http://togg.le-u.com Dimensions of Dialogue Destined to make a Difference Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:28:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This coming summer, I along with a few others will be making a video. Thus far, it is only an idea. We are still working on what we want to do and what we want do it about. One idea is to go with Light up the Darkness... http://togg.le-u.com/video-project/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="NOT the one I got for Christmas, but Similar..."][/caption] I received an old movement from one of my great grandpa's clocks. My aunt was surprised that it works. I'm not sure if it keeps time yet, but the stuff moves. It fascinates me how all the gears ... http://togg.le-u.com/clockwork/ Well today I saw something in a new light. The park I once knew in the summer and fall, became the park now know in the winter. The trees were amazing and I got so many amazing pictures. I also experienced the new flavor of twigs and leaves! I do ... http://togg.le-u.com/a-wintered-day/ Hebrews 10:26-27 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins* is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. *meaning animal sacrifices http://togg.le-u.com/daily-verse/ Hell. Lucifer created it when he disbanded from heaven with 1/3 of the angels. God did not create it. He did not create it for the people He rejected, for He does not reject anyone. It is the dwelling place of those who reject God. He's up in heaven thinking, "Dude, ... http://togg.le-u.com/hello/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="A New Current"][/caption] As Joe and I sat at the table in the far west side of Espresso Gallery, we came upon an idea. Not only an idea, but an image explaining the change in current in our lives. We realized the two statuses possible to man, ... http://togg.le-u.com/a-new-current-introduction/ Tonight I sit here at the computer, contemplating what to write about after coming back from another amazing night at Brookside's Youth Group. I love it so much after only three weeks of going. The conversations generated have encouraged me as well as my heart smiles every time I go. I'm ... http://togg.le-u.com/a-challenge/ While reading Wild At Heart, I've come across a new understanding of "The Fall of Man." Adam is standing right next to Eve, but satan directs the temptation towards Eve, his wife. He let his wife be tempted. Adam does not protect, he does not fight for, he does not ... http://togg.le-u.com/a-thought-in-the-midst-of-a-reading/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="New Book By Rob Bell"][/caption] How forgetful are we? I know obviously we don't remember much of when we were younger, but still, last week? yesterday's breakfast? The feeling we had after we sin? How bad it felt when we hit rock bottom, by taking the Same ... http://togg.le-u.com/forgetful/ Matthew 20:1-16 The parable of the vineyard workers. The reward in heaven is the same for everyone who believes. What you accomplish on earth should glorify God, but it does not change your salvation, for it was a gift. That does not mean you ca. Slack off and become lazy not ... http://togg.le-u.com/workers-in-the-vineyard/ Well I came upon a devotional in my bible the other day and it got me thinking. How often do we jump to our own agenda/solutions before we turn to God and seek advice? In Nehemiah 1:1-11, in the midst of his country failing and the builings lying in ruins, ... http://togg.le-u.com/nehemiah-11-11/ “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go ... http://togg.le-u.com/john-165-15/ John 2:7-10 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted ... http://togg.le-u.com/good_wine/ And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.[KJV] http://togg.le-u.com/isaiah-336/ [Check out the left and right clicks on the mouse, they are now links, along with the menu button on the ipod touch/iphone] I haven't really come up with a new fresh idea lately and it bugs me. That partially has to do with the fact I haven't been pursuing scripture ... http://togg.le-u.com/a-conlusion/ "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. [NIV] Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God's ... http://togg.le-u.com/isaiah-601-2/ I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me ... http://togg.le-u.com/1-corinthians-110-17/ AMAZING MUSIC! thank you amanda ackermann for blogging about this earlier! Download this album, for free, legally. I listened to it continually for three weeks without changing albums on my mp3 player. DO IT NOW! http://philwickham.com/singalong/ http://togg.le-u.com/the-amazingness-of-phil-wickham/ My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. http://togg.le-u.com/james-119-20/ Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God http://togg.le-u.com/hebrews-122/ This is an excellent documentary by Ben Stein. Saw it about 6 months ago. Although it was sort of lengthy, it was very interesting. Changed my opinion about evolutionists/the idea of evolution. Actually just today for English I gave a speech against evolution, read it Here. http://togg.le-u.com/expelled/ 5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8But now you must rid yourselves ... http://togg.le-u.com/colossians-35-1012-13/ For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son. http://togg.le-u.com/romans-829/ As cliche as this song/video is, I love it and keep playing it over and over again. Bringing the older hymns in with a bit modernized composure. http://togg.le-u.com/amazing-grace-my-chains-are-gone/ But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." http://togg.le-u.com/1-samuel-167/ The soul that sinneth, it shall