Monthly Archives: July 2013

The most unloving thing we could do

I saw the following tweet today (I’m hiding the Twitter handle of the person who posted it because I don’t wish to attack her, as despite what she said, I harbor no ill will toward her): The replies to the … Continue reading

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Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape

The day after Jahar’s capture, I remember putting my Underoath CD on in my car and immediately forwarding to track 10 — this song. It’s always reminded me of loving a non-Christian, but when listening to this song and thinking … Continue reading

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Beautiful things

All this pain, I wonder if I’ll ever find my way? I wonder if my life could really change at all? All this earth, could all that is lost ever be found? Could a garden come up from this ground … Continue reading

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Before the Throne of God Above

I’m not usually one for “old” hymns, but when this song came on my “Jahar” Pandora station I created, I found myself just smiling and nodding at so many of the lyrics. While it’s so easy to nod as if … Continue reading

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New update on Jahar

The following update on Jahar was posted earlier today: This update brings up several things that we need to be praying for: Healing for Jahar’s hand, legs, and neck. In addition, I read on a Facebook comment yesterday that “His … Continue reading

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How Love Wins

He believes it’s not too late for me. It’s not too late for Jahar Tsarnaev. I firmly believe that no one is too far gone as long as they’re still breathing. And praise God, Jahar is still alive though he … Continue reading

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Prayer, dreams, and a testimony

I’d like to share two links and a testimony that I think are helpful and encouraging as we pray for Jahar to come to faith in Jesus Christ. The first link is an article about how we can most effectively … Continue reading

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Simply a part of the story

I made this a while back and showed it to a couple of people, but for the rest of you… This is the best way I’ve found to describe my feelings toward Jahar: I love being a part of this … Continue reading

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A birthday poem

A precious creation of God, that’s what you are, Made in His image, His jewel, His precious Jahar. Today I am grateful, with a smile on my face, For you’re celebrating 20 only by God’s amazing grace. You might think … Continue reading

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Brainstorming for exposure

I’ve been thinking a lot the past few days about point #3 from my previous blog entry: gaining exposure for our cause and for our blog in particular. I’ve been so happy to find likeminded Christians, and I thank God … Continue reading

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