Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27) I want to tell you about a woman. Growing up, she watched her father, her mother, and her brother – all of her immediate family-
11.18.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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Our culture has largely domesticated the cross. We have been conditioned to approach Jesus in quite a curious manner. We view his death with praise and thanksgiving, pointing to his incredible love that manifested itself in humility. We, however, never take a second to recognize humility for wh
11.4.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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This is Lecrae's story, taken from I Am Second. Funny how God often uses our darkest moments and the depths of our suffering to give us a glimpse of his glory. I remember when I was seventeen and a woman asked me if I was saved. I didn’t have any idea what she meant. Saved, what the heck was
10.21.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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What beauty is worthy of worship? And, what exactly is beauty? Genesis introduces us to a false, but dazzling beauty. Eve saw that the fruit was “beautiful” to eat and “pleasing to the eye.” Her experience of beauty however is one-dimensional. It is an experience that we often latch
10.14.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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This Tuesday, I was standing on the T (Boston’s subway system) literally engulfed in a sea of people. If you have ever taken the T at 5 pm rush hour, you know the feeling. As I was standing there I looked around, and I saw a man standing with what appeared to be his two sons. His eyes were red a
09.30.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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“Lord Jesus, you who were immeasurably rich in all things became incomprehensibly poor for us, so that we, who were desperately poor in sin, might be made inconceivably rich in grace.” I came across this incredible fragment of a prayer by Scotty Smith and was immediately captivated and humb
09.22.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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“Justification through faith” is a phrase that is thrown around quite a bit. Many argue that justification by faith (rather than works) leads many to a life of looseness, laziness, and allows Christians to justify their decision to continue living in sin. While I am sure there are plenty o
09.9.2011| The Fish Tank | Roshni Patel
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