yes. this. song. 

In No Time by MuteMath

These lyrics hit almost too hard sometimes 

The idea of Jesus having selfish reasons for dying on the cross is not blasphemous. Rather, it is to be celebrated. This would simply mean He received pleasure in the idea of US living forever with HIM.

“a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, 

especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, 

 usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code

governing the conduct of human affairs.”

If this is the definition of the word “religion” then what is so wrong with religion in itself? And why do many Christians in particular hate being referred to as “religious”?

It’s not the end
But it feels like it is
I’m waking up
Like I’m back from the dead
I’m stepping out
And I feel so afraid 
But as long as I’m moving it’s all right

I feel alive
And it hurts for a change
And looking back and it’s hard to believe
That I was cool 
With the days that I wasted complacent and tasteless and bored but
That was yesterday

We’re never going back to OK
We’re never going back to easy
We’re never going back to the way it was
We’re never going back to OK

This discontent
Like a slap in the face
Of mediocre
I’ve had enough of this place
This party’s over
And I’m moving away from the frills of you Beverly Hills but that was yesterday

We’re never going back to OK
We’re never going back to easy
We’re never going back to the way it was
We’re never going back to OK

We’re here to stay
This is our time
Our only life
Our chance to live

We’re never going back to OK
We’re never going back to easy
We’re never going back to the way it was
We’re never going back to OK

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I had forgotten how amazing coffee is without creamer…that should be a crime because this is heaven in my mouth.

Yup, I met Mutemath with my friends yesterday…no biggie…they’re just an amazing band ;D

The above video is just the first ten minutes of a documentary called Promises. In this documentary children, ages of about twelve, give their take on the Israel/Palestine issues going on around them. It is one of the most interesting videos I’ve seen in a long time. These children know all about what is going on in their war-stricken countries, and many have a hate for the “other side” that I don’t think I would have understood at that age. Though this issue has been going on for ages, what these children say shocked me more than any movements their parents made. What was immensely interesting was that the kids that were on extreme religious sides were the ones of which wanted the “other side” out of the country. They had absolutely no desire to meet kids their age on the other side of the borders. One of the Israeli extremists did express interest in creating peace between the two sides, but when asked if would ever want to talk to a Palestinian, he was confused and replied that it wasn’t something he would ever want to do. While this documentary was devastating to watch, it also showed that there is a glimmer of hope for the future. There was a section in the end of the documentary in which the secular children from both sides decided to meet, and witnessing them all act like…children was beautiful. For the first time in most of those kids lives they saw that the children on the other side were much like them. They all wanted the same things. They wanted an end to the never-ending war. This documentary blew me away in showing me how much these children knew about the politics and war raging around them. It makes me look back on my childhood realize that I never knew much about the shenanigans my country leaders were up to. I didn’t have to. There wasn’t anything extremely dangerous going on anywhere near the house I grew up in. It breaks my heart that so many children are born into that much anger, controversy and danger. I wonder if this whole thing will ever end. For now I guess all I can do is hope and pray that someday it will. May the God of comfort be with all who are struggling in this divided country. 

28 days and it’s driving me CRAZY!

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This song was the first one to come up on Pandora this morning after I had an extensive talk with God about my fear that I haven’t been able to feel/hear Him in a long time. I told Him that I felt like I needed to be “woken up” and this is the first thing I hear this morning. God is truly amazing!

Days they force you

Back under those covers

Lazy mornings they multiply

But glory’s waiting

Outside your window

So wake on up from your slumber

And open up your eyes

Tongues are violent

Personal and focused

Tough to beat with

Your steady mind

But hearts are stronger after broken

So wake on up from your slumber

And open up your eyes

All these victims

Stand in line for

The crumbs that fall from the table

Just enough to get by

All the while

Your invitation

Wake on up from your slumber

Come on open up your eyes

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Take from vandals

All you want now

But please don’t trade it in for life

Replace the feeble

With the fable

Wake on up from your slumber

And open up your eyes

All these victims

Stand in line for

The crumbs that fall from the table

Just enough to get by

All the while

Your invitation

Wake on up from your slumber

Come on open up your eyes

Sing like we used to

Dance when you want to

Taste of the breakthrough

And open wide

All these victims

Stand in line for

The crumbs that fall from the table

Just enough to get by

All the while

Your invitation

Wake on up from your slumber

Come on open up your eyes

Sing like we used to

And dance like you want to

Open up your eyes