It’s one of my favorite parts of a Messianic Jewish service :) — everyone from kids who can hop and skip to the leaders who wear tallitot and kippot/yarmulkes join hands together and make their way around the room dancing, sometimes without shoes on. I went to Beth Yeshua HaMashiach again this morning to partake of the [...]
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Worship in song!
Posted in God, music, tagged BethYeshuaHaMashiach, CongregationBethMessiah, Eucharist, Gentiles, Jesus, Jew on Saturday, May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you seek Amy….
Posted in definitions, music, verses, womyn, tagged AndrewEng, beloved, HIV/AIDS, IncheolYoon, Samuel, Sonicflood, Switchfoot on Thursday, April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past Saturday there was this man with white hair that sort of creeped me out, but he was saying that my husband better treat me well. When we introduced each other and I said my name, he said that my name meant “beloved.” I was surprised that he knew that instantly. Then he immediately quoted I Samuel [...]
Just to see You smile
Posted in music, verses, tagged Philippians, TimMcGraw on Sunday, March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tim McGraw’s lyrics on the radio driving home reminded me of Philippians 3:7-11:
just to see You smile
i’d do anything
that You wanted me to
and all is said and done
i’d never count the cost
it’s worth all that’s lost
just to see You smile
But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What [...]
God of this city
Posted in missions, music, prayer, verses, tagged China, GreatCommission, HolySpirit, HudsonTaylor, RiceUniversity, Thailand, WilliamBurns on Friday, February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Harvey came to speak with us as part of our weekend missions conference. He was Pastor Brian’s classmate before he went to East Asia for thirty years. He’s married to Laura and have two children (Stephen’s in 11th grade and Michelle’s a freshman at Rice). He shared how a good leader would instill a sense of [...]
Streets
Posted in homelessness, music, tagged AboveTheGoldenState, alleys, blood, bridges, CCM, crimson, finances, gold, greed, rain, shadows, stain, water, Weezer on Thursday, January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Above the Golden State
when shadows turn to faces
when faces take on names
when names tell us their stories
of their brokenness and pain
when love flows through the cities
through the grid of all the streets
under bridges in the alleys
like blood through our veins
chorus:
love is real
love will bleed
love will heal, love
love will need
when love is used like money
it turns [...]
