essays of life

To understand the language of the exposed…

/ jill autrey dorman
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It is a gift from God to understand the language of the exposed.

To read in someone’s eye and body the plea to not be condemned.

Let it be known that those who show Mercy shall obtain mercy.

The Holy who is named Mercy sees the hearts of all men.

For the outcast and diseased, the addicted’s endless need.

He is The One who really sees, He is the one who takes the lead.

His spoken Word will heal and satisfy the longing soul.

It is the Love of God who understands the language of the exposed.

The wind blowing all around me

I hear Him speak to me

He is sure of exactly what to say

In the language of Eternity

There you go

/ jill autrey dorman
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There you go down that road that leads to the same old pain.

Now you can only travel solo but there’s nothing you will gain.

This life you lead is yours to seize and no one can do it for you.

There you go behind your wall hiding all your clues

You shout because you cannot be brave and now you lose.

There you go again and I feel nothing now your gone.

Epigrams

/ jill autrey dorman

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I can’t always be clever like an epigram.

Sometimes I am not brave.

Sometimes I am not strong.

No blunt quips can block the damn

Simply the Truth is all that withstands

I will not hide from God’s healing hand

I will stand in my place by the Blood of The Lamb.

Having put on my armour I will faithfully stand.

They overcame by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimr, and they loved not their lives into death. Revelation 12:11

    it would be a lie…

    / jill autrey dorman

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    It would be a lie to say I have always been honest.

    I thought a time or two about moving on when we were young,

    when I did not value the promise.

    The Grace Covenant that covered forever our offenses to God,

    now established in His Mercy removed any fear that you would hurt me.

    While it is true, we cannot fully know another person,

    staying with you was more than worth it.

    I hope this is a comfort to you, as it is to me, as we round this last bend.

    If I could I would choose to stay with you again.

    How to Recognize a False Bible Teacher

    / jill autrey dorman / 2 Comments

    Hyperbolic language: Proper Bible Teachers derive the passage’s authorial intent and arrive at a common meaning.

    Direct Revelation from God: NO! God has said all He has to say to us through Jesus Christ, using the Holy Spirit to guide us to Jesus and in all Truth! God stopped speaking when He gave His Son, and all He has to say now is in His Word. Hebrews 1:1-2

    Busywork: Fluff instead of exegesis.  Simply teach the passage verbatim.

    Taking words and verses out of context: THIS is a BIG ONE! You cannot cherry pick words and verses randomly and unrelated to the main passage you are teaching. Usually spiritualizing and cherry picking occurs because someone never learned or knows proper hermeneutical methods to learning or teaching.

    Softening understood Christian words and concepts: Instead of using words like sin, submit, repent, obey false teachers will use words like “wrong choices, cooperate with God, resist His direction.”

    Legalistic warnings and scare tactics:  Telling people they “MUST DO, MUST TRY, MUST ACCOMPLISH to reap benefits of the Christian life. This is IMPOSSIBLE. If we are in Christ, we have Christ always and forever. Matthew 28:20

    Quick Glance False teaching flags

    • Direct Revelation
    • Poor hermeneutic
    • Spiritualizing
    • Twisting verses, taking out of context
    • Man-centered
    • Legalistic
    • Overblown emotionalism and language (this usually hides the vacuousness of this person’s teaching.)

    One sited source Elizabeth Prata (Blog)

    Our sturdy roofs are crumbling…

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    We always thought we could protect our children

    we know God will provide each need.

    Now we are called to walk through dark times

    to stand in what we believe.

    Our sturdy roofs are crumbling it seems

    but what if a better view is in the stars now overhead?

    I will take the hand of Jesus by Faith

    as he leads us home His way instead.

     

     

    The Boulevard of Paper Chains

    / jill autrey dorman

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    There are no more people on the boulevard

    they have been locked away with paper chains

    The humans became a commodity in exchange

    the Truth has been lost in the game…

     

    God have mercy on the boulevard

    Bring your children home

    Do not let these paper chains

    bind our hearts stone cold…

     

    Night So Long

    / jill autrey dorman / 4 Comments

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    I think I missed my cue

    in the seismic gap between us.

    The drama is widening it all the while.

    There is a rawness in your eyes

    burning ashes fill the sky.

    The midnight train is passing by

    is this my cue to cry?

    A night so long and you move on

    and I never say goodbye.

     

    Orbs of Light

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    Dreamlike orbs of light float by. I feel removed from afar. I compartmentalize the uncertainty of these times. It lessens the sharp edge of the unknown, of false information, and loss around every corner. This must be similar to wartime trauma, although in many ways no where near it. Yet still there is communal suffering in my world and there is idle time that cannot be healthy. Texas summer heat is unleashed. The sun beats down in all of it’s glory, unrelenting. Dozens of small wisps of clouds seem motionless in the watery blue of the summer sky.

    Yet, in this stillness and overwhelming simplicity I know the Presence of God washes over me. Steady and strong, I know I am meant to live in this time. Right now I am alive. The sharp edge of the unknown lessens because of the Power of the name of Jesus. Yes, I am one of those who cling to the Power of the blood shed on His cross and the indescribable power of His Resurrection! Jesus alone!

    I am able to live in the present most of the time as it is the gift He gives me. I am comforted by Him. The Alpha and Omega…The One whose name is Faithful and True. Today is what I have.

     

    “I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True.”  Revelation 1 9:11