The Life & Times of John Paul O'Hara: Archive

“Whoever says Friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend!”

– Bronwyn Polson

Aug 24th

“Your in-depth research shows: Drop the God, emphasize the beat I’ve heard...”

– Words of wisdom from the newsboys.

Jul 11th

Apr 13th

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I feel that I have done the Internet a disservice

I haven’t blogged in months. I would love the ability to videoblog. All in time.

Mar 17th

phoenixjgibson: been working on this one for a...

Feb 23rd

Feb 18th

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“Jesus, You’re my only hope, You’re the only cure. You hold the words...”

– Luke Wood

Jan 24th

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I miss something I could never have know.

I miss a place I’ve never been, and a relationship that I can not remember.But I know the ache of it, the yearn to return there.I miss a person who has done the greatest for the least before they even existed. I want to know Eden, The way earth was made to work, and feel, and how I am to see it. The few time’s I have cried in worship, I realize now, that it was in longing for a...

Jan 24th

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism - A must read article... →

evanolsen: This incredible research done by the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlights what faith (or better, lack thereof) American teenagers have. The results are shocking. The “Christianity” the profess to have is actually more clearly defined as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism consists of beliefs like...

Jan 24th

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today...in a nutshell: wounding.

In about 4 months I have realized: That I am a hearty fool. That his grace covers my….numerous short comings.That I hate the cold, HATE the cold. That I can’t fast when I’m lonely…I can’t pray when I’m pre-occupied,I can be more lonely in a crowd then alone(weird I know). I don’t count cost very well, and I am sorely dependent on electronics. (and they...

Jan 23rd

Does anyone know how to fix an ITouch...

That fell in water. I put it in a bag of rice currently, but the screen still isn’t working :( It was basically my GPS up here.

Jan 20th

It's time to start:

Keeping commitments. Reading with a passion. Having the good aspects of a perfectionist. Turning off the tv & phone at a decent hour. Loving people the way Christ does. Knowing the word like a pharisee but living it like Jesus. Keeping up with people. Keeping up with bills. Keeping up with personal studies. Keeping up with my blog…and taking pictures for it. So yeah…I hope I have...

Jan 20th

Nov 28th

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Before I went astray, Now I keep your word.

Found how many time’s the bible says God desires obedience over sacrifice. Keep reading. Yeap, a few more in the Psalms… …Mhmm Major and minor Prophets… …Jesus himself (that a doosy “That’s in red, I can argue with that”)… …Paul… …glorified Jesus. To be short, it’s a lot. We talk about giving our money and our...

Nov 15th

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This song has been getting me through a really...

Nov 8th

My new life thus far:

Well it’s going to be hard to sum all of it up. But here it goes. I left Tallahassee Florida on my best friend’s birthday (sorry again, Evan) and had an amazing smooth 14 hour drive to Tulsa,OK. we arrived to an old friend who now looks like Jesus in an OCC hoodie.He was extremely amazing, for the next 6 days he would take us around town bought 90% of our meals and showed us...

Nov 4th

“Preaching is not the performance of an hour. It is the outflow of a life. It...”

– E. M. Bounds, Power Through Prayer (via jonyee)

Oct 29th

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Moving is a big deal.

I haven’t felt it till today, but this is massive. Nothing will be the same. And that is good. But a little scary. I think strangely enough I will miss the capitol more than any place in the city. I thought it would be IHOP or Tom Brown. But IHOP’s not about the location its about the act of what happens and the people you do it with. Tom Brown can have really crappy days too. But...

Oct 27th

“Keep your eyes on Jesus, He is the constant & the center.”

Oct 24th

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“Your hand of discipline has become my faithful affliction. Where before i went...”

– Luke Wood It breaks my heart how good God is.

Oct 22nd

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“I don’t want to write my own story. I don’t want to make my own...”

– Cory Asbury

Oct 21st

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“I don’t want to sit on the sidewalk and watch the parade of history pass by. I...”

– Matt Lockett (via shmandypants)

Oct 21st

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Voters Guide for the mid-term elections -- Check...

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Oct 20th

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“Oh, pretenders Lets go down- Down to the river and pray.”

Oct 19th

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Oct 19th

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Oct 17th

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“Let love explode and bring the dead to life A love so bold To see a revolution”

– David Crowder

Oct 16th

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“Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.”

– Matthew 5:8

Oct 14th

“In desperate places He paid our wages One time once and for all”

Oct 13th

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I'd call this divine intervention →

the Brits burned Washington, D.C., in 1814, and out of nowhere came the first recorded Tornado in D.C. history. Killing British solders and conveniently put out all their fires on the federal buildings

Oct 13th

“The primary qualification for a missionary is not love for souls, as we so often...”

– Vance Havner

Oct 12th

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“and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years,who did not depart from...”

– Luke 2:37 Let me not depart for 62 years more.

Oct 12th

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Oct 11th

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“Watching shielded in the silence, shielded in the knowledge that has no use for...”

– Anathallo

Oct 9th

Trust Him

bethanyjulia: Stop trying to do it by yourself and learn to trust God. It is time to let go! Give Him control and it will all be okay. Trust, it is so very important but so very scary. Timely

Oct 8th

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Everything I do

Must stop coming from the place of “I exist! everything I do is interesting and valid” to “He exsist and anything he does is infintly interresting and perfect”

Oct 7th

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“From the forest itself comes the handle for the ax”

Oct 7th