Tag: Religion
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Man of Sorrows
“Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was…
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Through Shattered Glass
Through shattered glass I find perception; Sight into the worldview of obsolete discretion My eyes perceive my soul discreetly I hide myself in the shadows secretly They say “there’s hope beyond the blurry lines” I only feel despair within this heart of mine Farther into the remnant I go Looking for a whole piece of…
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Cookie Cutter Christianity: Can God really Love Me?
About two weeks ago I wrote a post called I’ve Worshipped a god that doesn’t Exist and was confronted with the fact that I’ve been doing “Christianity” all wrong. I, like so many other “Christians”, have made a cookie cutter version of God that is appropriate for ourselves. Instead of knowing the real God of the Bible,…
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Sunday Confession: I’m not Ready for This…
Two years ago I stepped on to the grounds of Piedmont International University a broken shell of a man just looking for a home. Two years later I’m staring at my impending college graduation with fear, joy, and sadness. “Quite the vast array of emotions there, Matty.” I suppose you could say that. Why though?…
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Silence
These thoughts running through my head Contemplating life and death So much noise, so much doubt Im afraid not even the darkness can figure this one out Im gonna build a little shelter here And call it my home Away from the wolves, away from the storm This will be the last you see, this…
Confessions 