#jon foreman

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Jon Foreman

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I feel like someone in Hollywood or the music industry needs to clear up the accusations against Christians. Because when it comes to the narrative, everyone who wants to openly do things that are wrong, and then make those wrong things a name tag of "who I am," likes to use words like "welcoming" and "loved" when that's not what they really mean.

You say you want Christians to "welcome" you, and not ask you to change. Thats so misleading. Do you want them to keep being Christians? Because Christians, by definition, are followers of Jesus Christ of Nazareth...who specifically demands that anyone who comes to Him "denies themselves" and let their old selves die. So what the heck do you mean, Selmer? What the heck do you mean, "Christians say they'll welcome me but it's only if I change?" We're all changing. We all identified one way, with our wrongdoings, with our feelings, and then we came to Christ and that part of us died. It's not about our welcome. It's about Him, Him being Lord, and He said "die to yourself." If that's not what you're actively looking for, if you're not looking to change because you realize you need it, then you don't actually want Christianity. You don't actually want anything to do with the real actual person/God Jesus the Christ of Nazareth. You just want to be in the "social club" you've morphed Christianity into.

Welcoming is not about "can you come hang out with us." It's also not about "can you come hang out with us and feel included and also feel approved for every single choice you make." What? Thats just an echo chamber. Nobody who really loves you in your life will accept every single thing about you and approve every choice you make. How much greater is a love that recognizes when and where you're wrong, is not afraid to call you out on it, and is willing to sacrifice your opinion of them and the comfortable space of your relationship if it means the truth might set you free? Because that love cares more about you, the person made in the image of God, than they do your opinions, or the feelings that lie to you and hurt you.

That's actual love. Thats how Christ loves you. But don't you dare say "Christians don't love and welcome me for who I am: they pretend to, but they really just want me to change." There's nothing pretend about it. It's all very up-front. Christ said "come and die, and when your old self is dead, I'll give you new life." We all did it. He is doing it to all of us. We didn't deserve it. If you don't like it, you don't actually want Christianity.

That is the actual definition of love: putting someone else's needs before your own. Not wants. Not feelings. Needs. That's what Jesus will do for you. He'll say, "I see all of who you are, even better than you do, and all of who you are does not deserve my love or my acceptance; in fact, it deserves punishment. But I'll take that punishment. Because I love you anyway. And I'll clean what's messed up in you, and I'll make you your true self."

[timunville]

Jon foreman . Fabulous .

[adashofginger]

"Red and gold, your skin in the half-light, the ancient fold of fingers in twilight."

Red and Gold | Jon Foreman

Model: Kevin Adrian Thompson

[tommydashwood]

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Thank you, Jon Foreman. Sculpt the World! This is a fantastic piece art that uses and enhances nature without destroying anything or leaving artificial residue. Well done!!!

[unlived-past]

Jon Foreman

[castelnou]

stone art

artwork by jon foreman

wales (uk)

[unabashedqueenfury]

Reign 2013-2017

Mary and Francis

[oonajaeadira]

I beg you all to treat yourself to the pictures in this article.

[angria]

It was seven long years since the Autumn when all of her nightmares grew fingers and all of her dreams grew tears.

Somebody's Baby | Jon Foreman

[warmglowofsurvival]

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

22, 45 and 68 for spotify wrapped

#22 is Runaway by Jess Ray, and no one is surprised because I just listened to Jess Ray A Lot this year apparently fkhfsdjk 😂

but actually, as well as being a really comforting song that I find often helps calm my anxiety and nighttime Loud BrainTM, it's also a very good blorbo song--I think the first time I ever heard it, I was pretty deep in my feels over The Wingfeather Saga, and I almost died at how much of a Janner-and-Tink song this was.

#45 is Leave What's Lost Behind by--drumroll please--Colony House!! because who else!! "are you listening? are you listening to me?/are you listening? are you listening?/you've been pushing at the wall just to see if it comes crashing down!!"

man I just. I just love the vibes of this one. tho tbh the main reason it's on here is probably because I like to listen to entire albums, especially for this band, and this one and When I Was Younger were the two I listened to over and over this year.

#68 is She Said by Jon Foreman, and uugghhfsghjhfgskdjhfdsjshdf i know exactly why this one is on here *cries* and that's because it's on my Thirteenth Doctor playlist and breaks my heart when I listen to it and think about her *cries some more*

actually I think Lu was the one to recommend this one to me for my Thirteen playlist, like a couple of years ago or something?? but it's also just a Good Song. even tho it's quite an angsty song as well. (I may also possibly have been listening to it so much this year because of The X-Files. I can't quite remember if I starting associating this one with Scully at a point, but it's very possible that I did and that's another part of why I played it so much.)

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Killing Eve // Behind Your Eyes, Jon Foreman

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Jon Foreman at Lindsway Bay, Wales, UK

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Jon Foreman