August 2011
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“Insanity is knowing that what you’re doing is completely idiotic, but still,...”
– Elizabeth Wurtzel (Prozac Nation)
“The Christian story proclaims that all the demands of Scripture are ultimately...”
– Wesley Hill in his book: Washed and waiting: Reflections on Christian faithfulness and homosexuality. (2010, p.75) Zondervan.
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This helps me explain the gospel to others and myself in way that gives hope in a world that increasingly measures the worth of everything, even...
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help from daily scripture reading 48
These scriptures encourage me to act out my faith in Jesus Christ and His rescue mission by: 1. spending time regularly telling Him in prayer about all of my worries and troubles. 2. asking Him for help.
I don’t mean just mentioning in prayer whatever is on my mind that is challenging me. I mean spending some time in prayer searching within my mind for everything that is bothering me and...
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“The theologian T. F. Torrance tells about an incident that happened in 1944...”
– here (via wesleyhill)
Do Not Neglect the Holy Spirit in Parenting →
“Our role as parents is not to “produce” children who exhibit certain behavior criteria, but to be mere instruments in the Holy Spirit’s ongoing work in the heart of our children. We highly value and adhere to the wisdom of Proverbs, Deuteronomy, Hebrews, and other child-training passages in the Scriptures and realize only God transforms the hearts of our children.”
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“Fairy tale does not deny the existence of sorrow and failure: the possibility of...”
– JRR Tolkien (via myquotelibrary)
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“A new experience can be extremely pleasurable, or extremely irritating, or...”
– Lemony Snicket (The Blank Book)
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help from daily scripture reading 47
These scriptures helped me to calm down and avoid stressing myself out with self-help style attempts to be a better follower of Jesus Christ. As I read this psalm, I was reminded to notice and repent of my attempts to take control of God’s work in my life and in the lives of others. These scriptures encourage me to trust in God’s power, control, and goodness. This means that I can relax in Him...
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Of Another Fashion: This gorgeous photo of a 1963... →
ofanotherfashion:
This gorgeous photo of a 1963 Harlem fashion show is one of the many images on display at the soon-to-open exhibition, Posing Beauty In African American Culture which has been traveling throughout the country over the last year or so. The exhibition is curated by Deborah Willis, Professor…
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/06/06/... →
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“We’re all damaged in our own way. Nobody’s perfect. I think we are all somewhat...”
– Johnny Depp (via myquotelibrary)
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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
– WB Yeats (via myquotelibrary)
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help from daily scripture reading 46
These scriptures helped me reflect on my hatred toward Jesus. In these scriptures, Jesus admits that He is: God the Son, known also by the title Son of Man. This means that Jesus is the Lord God who became a human that perfectly lived the way all people are supposed to live: in perfect love for God the Father, and in perfect obedient submission to Him that is expressed in a perfect love for...
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“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”
– Vincent Van Gogh (via myquotelibrary)
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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (You Learn by Living)
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“Does gratitude characterize your thoughts of God? Thankfulness is a good test...”
– Joe Thorn (2011) in chapter 5 (p.55) of his book “Note to self: The discipline of preaching to yourself”. Published by Crossway
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“You must constantly ask yourself these questions:
Who am I around?
What are...”
– Jim Rohn (via creatingaquietmind)
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help from daily scripture reading 45
These scriptures remind to be happy about what Jesus has promised me in the life after death: no more marriage (<- joke, I love and enjoy my wife and enjoy being married to her). I can look forward to Jesus’s promise to us of life after death in an upgraded and purified angelic body that can enjoy an intense intimacy with Him forever. But what really helped me from these scriptures was seeing...
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Relationships
spiritualinspiration:
Relying on God’s Word
Encouraging and building each other up
Long-lasting
Always be patient, for God is writing your love story
Telling them they are beautiful as they are
I trust in both God and you
One that is Christ centered
Never lead each other astray from what is important
Seeking God first
Humble yourself before everyone
I am committed to loving you like Jesus has...
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Why the US is destroying her education... →
This is a great article and I’m with Chris Hedges until the part near the end in which I understand him to be putting our hope in a vision of “truly educated” humanity making increasingly moral decisions and saving the world. Rather, “truly educated” humanity excels at asking great questions and finding good answers to arrogantly justify their selfish and prideful...
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help from daily scripture reading 44
These scriptures capture how I feel and talk to God in prayer when I believe following Jesus Christ in a committed and faithful way calls me to “step out in faith” in a certain way in a particular situation, and I decide to obey that call. My decision to step out in faith is rooted in my understanding of the teachings, promises, Person, and rescue mission of Jesus. Other people around me may...
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We've Got A Diem to Carpe: Thoughts about our... →
teachplaysing:
adiemtocarpe:
I have been thinking about how my fourth graders are drastically different than I was in the fourth grade. I almost made a venn diagram. The basics are…
I never, ever talked back to my teacher. Many students today have no problems doing so because “you’re not my mamma!”
I earned rewards. Now…
Nailed it.
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help from daily scripture reading 43
These scriptures have been popping up in mind when I pray over the past couple weeks. The psalm may be talking about trusting in God to build the temple of the Lord according to His will. But it teaches me to trust in God to build my home into His temple according to His will. I don’t mean home as an actual physical structure, but as a dwelling place for the family. Because of the promises of...
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help from daily scripture reading 42
These scriptures help me understand that following Jesus is not about finding happiness and satisfaction. If happiness and satisfaction is my motivation for following Christ, than I will be disappointed as my life will unavoidably be filled with hardship and trouble. Hardship and trouble are a normal part of life, but in my experience, it usually works like this: the more focused I’m on Jesus...
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“My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via myquotelibrary)
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“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.”
– Robert Frost (via myquotelibrary)
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help from daily scripture reading 41
These scriptures helped remind me of how I have been going through a cycle:
1. I remember I’m saved by God from my enemies (evil, death, and sin) by trusting in Jesus and the story of His rescue mission.
2. So I joyfully trust in His love, power, and victory to save me with amazing grace.
3. But eventually or soon, I forget the good news that I have been saved. I forget that I have...
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Which Countries pay teachers best for their time? →
coolcatteacher:
USA- at the bottom. Do we get what we pay for? Sometimes.
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help from daily scripture reading 40
These scriptures helped remind me of why I should be celebrating and telling people about Jesus everyday: God rescued me from my enemies, God is kind and merciful, God’s love never quits on me, God is victorious over all enemies, God is powerful and He gives me His power and strength to serve Him and follow Jesus.
I actually don’t have any people physically attacking like the writer of these...
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“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to...”
– Joan of Arc (via myquotelibrary)
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“As a teacher, I can never let that one discipline problem choke out my passion...”
– Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher (via coolcatteacher)
