tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175214842011-08-30T08:12:40.548-05:00This site is an expression of our journey to lose the "leaves" that we have covered ourself with and become exposed to the God who brings confidence and purity to our lives!Chad Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14807497508984765677noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17521484.post-1154027328838735162006-07-27T14:03:00.000-05:002006-07-28T13:53:53.153-05:00

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, whatever you DID for the least of these brothers of mine, you did FOR ME," and "I tell you the truth, whatever you DID NOT DO for one of the least of these , you did not do FOR ME," (Mt. 25:40, 45).This comes from the story about the sheep and goats where Jesus talks about the final judgment and how he will determine who is with him in "eternal life" and who is

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Well, it's my second day in Denver and it has been eventful. If you read the last post and didn't freak out, then I need to explain!I almost died, man! I'm serious! It's funny (in an "I escaped death" kind of way), but it really shook me up! I wasn't on the street five minutes and I was crossing a pedestrian crosswalk when a bus (and it was the buses fault!) sped around a corner and totally

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First five minutes in Denver and I get blindsided by an enormous speeding bus! The trouble you can get in while walking with Jesus :)more to come soon...p.s. (mom) other than a few bumps, bruises, and scrapes, I'm alive.

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I don't know what you think a Christian looks like - one who follows Jesus? one who looks like Jesus? a righteous one? a holy one? I don't know.But I want to tell you about two friends of mine - Frederick and Andy.Yesterday Frederick, Andy and I took the bus down to this church that was serving free breakfast Sunday morning. We arrived an hour early and so sat around and talked. Frederick is a

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"In order to have rhythm there must be space between the sounds." -Todd A guy named Todd spoke at this camp I went to in Austin and he talked about how our lives are full of so much stuff - that we rarely, if ever, take time to be silent, to just sit, and create space between the stuff of life. His words were right on! On my journey in life, I am learning that life is about music, life is about

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Well, I've been in Austin, tx for a week now and it has been quite an experience so far! Far more than I expected... actually, I had no idea what to expect, so yea... more.I arrived in Austin on Sunday, June 11th with $15 and a backpack carrying two shirts, one pair of pants, one pair of shorts, 3 pairs of socks, two pairs of underwear, one pair of shoes, one pair of flip flops, toothbrush, comb,

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my first night in Austin was an uneventful evening... except for sleeping on top of a building on cardboard after exhausting myself by walking all over town... it was interesting...But briefly I want to drop some thoughts that hit around 9pm... it was still kinda light outside so I was walking around, without any agenda, when I walked past an open air bar that had the music going and lights and

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to find something... God... love... life... truth... freedom... simplicity...only tomorrow knows.I can't wait!

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I've been reading and thinking a lot about Plato's parable of the cave lately...(If you haven't read it, or even if it's been a while, I highly suggest reading it by clicking here. This is a very comprehensible translation containing only the section I will be referring to. It comes from Plato's Republic, Book VII and is a compilation of the more recent C.D.C. Reeves translation and Benjamin

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In a recent email conversation with a man from Turkey, we discussed the war in Iraq and our different perspectives on it. I asked him what he thought about the war, America's motives, and the world's response; he replied very much like I had thought. He sees the war in Iraq not to be a war for "independence, democracy or any other humanity-related issue", but rather a result of the U.S. desire to

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It's been a while since my last post... but that's life.So I've been thinking...A while back while sitting out at Georgetown lake at midnight with a good friend, I confessed my deep desire for a someone who knows me and consistently stays with me. Since that time I still sometimes feel like I'm missing something.I don't think my problem is lack-of-wife.I don't think my problem is lack of friends

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Yes! my first blog post... I am... in the words of the only other blogster I know, breaking "unplowed ground"... who knows maybe you'll stop by and find some vvords of vvisdom to lighten or maybe deepen then depths of your day every nows and thens.... Mmmgoolay!To explain the name of this blogspot, "Losing Leaves" I offer this brief synopsis: This blogspot is dedicated to the reversal that is

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