die. http://togg.le-u.com/ezekiel-1820/ The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-3410/ What's it going to take to break you from your habit? What more must go wrong before you finally hit rock bottom? Do we have to let everything go wrong before we can realize we need to change? Is rock bottom the only way you will realize you need to ... http://togg.le-u.com/breakdown/ Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. http://togg.le-u.com/1-peter-116/ Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-14710/ 1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3Though an host should encamp ... http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-27/ My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.3 How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence? 4 They fully intend to topple ... http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-62/ "Jesus replied, 'You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.'" http://togg.le-u.com/john-137/ Matthew 5:27-28 KJV Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Job 31:1 NIV I made a covenant with my ... http://togg.le-u.com/matt-527-28-job-311/ Galatians 5:19-26 19-21It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness; trinket gods; magic-show religion; paranoid loneliness; cutthroat competition; all-consuming-yet-never-satisfied wants; a brutal ... http://togg.le-u.com/galatians-519-26/ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-233/ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. http://togg.le-u.com/ephesians-28-9/ Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. http://togg.le-u.com/lamentations-340/ And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. http://togg.le-u.com/jeremiah-2913/ Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. http://togg.le-u.com/james-48/ There is none like you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is great in might.. http://togg.le-u.com/jeremiah-106/ Instead of doing topical posts, I am going to start posting my findings in the Word. I used to do something like this in the "Verse of the Day" emails I sent. Since my postings have slowed down. I want to try this. Oh and by the way, I'm now ... http://togg.le-u.com/new-series-my-findings/ What are we supposed to think? Or How are we supposed to think? Living in this world filled with sin and hatred, how are we supposed to cope? How do we prevent ourselves from falling into the worldly pattern? Is it possible to get out of it... for good? I've come ... http://togg.le-u.com/conforming/ So I come back from my all-too-needed spring break - I mean really needed, I just got over being really sick, in the middle of make-up work and tests, and finishing projects and tieing up lose ends in groups that I missed out on while not being able to communicate ... http://togg.le-u.com/cleaning-up/ I have not been on here in a while, but hopefully be posting more now that it is summer! Enjoy this very interesting video! http://togg.le-u.com/laminin/ While on vacation in the Smokies, I picked up a book from one of the many book outlet stores there called God is Closer Than You Think, by John Ortberg. This book hit a key note on what was going on in my life. I felt distant from God, but ... http://togg.le-u.com/is-he-really-that-close/ http://togg.le-u.com/think-this/ http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-182/ After watching Amena Brown's inspirational poetry, I wanted to try the method of displaying text through animation she used. So I took John 8:34,36 and formed the letter to make a cross, something I was surprised the video didn't do, make an image with the text, and then put it ... http://togg.le-u.com/john-83436/ http://togg.le-u.com/1-peter-58/ Too often do we judge one another in the wrong way. I recently read an article that talked about how the common phrase, 'Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged', has been misquoted. The article gave multiple Bible verses and talked about how God tells us to judge, but do it ... http://togg.le-u.com/judging/ Working on this post in the near future... Isaiah 42:16, Bob Marley, and I AM LEGEND..... I'm "writing a book" in the near future about this. I have a collection of verses I want to put commenting on. The following is the pdf of it. Light Up the Darkness http://togg.le-u.com/light-up-the-darkness/ 1 Colosians 1:10-14 (NIV) 10And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so ... http://togg.le-u.com/a-worthy-life/ Sidenote: Sorry about not so many posts lately, been busy, and have been focusing more on in-person approach to things rather than through "technology" haha... Wikipedia says this about the Greek concept of "Koinonia": Koinonia is the anglicisation of a Greek word (κοινωνία) that means communion by intimate participation. The word is ... http://togg.le-u.com/koinonia/ My dad received a chain mail from a friend of his at our Church, and liked it enough that he showed it to the rest of the family.  I'll post my comment after it about my idea.  (Pardon any miss-spelled words, I'm copy and pasting for quickness.) GOD is Busy A United ... http://togg.le-u.com/god-is-busychain-email/ SWITCH BASE copy Originally uploaded by tehumbert@verizon.net Based off the new theme for Toggle. This, when pritned at 50% of the original size, should fit on your average lightswitch. I put this on my lightswitch as a reminder to myself Which life do I want to live, in the world or ... http://togg.le-u.com/lightswitch/ Q:I've to commonly thought this. Why should I go to chruch? I can basically do most of the stuff in church in my own time, on my own, here at home. Why bother?   