tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56082918681854641152012-02-16T02:17:28.633-08:00Letters from Theophilusa blog about life, love & theology.Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-20050991162264393242010-09-22T10:36:00.001-07:002010-09-22T10:36:50.035-07:00The CliffHello there! Excuse me. I don’t want to bother you, but I need to chat with you for second if that’s ok. I recognize something in your eyes… It’s myself I see there. I know that may sound weird, but just hear me out…
I see myself, as I used to be, dangling over a cliff. In my hands I have one hope. That hope is a string… a solitary string. That string is my salvation, suspending me above the Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-85345486459335018642010-08-03T08:55:00.000-07:002010-08-03T08:56:21.198-07:00A Prayer for Church Leaders and Bible Teachers
Lord, I rejoice to suffering for your people
and I accept more of Christ’s afflictions
for the sake of his body, the church.
You have commissioned me
to be a servant of the church,
to present to your people your word in its fulness –
the mystery once hidden
that is now revealed to the saints.
To them you have chosen to make known
among the nations
the glorious riches of this mystery:
Christ inTheophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-28141765415316803632010-04-11T10:04:00.000-07:002010-04-11T14:31:15.372-07:00The Gospel of GraceGrace. We know it’s amazing. Sadly, we may know it too well. Many of us have been inoculated to its potency because of its all-too-familiar touch in our lives. One of the greatest things that can ever happen to people, churches and movements is the revival of grace’s ability to amaze.
All the while, grace remains amazingly difficult to define. Discuss a different denomination and you’ll soon Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-44807080434372489092010-02-02T10:15:00.000-08:002010-02-02T10:15:53.069-08:00Quotes... III"Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe." –Augustine
"Of two evils choose neither." -Charles Spurgeon
"In reality the only call in the Bible is the call to the way of the cross, the way of service, sacrificial love and suffering." -Tim Chester
"O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-37347022461864692752010-01-29T01:55:00.000-08:002010-01-29T01:55:56.016-08:00Good NewsCreated by a love I rejected,
I choose my own way.
I imagined myself my own creator,
And made my will the center of the universe.
Within and without I am divided.
There is a glimpse of that love within me,
Hopelessly outweighed by my will…
My desire to be my own god.
I destroy because I am destructive.
A black hole exists within my heart
The more my desires are fulfilled,
The larger this Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-64744650142036449482010-01-01T06:57:00.000-08:002010-01-01T06:57:47.251-08:00Baptism in a Shower
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Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-26232867086080712002009-10-25T12:16:00.000-07:002009-10-25T12:18:59.014-07:00More Amazing Quotes...
“An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, “If I have that, then I’ll feel my life has meaning, then I’ll know I have value, then I’ll feel significant and secure.” – Tim Keller
“When we cannot see God’s hand, we must trust God’s heart.”
"The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-10248904169894844762009-10-21T17:03:00.001-07:002009-10-22T02:02:29.655-07:00Sanctification A Garden filled with provision, and a creator filled with manifest love was not enough for them. A simple choice in the form of two trees was placed in the center of that garden: they could choose His way or theirs. A promise of life was all around them - they experienced it, touched it and tasted it daily. A promise of death was also spoken - if they chose to leave this life of perfect Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-29809495787064099292009-10-19T03:10:00.000-07:002010-09-07T22:34:35.976-07:00Waxing Poetic...
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font-size:Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-10254273534573253072009-10-16T01:20:00.000-07:002009-10-16T10:42:10.583-07:00Amazing QuotesHere are some amazing quotes from my reading so far this year...
"The blessing of mission is ours while the burden of mission is God’s." -Jonathon Dodson
The Four G's : -Tim Chester
1. God is great – so we don’t have to be in control
2. God is glorious – so we don’t have to fear others
3. God is good – so we don’t have to look elsewhere
4. God is gracious – so we don’t have to prove ourselves
Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-55031408724594452332009-10-04T23:31:00.000-07:002009-10-05T01:28:29.237-07:00Integrative Theology: Our Need For ORTHOPATHY <!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 0 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto;Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-42579019850323578562009-08-26T10:00:00.000-07:002009-10-04T23:30:52.952-07:00Random Thoughts...Dear Reader,Here are some life-changing thoughts:Relationship...I AM MY BELOVED'S,AND HIS DESIRE IS FOR ME.(Song of Solomon 7:10)Over the past thirty years I have prayed that passage in soaring 747's, monasteries, caves, retreat centers, and deserted places. I believe His desire for you and me can best be described as a furious longing. If you don't get anything else out of this, I hope you beginTheophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-35782344361572264802009-06-02T16:21:00.000-07:002009-06-02T17:09:25.971-07:00WinebibberDear Reader,Here's a great quote to get us on our way:"A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there's more conversation."-William BlakeAlcoholism is a sin. Period. The Bible is pretty clear on that point. We lose control. We become addicted. Something besides Christ becomes ruler in our lives. The Scriptures are plain in this.Drunkenness is a sin. Theophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608291868185464115.post-59818807424336099182009-06-02T13:56:00.000-07:002009-06-02T14:53:36.065-07:00Setting the ToneDear Reader,I am blogging.This is a strange thing to me.Still, I'm doing it... It's needed.Both for me and for you.My name is Theophilus.I love my God with all my heart.I love His church as well.Sadly, many people have turned from my God and rejected His Son because his wife can be a tad bitchy at times.She's moody.She's cantankerous.She's sincere in her love, but her eyes wander in the directionTheophilushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393435065257724483noreply@blogger.com2