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In the day-to day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And the compelling reason for maybe choosing some sort of god or spiritual-type thing to worship - be it…

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“ Because a God who is ultimately most focused on his own glory will be about the business of restoring us, who are all broken images of him. His glory demands it. So we should be thankful for a self-sufficient God whose self-regard is glorious.

— Matt Chandler (Explicit, p.32)

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Jubilation! Spring Concert 2012: No Turning Back

videos are up! hoorayyy!!! :)

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“ I apologize if what it sounded like is this: We invite you to believe in a God who has pledged to indulge you, and since you live in a cultural entitlement, we want you to know that you’ll be entitled to all kinds of things if you sign up for this. I apologize to you if that’s what you’ve been hearing.

Because the God of the Bible is not a god who comes to indulge us. He is a God who makes demands upon us. He is the God [speaking] when Jesus turns to His disciples and says If you want to be serious about Christian living, take up your cross, die to your “self”, lose the world, gain your soul, shame now, honor later.

It’s a radical message! Here’s something worth living for! Here’s something worth dying for!

— Alistair Begg, Man-Centered Christianity (via risingofthesun)

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AMEN.

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brain-food:

On June 26, 1956, author C.S. Lewis responded to a fan letter from Joan Lancaster, a young Chronicles of Narnia enthusiast.

In a personalized thank-you letter, the writer imparted some simple and valuable stylistic advice for budding prose writers.

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Christ is Risen!
Christ will come again!

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1. Morning Prayer Monday- Friday morning from 8:15-9:15

Location: the upper room (2nd floor) of Earl Hall

Start your day off right with a time of individual prayer in Earl Hall, with coffee & other refreshments provided

2. Praise on the Steps Monday, April 2nd at 6 pm

Location: Low Steps

Musicians will be leading worship on the steps of Low Library. The combination of music, fellowship, and weather promises to be beautiful!

3. Day of Prayer and Fasting Tuesday, April 3rd at 1-9 pm

Location: Weber Lounge from (6-9 is the weekly Maranatha prayer meeting)

Contact: Neharah Gill

There’s so much power in the COMBINATION of prayer and fasting, so we’re joining in solidarity to pray for our campus!

4. Interfellowship Large Group Thursday, April 5 at 8 pm

Location: St.Paul’s Chapel

Ignite is looking slightly different this week as members from all of the other fellowships on campus are being invited to join. It will be a wonderful opportunity to meet people from other groups and bond with fellow Christians in your class. Beware, there will be more ice-breakers than usual!

5. Easter Potluck Picnic Sunday 8, 2012, 2 pm

Location: Riverside Park (meet at the 116th & broadway gates). Rain location EC 816

Contact: Kacie Dragan

Who doesn’t love a picnic?! Get your friends excited for the perfect combo of an Easter Sunday church service and afternoon of food and fun in the park.

6. Easter Sunday Services

Here’s a list of different services with contact information for students who regularly attend if you want to check out a new church!

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Yes, we are all supposed to be moral. Yes, we are all supposed to live ethically. But following Christ leaves room to live our lives staying true to how we are wired—with our different convictions, gifts, passions, backgrounds and personalities.

Some are simply more fashionable than others. Some are more conservative, while others are more liberal and edgy. Some are quiet, some more bombastic. Some are tattoo-friendly, others tattoo-phobic. Some might brew their own beer, and some might turn down an offer to drink. It was the apostle Paul who said, “I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some” (1 Corinthians 9:22). Maybe as we all express ourselves in ways that are congruent with our convictions, talents, passions, personalities, etc., we are best positioned to “save some”—because those “some” can relate to us.

Truth is, it is easier to make Christianity about externals and man-made rules. Sameness makes it easier for us to tell who the “insiders” are. But Christ never wanted His followers to forfeit their distinctiveness and to be absorbed into some great cosmic oneness or sameness like a retread Eastern mysticism. Don’t settle for a synthetic Christianity that feels restrictive and holds little joy for you; instead pursue a vibrant, life-empowering journey of faith. Yes, black and white is easier. But we are called to the challenge and wonder of color.

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Ed Gungor, The Problem with Black and White Thinking (via denisecua)

Be yourself.

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