdeeU:7c4WqRpQLdo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=TH_tiQMdeeU:7c4WqRpQLdo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-4422324598105974342Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-11-22T06:35:12.095-05:00salvationforgivenessGod's LovesinLoveThis is Thanksgiving Week in my homeland-the USA. I can think of nothing for which I am more grateful than my eternal salvation. I am overwhelmed when I try to imagine the price Jesus paid to ensure my life with Him eternally. Today's selections come from 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, Day 11- (Forgiveness) - The Sacrifice that Atones for Our Sins (http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/covering-multitude-of-sins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=xfwZ80o9acc:SxKdp3-4C84:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=xfwZ80o9acc:SxKdp3-4C84:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=xfwZ80o9acc:SxKdp3-4C84:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-3024638692225151564Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-11-18T00:05:00.519-05:00courageJesus31 MeditationsrescueFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman, "Liberation -- The Rescuer." And so all Israel will be saved. As the Scriptures say, "The one who rescues will come from Jerusalem, and he will turn Israel away from ungodliness.     Romans 11:26 NLT Jesus is our Rescuer, so neglecting Christ as Savior is neglecting our only hope of liberation. It is Christ the http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/jesus-rescuer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=80pKFSzfo4c:XKOHajfvGNI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=80pKFSzfo4c:XKOHajfvGNI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=80pKFSzfo4c:XKOHajfvGNI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-5619370971961527154Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-11-15T00:05:00.416-05:00trustprovision31 MeditationsworryFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus, Day 8--Provision, The Hidden Manna, pages 32-35. "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/christ-hidden-manna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=5z1l0fcPV64:zGrhOsdCjdA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=5z1l0fcPV64:zGrhOsdCjdA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=5z1l0fcPV64:zGrhOsdCjdA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-22921429338619843Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-11-12T00:05:25.604-05:00beautygloryJesusMorning StarlightFrom 31 Days Mediating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman. "Awakening- The Bright Morning Star." "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star." [Revelation 22:16 NLT] ...When Jesus refers to Himself as the Bright Morning Star, He is providing us with a http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/bright-morning-star.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=cZwasAve4iQ:ECmn0iKlfVM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=cZwasAve4iQ:ECmn0iKlfVM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=cZwasAve4iQ:ECmn0iKlfVM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-2634874918185722989Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-11-08T00:05:00.055-05:00liftshieldconfidenceheadPsalm 3stormFrom 31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman. From "Day 6--Confidence."  Pages 22-25. But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. Psalm 3:3. [NLT] "The Hebrew origin of the expression "hold up high" (Psalm3:3) comes from the Hebrew word ruhm. The word is used in different ways throughout the Old Testament. In http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/one-who-holds-my-head-high.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=T0HfX6I6K3c:SwetnLsOkOY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=T0HfX6I6K3c:SwetnLsOkOY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=T0HfX6I6K3c:SwetnLsOkOY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-652918220242968665Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-11-04T09:50:20.263-04:00Christian lifesecurefoundationabundant lifefuturestability31 Days Mediating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman."Day 4 - A Foundation Stone." Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken..."  Isaiah 28:16 In Isaiah 28, that name emphasizes God's commitment tohttp://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/11/foundation-stone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=-BqRQ0sspVM:05Ikko0snU4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=-BqRQ0sspVM:05Ikko0snU4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=-BqRQ0sspVM:05Ikko0snU4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-1778813760733283301Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:46:00 +00002010-10-31T23:47:09.990-04:00peaceJesus31 Meditations31 Days Mediating on the Majesty of Jesus by Jack Hayford and Dick Eastman."Day 1 - The Lord of Peace" Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.  2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NLT) "First, Jesus breathes calm into troubled situations..." "Second, Jesus breathes unity into troubled situations..." "Finally, Jesus breathes http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/jesus-our-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=GNS8Gg_m1RU:RNorNQ890hw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=GNS8Gg_m1RU:RNorNQ890hw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=GNS8Gg_m1RU:RNorNQ890hw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-608157059466859037Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-10-28T00:05:00.914-04:00artcreativitycallingScribbling in the SandmusicwritingFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. In Chapter Ten Card quotes letters addressed to young or new Christian artists. The following quote is a small portion of the letter written by Calvin Seerveld, founder and senior member emeritus in philosophical aesthetics at the Institute of Christian Studies in Toronto, Canada. It comes from pages 143-146. Only God could make http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/christian-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=YSnLXsQdAPk:-yL8069BW9A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=YSnLXsQdAPk:-yL8069BW9A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=YSnLXsQdAPk:-yL8069BW9A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-9115158610417787846Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:31:00 +00002010-10-25T07:32:05.598-04:00listeninglistanswered prayerFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card,  page 96. Over and over in the Gospels we see Jesus praying all night--in the wilderness, on the