http://ryancouch.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:18:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, it hurts. No, its' not always pretty. This being made ready. Yes, it burns. No, its' definitely accomplishing something good. Being made ready. Yes, there's more. No, we're not nearly done yet. Still being made ready. Yes, brokenness runs deep. No, His love must run deeper. In order to ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/72 We are the church of light. We are the church of the firstborn from the dead. We are the church of the resurrection unto eternal life. We are the church of Jesus Christ. We are the nation born from above. We are the nation of ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/71 Right now is the right time. Do you want to see? Right now is the right time. Do you want to hear? It's for you. It's for me. The door is opening, and the light is shining through. It's the entrance of light. It's the entrance of His Word. It's ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/70 We've all heard it before - if God is all-loving, why does he allow suffering? I'm not tired of this question, it's valid. What I'm tired of is the answer that is often given, one that I've given at times myself. The typical answer includes lots of disclaimers such as ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/69 "What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life." - Psalm 51:6 (MSG) We all love it when our life in God is effortless, and we feel alive in His presence. Circumstances intertwine with new-found joy and peace and outflows communion with ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/68 Over and over again my heart cries - "Lord, I'm not worthy!" "Lord, who am I?" I'm sick of saying it, sick of saying it over and over again. I want my cry to be - "Lord, you are worthy!" "Lord, who are you that you would love me?" "For ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/67 I'm finding that one of the most difficult things to overcome in attempting to live a life of prayer is focusing on your own weakness. Truly, the number one thing that hinders me while I'm trying to spend time with the Lord worshipping, praying, even reading is trying not to ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/66 Can you consider for a moment, yea for longer than a moment, the serious implications of the following statement --> God is love. God, whose omnipotence can not be measured, God, whose omniscience eternity can not contain. God, the one and only - Holy God, He is love. Can you ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/65 The Bible has something very interesting to say in Proverbs 23:7 - "For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he." (NKJV) Monday afternoon I was with my other parents (Jenny's) in San Marcos taking a small respite after a long morning to watch the US ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/64 The other week I heard a local (B/CS) pastor say the following: "I am getting sick of this 'new theology' that proclaims that God sent Jesus to die on the cross only to fulfill 'His glory'. I'm telling you today they are missing it! Jesus didn't die on the cross ... http://ryancouch.com/archives/63