Why "St. Cuthbert's Island"?

Saint Cuthbert was a Celtic monk who lived in the 7th century.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.

I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.

Friday, July 13, 2007

1 Corinthians 12

Yet again...more quotes:
  • “Consider the source.” The devil, not being very creative, takes that which is good and just distorts it a bit. “That sounds biblical, but am I hearing it right?”Discerning of spirits is an important issue.
  • Who gets what gift is decided from the top down. God is not your cosmic bellhop. There are a lot of things Christians want, but they don’t need. There are a lot of things that Christians need, but they don’t want. God is not afraid of using the “N” word. He’s not gonna give something that the Body doesn’t need.
  • Different gifts for different people. No gift hogs.
  • Guess who decides who gets the gifts you have. The Holy Spirit.
  • You have an internal resource within you. You have everything you need in the Spirit. Just stop quenching the Spirit, and give Him more to work with.
  • God has chosen to relate to us personally. He could compel us to do whatever He wants, but He chose not to.
  • The Holy Spirit guides, goads, guards. He woos, wins, and operates in you as a friend. God is love, and He relates to us in love. A loving response cannot be compelled.
  • We have all been given the one Spirit, from which we drink. You don’t drink involuntarily. We have been given this well of the Spirit, but we are required to drink. Are you regularly taking time to drink?
  • I need more unction to function! The source is within. That’s a great relief!
  • I don’t need to pray for God to shower grace down from above. God has sent us the resources. We need to pray that God get all of the obstacles out of the way and let the Spirit have free reign in us.
  • There is NO Christian without the Holy Spirit. Who joins you to the Body of Christ? The Holy Spirit! The Spirit is a person. You don’t get Him in installment plans. You don’t get Him in doses. You either have Him in your life or you don’t. You don’t get more of Him. But as you are sanctified over time, the Holy Spirit gets more of you!
  • God can give or take away gifts, according to the way He wants to bless the Body.

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2 comments:

Julie said...

I think the blogging community is fantastic, too. I am guessing you are a seminary student at Asbury by your blog. I believe I'll be an occasional visitor to your blog, too!

July 14, 2007 at 8:25 AM
Clay said...

Yeah, I am. Although, like you, that's about to end. I'm taking my last two classes right now!
I came across your blog by visiting the Asbury bloggers' site. I stumbled in and enjoyed reading your thoughts.
You are more than welcome to stop by here whenever possible. It'd be an honor!

July 14, 2007 at 11:43 AM

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