Inappropriate Conversations

"Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in." 

Romans 5:1-11 (we were sinful when Christ stepped in)

From a very young age, my parents used to say that they would always know where to find me if I had a record player and a stack of albums, almost any albums. Now, as then, I have thoughts about particular songs.

I have started something this year on Substack that I call "OneSong."

OneSong:

Playlist:

"We do not need to be rescued from God. God is the one who rescues us from death, sin, and destruction. God is the rescuer." 

Luke 15:1-7 (this fellow Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them, they said)

“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” 

2 Corinthians 13:5 (test yourself to see if you are living in the faith)

"Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and respect." 

1 Peter 3:13-17 (how to account for the hope that is in you)

“Love and the self are one and the discovery of either is the realization of both.” 

1 John 4:7-21 (everyone who loves is born of God and knows God)

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

Mark 9:38-41 (we saw someone casting out demons in your name)

"Men cannot see their reflections in running water, but only in still water."

Psalm 46:10 (be still, and know that I am God)

"There's a saviour born every day in the valley of your soul."

"Could I really be this thirsty if there weren't something more?"