The Beauty of our Creator

RetroStank

God has a secret. It’s a secret written into the core of our beings from the moment we are conceived. It’s a secret meant to draw us into the very heart of our maker. It’s a secret that cries out about who we are and what we were made for.

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Declaring the Glory

Brian J. Mikul

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Lake Muskallonge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
– Psalm 19:1

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,
in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
– Romans 1:20

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Day 276 Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world

365 Exhortations

I was watching a fireworks display tonight. It was hard to catch all the colours in the short time.

God on the other hand provides this type of display constantly at some point all over the earth. He has created and continues to create galaxies and stars throughout the universe. Many of the displays He has created we have not seen, and he does this over a huge time period.

Romans 10:17-18

17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed:

“Their sound has gone out to all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the world.”

I have always thought that the galaxies are creating a type of music. Their sound we can see and if we could understand it, it would sing about the glory of God.

cross in heart of whirlpool galaxy

Here you can see…

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Is It Worth It?

On the Journey

“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”

Matthew 16:26

But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.  Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”

Philippians 3:7-8a

Are you willing to lay it at the foot of the cross?  All of it?

On the Journey,

Amy

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The Beginning of Everything, Pt.2

Pastor Aaron

In the last post I described watching a piece of video where Dr. Stephen Hawking attempts to answer the question “Does God Exist?”.  A paraphrase of one of the conclusions goes like this:  “If time did not exist prior to the ‘Big Bang’, then God could not have existed either.”

I would like to continue our discourse by offering a challenge to that thought, by maybe giving an example from our written history. There was no U.S.A. before the “founders” or the “framers of the constitution” began.  There may have been a piece of continental property, even a population of people but the actual entity of a nation was not formed until the “framers/founders” gave it definition.  It had no legitimate substance until they set into motion the principles and laws that would dictate its boundaries, movement and growth going forward.  Here is the idea, there was a time when…

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Who is the “Universe”?

It true God created everything

The Sun and The Shine

“Remember, you are LOVED, cherished, and created by the universe to fulfill a special purpose. No one can offer exactly what you can to the world, so let your light shine. Your life matters, and you have the power to create a wonderful, happy one. You never know who might need your smile, your words, your laughter, and your kindness, so please remember this anytime you feel unwanted or lonely.”

This was said by Amy, someone who is part of Project Semicolon, a movement aiming to increase awareness and compassion towards mental issues through the tattooing of a semicolon. Quite powerful stuff!

BUT this quote is something that just really irks me. Don’t get me wrong, I do agree that you are LOVED, cherished and are created to fulfill a special purpose. I agree with everything she said in this quote. But please, I’ve seen and heard this more than once…

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