Wild Man: Are You Man Enough?

"But every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue."

-Wild at Heart, John Eldredge










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Wild Man: Stoked and Twittered

"stay in fight mode..."

2 Tim 4:7
















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*illustration by frank frazetta

Refiner of Silver

from a forwarded mail...

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*image taken from http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2012/03/30/the-silversmith-haftarah-shabbat-hagadol/


Malachi 3:3 says; 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.'

This verse puzzled some women in a bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: 'He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?'

He smiled at her and answered, 'Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it.' 

If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

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The Roaring Lion

The pride scours the landscape for its potential next meal. It lingers undetected, checking the prey for sure signs of weakness. Once confirmed, they close in ever so imperceptibly.

*above is stock photo

You see, these predators are not really the fastest (cheetah), nor the largest (tiger), from the felidae family. Yet they are considered the king of the beasts - and for a reason. Compared to the other cats, they are the most social. As the tiger hunts alone, the lion is dependent on its pride. The next meal is a result of a well planned sychronized and coordinated attack usually targetting easy prey.

They define easy prey as the injured or the weak, usually lagging behind from the safety of the the herd. The easy prey's isolation may be it's downfall. It's only chance for survival is finding shelter from among its own. Unless it recovers quickly, it will be marked for death as the next meal.

Once the opportunity arises, these lumbering cats go on a final swoop on the already isolated prey. A single bite often proves fatal. It is to be the last breath of the prey, but not the last meal of the predator.


1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)
 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Hebrews 3:1–13 (NIV)
  But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness

who am i?

To some, you may have heard of the song by Casting Crowns a hundred times. I have heard it in church a few times but haven't recalled the title of the song. I heard it again (thanks to a great rendition by raechel and daniel) yesterday and i sought to have a copy of the song.

The song reminds us that He is always there, not because of who we are, but because of who He is...

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

- Who am I? by Casting Crowns

Taken from Scripture:

Psalm 8:3-5 (New International Version)

 3 When I consider your heavens,
       the work of your fingers,
       the moon and the stars,
       which you have set in place,

 4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
       the son of man that you care for him?

 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings [a]
       and crowned him with glory and honor.

Tells me of how special i am inspite of everything... God is good...