in him is the fullness of all things

I've been reading this book called The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne. Lately, I've been really convicted about the way that the church is responding to the poverty and suffering of people in our backyard. But even more recently, I have been convinced that it is more important to strive to become the church that Jesus wants us to be instead of complain about what the church is doing wrong. Here is an excerpt from the book. I remember hearing about an old comic strip back in the days of St. Ed's. Two guys are talking to each other and one of them says he has a question for God. He wants to ask why God allows all of this poverty and war and suffering to exist in the world. And his friend says, "Well, why don't you ask?" The fellow shakes his head and says he is scared. When his friend asks why, he mutters,"I'm scared God will ask me the same question." Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the...

well actually, 65 but either way, PRAISE THE LORD FOR SUNSHINE! It is my second full day in Phoenix, AZ and I am absolutely loving it down here. I'm spending the holiday with my Aunt and her family down in Arizona and I get to stay here for 3 WHOLE WEEKS! This is the very first time that I have been here to visit by myself and I can already tell that it will be by far my most favorite time here. Yesterday evening, my cousin's beautiful girlfriend, Eden, took me to her favorite mall in Phoenix. Ever heard of H&M? That is her favorite store and I think that it is definitely moving up on my list! It has been very cool having someone to hang out with down here. In the past, my brothers have been able to play video games and do boyish things while I stay in my room and read. But last night we went to a variety of different stores, including Anthropologie which I had never actually been inside before! It smells like heaven, let me tell you :) We ended up spending a couple hours i...

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Hello Everyone:) Do you ever have one of those days where you just want to sit next to a window with the view of campus on a sunny day and just reflect on all that the Lord has done for you? Well that should be everyday but alas, today is one of the only sunny days that we will have for a while so here I sit, soaking it in. Today was an early day for me: getting up at 6 am, leaving the house at 7 am, getting to morning devo at 7:15 and being thouroughly blessed through worship, getting in the Word, finally followed by a sweet time of prayer with dear friends. Now if that isn't a way to start out a morning, then I dont know what is! The Lord has been whispering so many nuggets of wisdom and truth into my heart today. The most pressing being that I need to have my joy rooted in Christ alone. Not only in His blessings, for there will come dry seasons when His blessings don't look the way I think that they should, and I need to be joyful even those times. When my joy is solely root...