Grace Vs. Law
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Why I Don’t Wear “The Ring.”
This is a ring. It says “Semper Honorablus” which mean “Always Honorable” in Latin, I guess. I was given this ring when I was eighteen, after “committing to live a life of honor.” I don’t talk about this much. I might say casually when people ask me where I went to school, “Oh, this errr… Continue reading
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Shout It From the Rooftops
God doesn’t hate you. He is not pissed off at you. He is not rolling his eyes at your stupidity. He doesn’t point out your flaws. He doesn’t think you’re crazy. He is not embarrassed by you. He never, ever condemns you. He isn’t impatiently tapping his giant foot up in heaven, waiting for you Continue reading
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If I Had a Bus
I would travel the country and give away coffee, juice and water, and tell people we are all the same, all in need of LIFE, offered freely by God, and we are all loved beyond our ability to comprehend. Continue reading
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“God’s Will” Doesn’t Tie Us Up
Christianity is a weird and awkward thing. The more I love Jesus and see who He really is the more I realize I want absolutely nothing to do with religion. “Religion” literally means, “to bind or tie.” I have returned to bondage over and over again in my life. I have listened to the voice, Continue reading
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How To Remember Well- Thoughts on 9-11 & Fear Vs. Hope
Ten years ago I sat in Junior English class and heard that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. To be honest, I vaguely knew what the World Trade Center was. At sixteen, I wasn’t really into New York architecture. I knew about the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, but Continue reading
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Men & Rocks (A Parable)
Two men were walking down an old dusty road called life carrying sacks. One stopped along the way and picked up a stone called “Addiction,” and put it in his sack. The second man picked up a stone called “Evangelism.” They walked a little further, when the first man found a rock called “Sexual Sin.” Continue reading
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Starving For Grace
We live in a world where gracelessness is the fuel that runs this machine called society. “At least they got what they deserved.” “We’ll teach them a lesson.” “Nothing is free.” “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” “God helps those who help themselves.” It is a very human attitude. We Continue reading
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Live Free or Die
This quote sits on the background of my desktop. The more I read it, the more it feels like my own holy mantra. I love the idea of my existence being a rebellion in an un-free world. Not rebellion in a sense of fighting against what is good and true, actually the very opposite. When Continue reading
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Hypocrisy, Hare Krisna Monks & Heresy- AKA Come Together
and the lonely voice of youth cries “what is truth?” -Johnny Cash Yes, I am one of those people who attempts to come up with lame alliterations to try to make a catchy blog-post title. I am also trying to lure you in with quotes by the man in black. However, this hacked-up attempt is Continue reading
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Choose Life- Running from The Chairman
This is not about abortion or politics. (insert sigh of relief here.) This is about taking responsibility for my own actions, beyond that, my own feelings and thoughts. (ugh, even better.) These are some of the most painful lessons, but every human being has to learn them during their time on this earth, and always Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 