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Walk Another Mile

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When they lie and bring you shame, 'cause you call on Jesus' name
Let the Spirit bear your pain: walk another mile

When they look, then look away, scurry off, nothing to say
Don't let fear fill up your day: walk another mile

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The eyes of God are watching; the hand of God restores
He knows the miles you have been walking;
He will strengthen you to walk one more

When they stop you in the street to test the love and truth you speak
Let your joy become complete: walk another mile

Copyright © 2011 Brian West

Source of the Wind

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Can you live with the mystery?
Can you explain all that's inside of me?
Is it foolish to base your living belief
Only on what we can measure to be?

I have been to the ending of my understanding,
Where myst'ry begins
If I limit my living to what I can master,
I close myself in
I'm turning my back on the Source of the Wind

Find your comfort in the thought that you're free;
Make your choice now--choose your slavery
Dreams of money or a junkie's retreat,
Running away from reality

Copyright © 1997 Brian West

Psalm 116 (for Maundy Thursday)

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I love the LORD because he hears and answers my prayers.
Because he bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I live!
I love the LORD because he hears and answers my prayers.
Because he bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I live!

What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me?
I lift up a cup of salvation and praise the LORD's name just for saving me.
I will keep all of my promises to the Lord in the presence of all of His people

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Copyright © 2005 Brian West

Lamb of God (Waiting for Another)

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I have a heart full of doubt;
I wish You could see my face
If You were here with me now,
Could You somehow give me faith?
I know You'll tell me the truth,
For we're as close as two brothers:
Are You the Anointed One,
Or are we waiting for Another?

I can try to open up and remember...
Two little boys growing older together
Slowly we learned we'd go down in history:
The holy Lamb of God, and His favorite cousin

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Copyright © 2002 Brian West

How Fragile My Faith

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How fragile my faith; how precarious my prayers;
How daring my doubt, following my footsteps
Just a breath in front of God

It's been so many years ago--I made a promise to the sky
Shaking my small fist at Him, I never needed so to cry
"You have never left me, never let me get away,
But I have never wanted you to hold me, 'til today."

How fragile my faith; how precarious my prayers;
How daring my doubt, following my footsteps
Just a breath in front of God

Copyright © 1997 Brian West

Bring Them to the Table

Submitted by brian on January 31, 2009 - 9:59pm.
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Bring them to the Table.

God Speaks to Theologians, Too!

Submitted by brian on March 3, 2007 - 9:19am.
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My Conversation with God | Christianity Today

This story ROCKS!  :^)  I really believe that God speaks to us.  But because I can't provide a mechanical, static, repeatable definition (which our society, or perhaps just our human desire for control, seems to demand) for how and when God speaks, there are many faithful Christians I've met who discount the possibility of God speaking today.  Or at least they don't believe that it's common--to them it seems to be something that happens to a precious, chosen few.  I believe it's more common than that.  But since we can't "prove" it (in the laboratorial, repeatable scientific experiment sense), we're left with narrative.  Witness.  Testimony.

Adoption, Marriage, & Religious Rights in an Era of Gay Rights

Submitted by brian on February 8, 2007 - 11:37pm.
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Banned in Boston

"How much of the coming threat to religious liberty actually stems from same-sex marriage? These experts' comments make clear that it is not only gay marriage, but also the set of ideas that leads to gay marriage--the insistence on one specific vision of gay rights--that has placed church and state on a collision course. Once sexual orientation is conceptualized as a protected status on a par with race, traditional religions that condemn homosexual conduct will face increasing legal pressures regardless of what courts and Congress do about marriage itself."

Interesting interview

Submitted by brian on October 28, 2006 - 12:46am.
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In my continuing battle to find a satisfying hybrid between the stereotypical dichotomy between politically "liberal" and "conservative" (blech!), I found this interview interesting.  I've never heard of this guy before, but it's nice to know there are people out there saying things like this.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/november/12.52.html

What do you think after reading the interview?

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