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Name: Tom
Location: Texas, United States
Birthday: 10/25/1968
Gender: Male
Interests: People, music, and the heart of God.
Expertise: Music, Networks, PC's, servers, web scripts.
Occupation: Consulting
Industry: Computers (Internet)
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Member Since:
8/28/2004
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God and man Separated for thousands of years Separated by uncountable offenses A creator longing to reconnect with his creation A father longing to be reunited with his children With you His child And finally a way The cross A place to meet Where years of pain, suffering, emptiness and longing come to an end Where uncountable offenses are laid down and no longer counted Where the created turns back to the creator and finds him A loving father, celebrating the joy of his returning children with all his might And so we come Lord To the meeting place, the cross With all our offenses and all our need We come and we bow down You are the One And this is where you change our lives | | |
| Last year, during one of the hardest times in my life, I attended a weekend CrossCurrent retreat offered by the Houston Vineyard. I was surprised to personally encounter God in very powerful ways throughout the weekend. The beautiful setting in Round Top, Texas was a safe and peace filled place away from all the noise of everyday life, and the material, stories, and leaders helped me bring every part of my heart into the light of God's truth, to see how well it was partnering with God's original design for experiencing the awesome joy and freedom He designed for his children to live in.
At one time or another, all of us experience relational struggles. Even in the Church, many are often plagued with bad patterns and habits that interfere with daily life and create barriers to relationship with God and others. Gone unchecked, these can cause us to live in a “broken” state. God offers to meet us in these places to bring wholeness and transformation.
This weekend, The Vineyard Church of Houston is offering a weekend CROSSCURRENT Retreat at the Round Top Retreat Center. The leaders and teachers will be introducing God's perspective on sexuality and relationships. CROSSCURRENT materials are published by Desert Streams Ministries, who also produce the Living Waters course.
We will cover:
-God's original intent for our lives,
-the ways we have been wounded,
-how we have tried to fill our needs as a result of those wounds, and
-essential tools that enable us to better give and receive love in order to restore His image in us
I would love to tell you more about my experience with this retreat. Or, click this link for more information or to sign up.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEpURFExajdmZnVUbTRJMW15b3dYUWc6MQ#gid=0
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| My dad emailed this to me and I got a kick out of it and had to post it. 
RECALL NOTICE:
The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart. This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has been technically termed "Sub-sequential Internal Non-Morality," or more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.
Some of the symptoms include:
1. Loss of direction
2. Foul vocal emissions
3. Amnesia of origin
4. Lack of peace and joy
5. Selfish or violent behavior
6. Depression or confusion in the mental component
7. Fearfulness
8. Idolatry
9. Rebellion
The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factory-authorized repair and service free of charge to correct this defect. The Repair Technician, JESUS, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.
The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R.
Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE
(confession) procedure. Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into the heart component.
No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace it
with:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self control
Please see the operating manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) for further details on the use of these fixes.
WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list and will result in the human unit being permanently impounded. For free emergency service, call on Jesus.
PROHIBITED MATERIALS NOTICE: The SIN defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of that facility. Thank you for your attention!
- GOD
P.S. Please assist where possible by notifying others of this important recall notice, and you may contact the Father any time by 'Knee mail'!
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| All of the sudden
It's only you and me
Everything changes
You open my eyes to see
Face to face with you
Everything known
Though nothing is spoken
Buried in your embrace
All of my cares Melt into nothing
Hold me, You just Hold me
Know me, like no one knows me
And I know that you Love me
And I know who I am, in you
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| Priceless transactions Concealed in the pain In the mundane Lives wasted, gone unnoticed Conceal the growth and movement Places traded, roles reversed, Batons are passed with none the wiser, Least likely to succeed wins everything With no one there to see But the collective Arms open, to receive the newly freed Who, escaping unaware, leaves behind a shell of reputation To confound its tormentor, Urging the shell about rights, loss, betrayal, deception, needs, and safety, “what is wrong with you?” But the shell is empty The prisoner, freed The lover, awakened, The flesh, abandoned. No longer her man, No longer his woman, Joined to the collective, Filled with life, Perceived only by the others. Let the dead bury their dead, Recite no more the rite of bereavement, Shush, close your mouth and listen Until you hear that voice, The one in the pain, The one in the loss, The one in the rejected, The one in the sorrow, In all that you fight so hard to avoid, Calling you to life, To join the long lost, Among the many, Cherished by all, Loved as one, by the One. The guest list contains but one name. | | |
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