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James Grathwol

In Him (Jesus Christ), we live, we move, and have our being. -Paris Reidhead

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

My Lord and my God, Christ Jesus. He is bigger than any philosophy, ideology, or any other worldview. He is infinitely beyond my need for Him, yet He is all I need. His life that He has for whomsoever chooses to receive is beyond the loftiest ideas my mind could ever think and dream of, and any kind of life that I could conjure up and produce, apart from His word. HE ACTUALLY IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS, when I cry out, "God, why can't you just put to death this flesh that so desires to consume me???" or... "Lord, why can't you just give me the strength to not look to other people for Your will for my life??!!" And He simply whispers in my ear, "I AM".

Music:

Christian Metal/Hardcore/Indie: Underoath, Chris Heifner, Becoming the Archetype, Anathallo, mewithoutYou, Mutemath, Living Sacrifice, Slechtvalk, Embodyment Worship/"Christian Rock": Jeremy Camp, Matt Redman, Shawn McDonald, Hillsong, Jeff Deyo, Jason Upton, Mark Shultz, , Keith Green, old hymns - whether original or redone

Movies:

I Robot, Back to the Future, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, World Trade Center, Spaceballs

Television:

Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Seinfeld

Books:

the Word of God; Authors/People: Andrew Murray, C.S. Lewis, Watchman Nee, Oswald Chambers, T. Austin-Sparks, R.A. Torrey

Heroes:

Christ Jesus. My parents.

My Blog

Martyrs in Malatya - Darlene N. Bocek (2007)

Note from brother [I just read this and I think you should know.Do not read it, when you are afraid for blood! It is shocking, but also glorifying God!Greetings in the name of our beloved Lord Jesus C...
Posted by James Grathwol on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:17:00 PST

Youth/ Skate Day!! :-)

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Posted by James Grathwol on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:43:00 PST

[Reading] Excerpt from "The Cost of Discipleship"

The Cost of Discipleship, by Andrew Murray Excerpt from the second chapter entitled 'The Call to Discipleship.' "When we are called to follow Christ, we are summoned to an exclusive attachment to his ...
Posted by James Grathwol on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:28:00 PST

The temporary appearing to be that of eternity

Picking up at chapter five of the second epistle from Paul to the churches in Corinth... "1 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent (our house, condo, or apartment), is destroyed, we have a b...
Posted by James Grathwol on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:57:00 PST

Response to sir Alex [S.N.S]...

Question: "Could God create a rock so heavy He could not lift it?"Answer: This question is frequently asked by skeptics of God, the Bible, Christianity, etc. If God can create a rock that He cannot li...
Posted by James Grathwol on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:23:00 PST

Standing Before God/Being In His Presence

I'm not one for in-depth word usage, to explain myself, or ideas, etc. like a brother in Christ of mine is; (but I'll try)... It was quite awesome, so I thought I would type it out. In Matthew chapter...
Posted by James Grathwol on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:39:00 PST

God is never accidentally found.

(by A.W. Tozer)   Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the e...
Posted by James Grathwol on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:09:00 PST

The Conditions of Discipleship, by Oswald Chambers

July 2 - 'My Utmost for His Highest' "If any man come to Me, and hate not... he cannot be My disciple."  Luke 14:26 If the closest relationships of life clash with the claims of Jesus Christ, He ...
Posted by James Grathwol on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:17:00 PST

...some anonymous quotes :-)

"Good intentions are not enough.  The road to hell is paved with good intentions.  But God is looking for a people with an utterness toward God, that will deny themselves, and take up a cros...
Posted by James Grathwol on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 05:14:00 PST

Individuality

In Oswald Chambers', "My Utmost For His Highest", there have been a few devotionals, from time to time, that stick out, more than others, having to do with America, and where our culture's at. H...
Posted by James Grathwol on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:45:00 PST