Seeking the Lord through the loss. Philippians 3:7-10 I keep a small notepad in my back pocket for when God speaks a thought into my scattered brain. This is where I’d like to share that with you.Tumblr (3.0; @joelkarl)http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/It’s funny, lately the books that I’ve been exposed to the most (not reading them yet,...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/10407618771http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/10407618771Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:48:15 -0400There are two statements, one a truth and the other a question, that I have been trying to base my...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/2964014537http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/2964014537Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:38:26 -0500Never - I mean never - in my life have I had my feet pulled out from under me like I did...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1656047196http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1656047196Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:25:00 -0500I’ve never been as expectant, excited, and motivated to pursue what God’s spirit is...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1645187752http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1645187752Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:01:00 -0500I learned a lesson in operating as the Body of Christ this weekend, and it blessed me beyond...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1645089156http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1645089156Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:50:00 -0500Who are we to think that our lives are even ours to divide up into “areas of life?” Our...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1644899090http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1644899090Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:29:02 -0500God works in ways I can’t begin to understand.   Reading back on things I’ve written...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1644844175http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1644844175Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:23:01 -0500 It’s hard for me to put this into words.  I can mostly only express this to myself in a feeling or...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550142675http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550142675Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:01:00 -0500If there is bitterness, there can be no forgiveness. Without forgiveness, there can be no...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550139361http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550139361Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:00:56 -0500So often I pray for things that, while it was not my intention, only exalt myself. I pray for...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550127972http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550127972Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:59:00 -0500I know you could point at countless Biblical references to what a marriage should be like, but my...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550085804http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550085804Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:52:34 -0500We always ask God to help us grow.  But by growing ourselves, we become stronger, more capable, more...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550053592http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550053592Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:47:26 -0500Do I want students to love me, or love Jesus? That’s not a question of which option is right...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550023661http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550023661Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:42:46 -0500I have a hunger for something more.  I’m tired of things that aren’t real - nice suits,...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550008887http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1550008887Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:40:29 -0500““Very few people are committed to the idea that when they die, the world will be a...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549992711http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549992711Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:38:00 -0500Today, 20-somethings are consistently looking back at their church experience growing up and...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549986637http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549986637Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:37:06 -0500““We are either advancing the rule of Satan or establishing the rule of...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549952732http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549952732Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:32:00 -0500Jesus befriended Zacchaeus, the least liked guy in town. Why? Maybe because he saw that inside,...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549948939http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549948939Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:31:25 -0500“I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549917218http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1549917218Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:26:42 -0500Ecclesiastes 2:11 I’m filling my life with things.  Things that last a few days, and then I...http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1160055183http://joelkarl.tumblr.com/post/1160055183Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:16:59 -0400