Al Mack

"But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city." [Acts 17:5 How many times did that happen?] Apparently this has been a pattern for a very long time.

The more I think I know what God's going to do, The more I think I know *how* God's going to do something, and the more I've moved out of relationship and into religion. That's not a move I want to make. Therefore, I choose to give up on knowing what to expect.

I woke up with the thought in my mind: "The hound of heaven is not actually what we think it is. It's always about love, not about violating free will."

I like the way he says this. God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder. I don't know about you, but I find that immensely comforting.

“For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end, the Shadow was only a small and passing thing; there was light and high beauty forever beyond its reach.” —J.R.R. Tolkein. *Photo by @lhedien

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Who you are today is shaped by who you were yesterday. Do you remember all those trials, failures, false starts? You wouldn't be YOU without all that. And God is in love with you you ARE. He has no regard for "Who you might have been if....."

This is one reason we pray for America. This is one of the possible futures for an un-prayed-for America. (There are others. Some are more troubling.)

Suggestion: Make sure you've understood what YOUR role is to be. It doesn't work so well to do what someone else is called to do.

Well said, Denzel.

We are all addicted to the idea that we are the center of the universe. It's harder to trust God's standard more than our own. It's hard to say, "I agree with your view, Father, and I choose to disagree with my own opinion."

And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” [Matthew 13]

"He makes all things beautiful." [Ecclesiastes 4:11] (Corollary: if it ain't beautiful, then he's not done making it.)

There's a lot to pray for around the world. Some folks call this rebellion against established government (and they're not wrong). Some folks see this as fighting for freedom (they're not wrong either). Either way, they're worth praying for!

There is ONE source of accusation against the brethren and it is NOT the Father. We have 3 jobs: 1) Believe what God has showed you. 2) Allow others to believe differently. 3) Emphasize unity over "being right." We probably need to grow up and learn this. ~TLA

Care to pray with me?

One guy's comments about the election. How do you see it?

Thanks for your prayers, y'all.

The Bible is full of mysteries. It says so itself. "Is God really good?" is NOT one of them.