Everything Is Gonna Be Alright...

Everywhere I turn people are going through things that seem to be weighing them down, me included. This song - Three Little Birds by Bob Marley - just makes me happy and somehow seems to make all of the obstacles less insurmountable...

What Are Marshmallows Really Made Of?

This is the subtitle to my blog title, and there is a story behind it (just think high school, Monty Python, and junk food at 2:00 AM), but enough about that. A friend of mine read the subtitle and laughed out loud because she had written a wonderful poem about Marshmallows over at Peace Lives Here. Please check it out!

Be A Marshmallow

I Was Having A Conversation With A Friend...

Were you expecting a joke? I know, the title seemed like a lead-in to a joke, but really, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine just over an hour ago. We were discussing the trappings of seminars, conventions, etc., on how to ______________ (fill in the blank) instead of just following what God has already told us to do - to listen to Him and His direction. Then I read this post by Keith Giles, and he put it so much better than I ever could that I will send you over his way to read his blog. Ironically, in sending you to read the post in a way I am actually doing the opposite of what he is posting about.

Stop. Shut Up. Move.

Okay, for those of you expecting a joke, here you go:

A rabbi, a priest, a pastor, and a monk all walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, some kind of joke?"

Just For Fun

Which Theologian Are You?

What's Your Theological Worldview?

What's Your Eschatological View?

My Results:

Worldview: Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan (This can tend to change depending upon what I am reading at the time.

Theologian: John Calvin (Those who know me will find this quite humorous!)

Eschatologically, I am a Premillenialist. (Yep!)

Have fun and don't take it too seriously:)

Saint Patrick's Breastplate Prayer

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through the belief in the threeness,
Through the confession of the oneness
Of the Creator of Creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism,
Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,
Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,
Through the strength of his descent for the Judgment Day.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of Cherubim,
In obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In prayers of patriarchs,
In predictions of prophets,
In preaching of apostles,
In faith of confessors,
In innocence of holy virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.

I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.

I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me:
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's host to save me
From snares of demons,
From temptations of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone and in multitude.

I summon today all these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel merciless power that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul.

Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me abundance of reward.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the threeness,
Through confession of the oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.