“Adopt” Jahar For Prayer
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I was found of Thee
We studied the following passage at small group last night, and I felt like the Holy Spirit was speaking to me about Jahar throughout: He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston bombing, Christianity, Christians United for Jahar, death row, dreams and visions, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Holy Spirit, Islam, Jahar, Jahar Tsarnaev, nothing is impossible, outcast, pray for Dzhokhar, pray for Jahar, repentance, salvation, seeking heart, sinner, tax collector, thirst, Zacchaeus
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Broken Cisterns
Your heart Is filled with pure desires — To please God daily To receive mercy for your sins To have eternal life To know the One who’s always been But you Are running to broken cisterns — That speak empty … Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing
Tagged Boston bombings, broken cisterns, Christianity, Christians United for Jahar, Creative Writing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, empty promises, eternal life, freedom, God, Islam, Jahar, Jahar Tsarnaev, knowing God, living water, mercy, Poetry, pray for Dzhokhar, pray for Jahar, pure desires, satisfaction, sins, thirst, water
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“But that’s impossible!”
I’m feeling really discouraged today thinking about how as we’ve prayed for Jahar, he’s actually gotten far deeper into Islam and learning about how basically all he reads is Islamic books that people send him thinking that they’ll help him. … Continue reading
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Tagged Allah, assurance of salvation, books, Boston bombings, Christ, Christianity, Christians United for Jahar, discouraged, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, impossible, Islam, Jahar, Jahar Tsarnaev, Jannah, Jesus, Lazarus, miracles, Paradise, pray for Dzhokhar, pray for Jahar, resurrection, salvation
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Identity – A Letter to Jahar
Editor’s Note: If Jahar one day does become a Christian and the SAMs are ever lifted, I fully intend to send this letter to him. For now, the beautiful truths in this letter remain untrue, but it is my desperate prayer … Continue reading
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I Want Everyone to See
When the stars came crashing down In tiny pieces to the ground I was all alone down here Trapped beneath the atmosphere Then I thought Somebody called my name I spun around and caught a flame I gave in to … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Songs
Tagged Allah, alone, Boston bombing, chains, Christ, Christian, Christianity, darkness, Dzhokhar, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, evil, false God, false gods, freedom, God, grace, Islam, Jahar, Jahar Tsarnaev, Jesus, Learning to be the Light, light, lonely, Lord, marathon bombing, mercy, muslim, new creation, new life, NewWorldSon, pray for Dzhokhar, pray for Jahar, Savior, transform, transformed, trapped, Tsarnaev
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Fighting Evil With Love
I wanted to share this editorial I wrote for a journalism class on April 26, 2013 — 11 days after the Boston Marathon Bombings, 7 days after Jahar was captured, and 5 days after I made a daily commitment for … Continue reading
Posted in Why Pray?
Tagged Amazing Grace, Boston bombings, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon bombings, Christian, Christianity, Christians United for Jahar, cross, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, editorial, enemy love, evil, forgiveness, gospel, guilt, hatred, Islam, Jahar, Jahar Tsarnaev, Jesus, journalism, justice, light, love, pray for Dzhokhar, pray for Jahar, prayer, radical, righteousness, salvation, shame, sin
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Open Letter to Jahar
Note: I realize that Jahar will never read this, nor is this what I would actually write him if the special administrative measures weren’t in place because he’d probably find it extremely offensive. I just wanted to let out the … Continue reading
Posted in Creative writing, Journal
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Reflections About Jury Selection
I realized that while we have been retweeting reporters’ tweets for the duration of jury selection, we have yet to make a blog entry about what’s been happening. With the jury set to be whittled down to 18 (12 jurors … Continue reading
Posted in Courtroom, Prayer Requests
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A Story of Scandalous Grace
“God in eternity looked upon me foreseeing my fallenness, my pride, my sin and said, ‘I want that man in My family. I will pay for him to be in My family with My Son’s life.’ That’s love folks. That … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, boat, Boston bombings, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon bombing, Christianity, Christians United for Jahar, cross, David Platt, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, gospel, grace, holiness, Islam, Jahar, Jahar Tsarnaev, John Piper, love, pray for Dzhokhar, pray for Jahar, salvation, sermon, sinner, Watertown, wrath
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I Have Never Commanded Such a Horrible Deed
In Jeremiah 7, verses 30-31, the Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes. They have set up their abominable idols right in the Temple that bears my name, defiling it. They have built pagan shrines … Continue reading
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