Monthly Archives: June 2013

Spotify: Pray for Jahar Tsarnaev

If any of you have Spotify and are interested, I have a playlist of songs on there that relate to Jahar. Search “Pray for Jahar Tsarnaev,” and it should pop up in the results under playlists. I find that it’s … Continue reading

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A precious jewel in God’s eyes

For those who don’t know, the name Dzhokhar means “jewel.” I don’t think I could have named him better myself, for he is really a precious jewel in God’s eyes. No matter what Jahar has done, he is a beautiful … Continue reading

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A little encouragement

In light of the news about Jahar facing the death penalty, I wanted to share a Bible verse that I heard tonight and think is relevant: Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give … Continue reading

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The death penalty… PRAY!

After feeling so hopeful the past couple of days, today I am crushed. My heart feels broken, my stomach hurts, and I feel short of breath. Today’s news is taking a huge toll on me. Jahar has been indicted on … Continue reading

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16 wounds: PRAY

I swear if my heart breaks anymore, one of these days it’s just going to fall into pieces. This update is so sad because his injuries are even worse than reported in the update from a few days ago. I … Continue reading

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A powerful two days

I just wanted to share my experience from the past couple days because it’s been awesome. I went to the city where I go to college for a couple days to visit a couple college friends. On the drive there, … Continue reading

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The Power of the Cross

By all accounts, Jahar is: in darkness, blind, a sinner, bound, a stranger, empty, condemned, broken, a prodigal, lost, an enemy, and poor. But through the power of the Cross, we can see the chains fall off of Jahar and … Continue reading

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Let not one go unwarned and unprayed for

I think it’s imperative that we realize what’s truly at stake here: If nothing changes, Jahar is going to hell. What he’s suffering now because of his injuries, being locked in a 10 x 10 foot cell all alone for … Continue reading

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Why pray for Jahar

I doubt that I need to explain to anyone who contributes to this blog why we should pray for Jahar, but for the sake of those people who randomly stumble across this blog and want to understand why we’re so … Continue reading

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The Problem of Pain

Tonight I stumbled across two quotes from C.S. Lewis from his book The Problem of Pain, one of which I was familiar with and one of which was new to me. Both made me think of Jahar, in light of … Continue reading

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