mountaintop, in Gethsemane. Though his divinity possessed the very mind of God, his humanity continually sought out the Father in all-night prayer sessions. In the account of those sessions we hear very few words, and so we can http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/silent-prayers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=HYjUNwHGQz0:4RZXL-Ole98:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=HYjUNwHGQz0:4RZXL-Ole98:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=HYjUNwHGQz0:4RZXL-Ole98:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-7496425640973851351Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-10-22T13:18:32.667-04:00purposeunmovablestarslightFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. Excerpts from pages 71-72. NORTH STAR PEOPLE People are sometimes described as stars. We look up to them, at their apparent brilliance, and feel ourselves small and insignificant by comparison. They move across the sky of life, luminaries, attraction most of the attention and admiration. Like the moon they constantly change http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/from-scribbling-in-sand-christ-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=4bnnZGqFSiA:UtJZak1-k2A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-4711655120813859647Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-10-18T00:05:00.591-04:00silenceprayerlisteningFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. Excerpt from page 90-91. For followers of Jesus, what fills the heart is determined by the quality of our devotional lives. The overflow of the heart is maintained by the time we spend together with God, listening in prayer, listening to the Word and straining to hear the parables of our own lives. It is the listening heart thathttp://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/listening-to-silence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=LmY3Igiuub0:cI_JZ7LwtkM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=LmY3Igiuub0:cI_JZ7LwtkM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=LmY3Igiuub0:cI_JZ7LwtkM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-4835350103878067650Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-10-14T00:05:00.508-04:00Scribbling in the SandhumilityGod's LoveLoveFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. Excerpts from Chapter Seven, "The Character of Creativity," pages 76-77. Genuine, biblical humility is nothing more or less than knowing the truth of who we are in Christ. Only relationship with him can give us the genuine article. Jesus reveals to us two crucial truths about ourselves, and in the tension between these truths http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/genuine-biblical-humility.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=lQ8T6ArCW0U:knAXV1XchDo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=lQ8T6ArCW0U:knAXV1XchDo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=lQ8T6ArCW0U:knAXV1XchDo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-1680729903615339355Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:57:00 +00002010-10-10T22:20:19.862-04:00servanthoodChristian lifeChristScribbling in the SandhumilityChrist-likeFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. Excerpts from Chapter Five "Recapturing The Imagination" (pages 64-70). There was a time when the early church began to forget who Jesus was. It was badly in need of a song to help it remember. False teachers had crept in and were singing false songs about Jesus. There was confusion about the nature of his divinity. There were http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/hymn-to-christ.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=TS9EVqvQHl8:Tp6GDR_pbFo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=TS9EVqvQHl8:Tp6GDR_pbFo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=TS9EVqvQHl8:Tp6GDR_pbFo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-5279645214929164494Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-10-07T06:32:29.467-04:00artcreativityobedienceScribbling in the SandFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. Chapter Three, excerpts from pages 38-40. Noah builds a remarkable and mysterious structure for an event that has never happened up till that time. There has never even been a gentle spring rain, the Bible tells us in Genesis 2:5-6, much less the deluge that is to come. Talk about imagination! Talk about inspiration! It is not http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/obedience-and-command-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=nl1OuOmrYLs:tzg5uo5-Vh4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=nl1OuOmrYLs:tzg5uo5-Vh4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=nl1OuOmrYLs:tzg5uo5-Vh4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-2626305325115915041Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:05:00 +00002010-10-04T00:05:00.528-04:00artcreativityScribbling in the SandmusicworshipFrom Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity by Michael Card. Chapter One, excerpts from pages 27-30. Something in both of us [author and his son] aches and hungers and is not filled even in the presence of this awesome beauty. This is more than a hunger for beauty.  It is at the same time a hunger for love, for acceptance--which, if you think about it long enough, you'll realize is a http://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/10/scribbling-in-sand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=kSlgLhsXxw8:sNbUsamU1Ks:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=kSlgLhsXxw8:sNbUsamU1Ks:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=kSlgLhsXxw8:sNbUsamU1Ks:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570609735319632236.post-6725826897129853195Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:23:00 +00002010-09-30T08:39:07.141-04:00worshipm make a differenceobedienceWindows of the SoulkindnessFrom Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways by Ken Gire, from pages 185-188. The sight of that woman hobbling down that sidewalk in front  of that playground was a window of the soul. It showed me something of the sadness of those whose life is the street. Something of the sidewalk monotony of their lives. And the meandering tragedy of a soul slowly walking itself to death. The picturehttp://jeanmatthewhall.blogspot.com/2010/09/making-eternal-difference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jean)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=eadqA4M-vdc:QEgkH0YAYsc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=eadqA4M-vdc:QEgkH0YAYsc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?a=eadqA4M-vdc:QEgkH0YAYsc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/ecXU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>