Monday, October 29, 2007 at 18:21

“God the Father is so impressed with Christ that He chose to save Africans in bondage in America, who might praise Him with what has evolved into the gospel-style music we know today. The Father is so impressed with Christ that He chose to save Europeans who would praise Him with unbelievable classical sounds, like J.S. Bach. And He didn’t stop there. He chose to save people from China, Indonesia, Sudan, Australia, Alaska, Poland and The Bronx- all with their unique, God-given expressions. This is because, just as a jewel is multifaceted, each of those cultures displays a unique facet of the radiance of Christ that would be missing if it weren’t represented. And Hip-hop culture is no exception.”

Shai Linne - Hip Hop For Christ?

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Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 23:31

“Anyway, I just wanted to encourage you to do what I did when I first sat in the chair in the office I now occupy. Recognizing that this chair and role would ultimately be for someone else one day, I prayed that when I no longer occupied that chair and role I would have served the Savior faithfully and positioned my successor for a sweet transition and ministry fruitfulness.”

CJ Mahaney to Josh Harris (New Office)

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 21:54

“If you make doctrine the main thing, you are very likely to grow narrow-minded. If you make your own experience the main thing, you will become gloomy and critical of others. If you make ordinances the main thing, you will be apt to grow merely formal. But you can never make too much of the living Christ Jesus. Remember that all things else are for his sake. Doctrines and ordinances are the planets, but Christ is the sun. Get to love him best of all.”

Charles Spurgeon (found at joshharris.com)

“I appreciate this quote because instead of pitting doctrine over and against love for Jesus, Spurgeon puts it in right priority. It’s not that we abandon doctrine to love Jesus, but we remember that all things are for his sake. We study doctrine because we want to know and love Jesus more. We observe the ordinances because we want to remember and proclaim what Jesus has done for us. We cherish our experience so far as it leads us to greater affection and zeal for the Savior. He is the sun. Every other priority and activity of the Christian life orbits around him.” - Josh Harris, on the quote above.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 0:41

How wonderful is friendship that can withstand even the most personal of disagreements!

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Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 22:05

Oh refuge of my hardened heart
Oh fast pursuing lover come
As angels dance ’round Your throne
My life by captured fare You own

Not silhouette of trodden faith
Nor death shall not my steps be guide
I’ll pirouette upon mine grave
For in Your path I’ll run and hide

Oh gaze of love so melt my pride
That I may in Your house but kneel
And in my brokenness to cry
Spring worship unto Thee

When beauty breaks the spell of pain
The bludgeoned heart shall burst in vain
But not when love be pointed king
And truth shall Thee forever reign

Sweet Jesus carry me away
From cold of night, and dust of day
In ragged hour or salt worn eye
Be my desire, my wellspring lie

Jars of Clay - Hymn

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