In Christ Alone
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
"Till He returns, or calls me home"
geez.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
afflictions eclipsed by glory
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me.
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize just how beautiful you are and how great your affections are for me.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Correcting the Jerky Knee
God's works in my life do not end with my satisfaction. They end when he is glorified. Sometimes they will route through others, multiplying in power, bringing even more glory to him.
This is why my words scream. This is why my eyes water. This is why I sing. It is not about me. Let him hear; let them hear.
This is why my words scream. This is why my eyes water. This is why I sing. It is not about me. Let him hear; let them hear.
Oh, Jesus, I sing for----
All that you've done for me
Every blessing you pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Psalm 69: 30-33
I will praise the name of God with song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving
And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs
The humble have seen it and are glad
You who seek God, let your heart revive
For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners
And magnify Him with thanksgiving
And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs
The humble have seen it and are glad
You who seek God, let your heart revive
For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Layered like an Onion
I'm not quite sure if it's my inner contrarian or my (largely unwarranted) linguistic snobbiness, but there are few platitudes that impress me. As a matter of fact, most of these cliche sayings/phrases irk me, paritcularly more so when they elicit "ooh"s and "aah"s from the rest of the conversation party. Chief among these is the phrase, "____ is so layered, like an onion."
Normally, my objection to such sayings revolves around a lack of originality. No matter how true/deep/accurate certain sayings/comparisons are, they really should lose their appeal by the millionth time they've been heard. And yet, these idiots (again, I understand that my snobbiness is unwarranted, but I can't help but feel this way) continue to fall prey to these unoriginal, second-hand sayings.
What makes "layered like an onion" even worse? Not only is this phrase used every single time to describe anything with more depth than a kiddie pool, but it is actually inaccurate. Take an onion and peel the first layer - it will be vastly different because you have removed the onion peel and hit the actual consumable portion of the onion. Good. However, take that onion and peel it again, and again, and again, and again. Sure, the onion might be a different "layer," but it is still a freaking onion. In actuality, an onion only really has 2 differentiated layers: the skin, and the onion.
This onion composition is in direct conflict with the common usage of the phrase "layered like an onion" because the phrase is often used to describe people/things that have a surprising, different quality. E.g.: Wow, I thought that guy was a complete a-hole, but then he turned out to be pretty nice. And then when I got to know him better, he actually was an a-hole. An onion would be wow, I thought that guy was nice, and when I got to know him, he was still nice. When I got to know him more deeply, he was still nice.
How ever are we going to move away from using this unoriginal, inaccurate phrase? What ever shall replace it? I'd like to suggest the phrase "layered like a multi-layered cake." The exact phrase/description is still in the works because I am not familiar enough with cakes to name a good cake and obviously using the word "multi-layered" as part of an anology about something actually multi-layered is just cheating.
But really, think about it. How many freaking layers are there in those multi-layered cakes? Even something like ice cream cake, we have the bread, the ice cream, the cream, the fruit, the cookie crumbs. My goodness, we can work out the details of an amazing cake for days. Not only that, but in its current form, the cake is so general/nondescript that we can customize the cake according to every minute detail to perfect the analogy.
Death to the onion, long live cake!
Disclaimer: In real, non-analogous life I prefer foods with onions over foods with cake.
Normally, my objection to such sayings revolves around a lack of originality. No matter how true/deep/accurate certain sayings/comparisons are, they really should lose their appeal by the millionth time they've been heard. And yet, these idiots (again, I understand that my snobbiness is unwarranted, but I can't help but feel this way) continue to fall prey to these unoriginal, second-hand sayings.
What makes "layered like an onion" even worse? Not only is this phrase used every single time to describe anything with more depth than a kiddie pool, but it is actually inaccurate. Take an onion and peel the first layer - it will be vastly different because you have removed the onion peel and hit the actual consumable portion of the onion. Good. However, take that onion and peel it again, and again, and again, and again. Sure, the onion might be a different "layer," but it is still a freaking onion. In actuality, an onion only really has 2 differentiated layers: the skin, and the onion.
This onion composition is in direct conflict with the common usage of the phrase "layered like an onion" because the phrase is often used to describe people/things that have a surprising, different quality. E.g.: Wow, I thought that guy was a complete a-hole, but then he turned out to be pretty nice. And then when I got to know him better, he actually was an a-hole. An onion would be wow, I thought that guy was nice, and when I got to know him, he was still nice. When I got to know him more deeply, he was still nice.
How ever are we going to move away from using this unoriginal, inaccurate phrase? What ever shall replace it? I'd like to suggest the phrase "layered like a multi-layered cake." The exact phrase/description is still in the works because I am not familiar enough with cakes to name a good cake and obviously using the word "multi-layered" as part of an anology about something actually multi-layered is just cheating.
But really, think about it. How many freaking layers are there in those multi-layered cakes? Even something like ice cream cake, we have the bread, the ice cream, the cream, the fruit, the cookie crumbs. My goodness, we can work out the details of an amazing cake for days. Not only that, but in its current form, the cake is so general/nondescript that we can customize the cake according to every minute detail to perfect the analogy.
Death to the onion, long live cake!
Disclaimer: In real, non-analogous life I prefer foods with onions over foods with cake.
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