A: Now, the rest is from christiananswers.net  Can a Christian survive apart from a church? Some Christians have no choice. They are trapped in ... http://togg.le-u.com/qa-timechurch-i-dont-need-to-go-right/ Once the man waits on the LORD or calls on Him, He pulls us out of our troubles, no matter how thick or deep we are in the mud. We may lose a shoe or two, but we'll come out one way or another. God then sets us on a rock. ... http://togg.le-u.com/the-mud-and-the-muck/ There's a new(ish) Christian Rock Radio Station out there. The only thing is they are not yet on the radio, it is only on the internet at: Remedy.fm  It has a bit more "heavier" music than most "christian" stations. Bands I've heard on it:  Switchfoot Thousand Foot Krutch Leeland Flyleaf Sanctus Real Hawk Nelson Relient K As you may have noticed, There Is ... http://togg.le-u.com/remedyfm/ JSOnri wrote an article about Christmas and how the holiday isn't only a Christian holiday, as many think. Good article. Check it out. JSOnri's Article http://togg.le-u.com/christmas-past-present/  A Poem to Peter, spoken by Jesus. Collected by Orli: I came to you at your workplace, Told you to follow me. You followed. I called you Cephas, You became The Rock. You saw me on the water, You followed. I washed your feet, You washed others.  I told you to stay awake and pray You fell into temptation and slept. I was arrested, You drew ... http://togg.le-u.com/cephas/ http://togg.le-u.com/answers-to-common-christmas-questions/ Two-faced, or as some call it (meaning the Bible) double-minded. Free Online Dictionary states it as pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. Gotham's District Attorney Harvey Dent (Tommy Lee Jones, not Billy Dee Williams) was merely doing his job when the mobster he was quentioning in court threw a container of acid ... http://togg.le-u.com/two-face/ The Song is Believe by Suzie McNeil... I thought it interesting, as it applies to alot of categories of life. Comments please.  I'd like to hear other people's opinions about this;  Thumbs up or down, doesn't matter - just want to hear it. http://togg.le-u.com/just/ "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." - John 15:16  Jesus spoke this to His disciples. So, Jesus chose us. And we choose to accept his ... http://togg.le-u.com/john-1516/ John 3 8 Originally uploaded by tehumbert@verizon.net This Picture is a visual representation of John 3:8. "The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with Everyone born of the Spirit." http://togg.le-u.com/john-38/ Psalm 107 23-31 Originally uploaded by tehumbert@verizon.net A bookmark I made for Psalm 107:23-31 which tells us to go into deep waters and dig deep into His Word. Instead of keeping our knowledge to ourselves and having no challenge in the shallow waters, go out into the deep areas and God will ... http://togg.le-u.com/psalm-107-23-31/ comined biberade01 Originally uploaded by tehumbert@verizon.net In the world, we think certain things will give us satisfaction, but as this verse/picture describes, we will not get satisfaction. BUT there is one thing that WILL, God’s Word, the eternal living water. We will not thirst of more if we drink His water. If ... http://togg.le-u.com/redone-picture/ Isaiah 7:9 "The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' " No explanation required =] Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But ... http://togg.le-u.com/verses-for-thought/ I saw this clip a year ago at Fusion and finally found it! I teared up the first time I saw it. It so extrordinary in how it relates to how God gave HIS ONLY SON for us so that we may live. The people on the train represent ... http://togg.le-u.com/most/ Tonight at small group we spent the majority of the time Haggahing the 119th Pslam. If i remember right, this is the longest chapter in the Bible, but it also has some really encouraging parts to "Go Deeper" in the word (Psalm 107:23-31)   Hagah: means to repeat several time and to ... http://togg.le-u.com/hagah/ I've been busy latly, keeping up with all my stuff.  Jazz Band, Winter Drumline, Dagorhir, Church, English reports, Biology projects, Bio Medical long-term projects, friends, relationships, brotherhoods, bonds, and trying to keep in touch with God, as much as possible.  Just as I said, I'm in the midst of a huge ... http://togg.le-u.com/itoggled/ Love the music to this! Lifehouse - Everything Also what struck me the most was when Jesus was holding back the sin from the girl. http://togg.le-u.com/everything/ http://togg.le-u.com/never-let-go/ Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. I want to focus on the first part of this passage. Often times, as I have spoken about earlier, we fly by life trying to go as ... http://togg.le-u.com/the-little-things/ Walking by lantern down an unfamiliar path, I am only able to see the few feet in front of me. I watch my step carefully to make sure I don't stumble on a rock or root pertruding from the ground. I glance up for a moment, peering into the darkness ... http://togg.le-u.com/path/ Make this a chain of verses and/or responses. This verses leads to this verse because of this meaning... 1 Peter 1:14-16 NIV: As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." Reinforcing to leave behind the ... http://togg.le-u.com/verses-with-input-chain/ -A Post By Orli While sitting in Genesis, my churches youth group, today, I was disappointed in the new material our new leaders are starting to go over. The material consists of booklets for each student and basically the books give you a verse, you look it up, summarize it's "claim", and then tell ... http://togg.le-u.com/surface-deep/ -A post by: Yosef I decided to post this here rather than in one of my other blogs.  It seemed more fitting here and I decided to ask for a few opinions.  