The Jesus Gypsy

Tag: scripture

  • WAIT

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    a poem about suffering and what it means to W A I T what I wouldn’t give to rise from this window seat of longing and brave my way into the gray and through the gray to part the veil that obscures life from Light drown this sorrow in your river; crystal, to its verdant…

  • a very good place to start

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    Before I repost some of my other favorite pieces, it makes sense to first retell the story of how this journey as The Jesus Gypsy began. It is, quite frankly, my very favorite story to tell anyway (I am a sucker for good love and redemption stories, and this one is both.) 😉 Plus, I believe that when we…

  • once upon a time

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    HOWDY STRANGER!!!  Hope you are well. I was thinking about you this morning and deeply missing the good ol’ days when I got to use my words for CREATING and CONNECTING instead of GRADING and GPA-ING. As you might remember, I used to do quite a bit of writing here and even had a few…

  • the when

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    Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33   As we continue to unpack what it means to be deeply rooted in relationship with God, we are looking closely at the basic principles of Christianity; the Who/What/When/Where/How/Why of faith.  So far, we have…

  • the what

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    For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast… Ephesians 2:8-9 As we explore being rooted in relationship with God, we have been working through the basic beliefs of Christianity; the Who/What/When/Where/How/Why of…

  • the who

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    Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”   John 14:6 In the last post, I stated that we must be rooted in the truth of who God is through a personal relationship with him in order to grow spiritually and flourish. That…

  • there is a season

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    Remember that late 60’s hit from The Byrds, Turn, Turn, Turn? “To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven…”   We usually think of that song as an anthem for peace in a time of war, but did you know that the lyrics…

  • chinese water torture

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    So last night, we were going through our nightly bedtime rituals when, much to our surprise and annoyance, our smoke detectors all started going off.  A quick, adrenaline-packed race through the house proved that no fire was burning anywhere, and yet that persistent and piercing siren continued to wail. We reacted like any nice Christian folks would;…

  • an onion, a flashlight, and a bar of soap

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      Jesus is not who you think He is. But if it is any consolation, He isn’t who I thought He was, either. The more I read about him in scripture, the more I sit and talk with him in the morning over coffee, the more I cry out to him in the middle of…