After finishing reading it, see my footnote and reread it to revise your opinion. Its 180º out, and I didn't see myself turnabout Opened and ... http://togg.le-u.com/180%c2%ba/ A Post By: Orli I was in Family Christian Book Store a while ago looking at the "Christian themed" shirts they had and I came upon this shirt... There is absolutely nothing easy about Jesus! It is a struggle to follow Christ the way He wants us to. Following Christ is not easy, and I think this shirt is sending the wrong message to non-believers. http://togg.le-u.com/jesus-an-easy-button/ A Post By: Orli 'When you are full, not even the honey tastes good, but when you are hungry, even something bitter is sweet.' - Proverbs 27:7 NCV When we are "high on life", our heads are too high to even accept honey as sweet. But once we become low and desperate, something such as the bitter black ... http://togg.le-u.com/honey/ A Post By: Orli John 11:35. One of the shortest verses in the Bible, but yet it can tell so much. I would write a bunch about this, but it seems someone has come before me to write about it, so here is what the collaborative wikipedia writes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_11:35 Interpretation Significance has been attributed to this phrase ... http://togg.le-u.com/jesus-wept/ A Post By: Orli (instead of just adding to previous posts, I am going to just making new short ones) Self, Sin, and Satan, the three things that keep the gap between God and us growing farther apart. Self. Lots of times we are selfish or are ONLY in doing something for personal gain and this ... http://togg.le-u.com/self-sin-satin-selfsinsatin/ Last night I read Daniel 1-6. Something I guess Veggie Tales didn't tell us was that  "Rack, Shack & Benny", aka Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednago were all really good friends with Daniel. These four people were companions and were all metioned in the Bible for standing strong and not denying ... http://togg.le-u.com/daniel/ For English yesterday we were required to write a poem and then present it today in class. I sat thinking, listening to Third Day and was randomly inspired to write a poem about Job. If you haven't heard of Job you can read about him here: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=22&chapter=1&version=31 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_(Bible) The story is pretty amazing that this man was able to keep with God and not curse him, after all he went through.   Once a man ... http://togg.le-u.com/job/ Taken form A daily Devotional with Billy Graham: September 14, 2006: http://billygraham.org/DailyDevotional.asp “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” -John 13:35 The human soul is a lonely thing. It must have the assurance of companionship. Left entirely to itself, it cannot enjoy ... http://togg.le-u.com/we-need-compaionship/ High School Relationships Are they worth it? Would you rather be really good friends with someone for a LONG time, being able to talk about anything with them, OR Would you rather put yourself at a risk. Risk your current relationship with a person and having it lasta while, then the feelings are gone. ... http://togg.le-u.com/heads-or-tails/ Everyone struggles with sin. Many are trying to simply "stop sinning". 'The goal here isn't simply to NOT sin. Our purpose is to increase the shalom in this world, which is why approaches to the Christian faith that deal solely with NOT sinning always fail. They aim at the wrong thing. ... http://togg.le-u.com/sin/ -Yosef Stop! No U turns! Intersection Ahead! Speed Limit 35! Dangerous turns! Construction Ahead! Private Property! No Soliciting! Beware of Dog! How many signs do you see every day? How many of those do you actually take note of? When I ride in a vehicle on a long trip, I always look at road signs. If there ... http://togg.le-u.com/signs/ After being interviewed By the school administration, The eager teaching prospect Said: "Let me see If I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, And Fill their every waking moment with a love for learning, And I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify their disruptive behavior, observe ... http://togg.le-u.com/pray-in-schools/ During Raft Trip, we studied "The Exodus", the period in which Moses came to set the Israelites free from the Pharoh's control. We also watched the film, The Prince of Egypt, on our way there and back. One thing that stuck out to me was that Moses' brother, Ramsees, gives ... http://togg.le-u.com/the-prince-of-egypt/ -Yosef Letting Go seems to be something that is hard for humans.  I still have trouble with it and I always am trying to just forget about my fears and let it be in Gods hands.  I've done things that make me feel more comfortable each time God needs me to ... http://togg.le-u.com/letting-go/ -Yosef My walk with god has been anything but a cake walk.  At times sure I have doubted my beliefs.  I probably had all the reasons to too.  Yet something inside of me still says to hang on a bit longer.  I don't know why or what is telling me, but ... http://togg.le-u.com/my-walk/ Why do you follow Jesus? Several times I've asked myself this question and have gotten a couple different comments about it. Am I a Christian because I was raised in a Christian home? Kind of, being raised in a Christian home influenced me to become a Christian. Who made the choice for you to ... http://togg.le-u.com/why-do-you-follow-jesus/ 3 words... 3 words. GOD IS HERE. The first time I say this I focus in on the words. By the second time, I have goosebumps, every time. Its amazing how people say, 'I was hurting and then God showed up.' But God is always present and we were the ... http://togg.le-u.com/3-words/