October 2010
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“Only by learning to wait, and by a willingness to accept the bad with the good,...”
– Steph, who picked it up from somewhere and refuses “to take credit for something so profound”.
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Relevant Magazine - An Act of Devotion
MOST OF US KNOW we’re “supposed” to do devotions every day. And so we slog along, crack open our Bible every day and hope to pick something up by osmosis before we forget what we’ve read. Why do devotions seem so … pointless? What do you do when you know you should be doing them, but it just feels empty and insincere to do them? Do devotions even matter?
Our devotion time is not to be an end in...
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“For a Knight, a Warrior to be who he was meant to be, he must believe in the...”
– Jayell Nomen, Contemplation
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“Things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do.”
– Maroon 5, Sunday Morning
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“Sometimes it takes more courage to believe in someone, than to fight and dismiss...”
– Allen Schezar (via ultravioletsunshine)
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“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream...”
– Edgar Allen Poe
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“Hold your own, know your name, go your own way.”
– Jason Mraz, Details in the Fabric
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“Well, Agent Hunt, this is not Mission: Difficult - this is Mission: Impossible....”
– Mission Impossible 3
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Down In The Dirt: On Forgiveness (Part 3) - What...
(In Down In The Dirt, I attempt to address very real aspects of living a Christian life, well aware that not all can always be “fine and dandy”, and there will be small issues and inklings that bug us. These are observed in my own life as well as the lives of others, and though a solution may not always be present and expounded on, I do believe that sometimes these “real” issues are symptoms...
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Lead Our Age →
I gotta agree with what Kinnaman says, that young people would rather not be “in classroom settings or in under-the-radar roles. They would rather be making an impact while learning on the job.”
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“Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths.”
– J.M. Coetzee (via itsjusttv)
“You can’t do that. You can’t snap your fingers and everything will go back to...”
– The OC (via ultravioletsunshine)
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Emotions Redux
I received feedback on my previous post, and I’ve given some thought to what’s written there, hence this second post.
Now I have nothing against logic. I partly envy those of us who “live by the mind”, as John Eldredge puts it, because they are able to take things lightly and get things done efficiently. I value that because I work in research, in engineering and I know...
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Down In The Dirt: On Forgiveness (Part 1) - The...
(In Down In The Dirt, I attempt to address very real aspects of living a Christian life, well aware that not all can always be “fine and dandy”, and there will be small issues and inklings that bug us. These are observed in my own life as well as the lives of others, and though a solution may not always be present and expounded on, I do believe that sometimes these “real”...
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Down In The Dirt: On Forgiveness (Part 2) - The...
(In Down In The Dirt, I attempt to address very real aspects of living a Christian life, well aware that not all can always be “fine and dandy”, and there will be small issues and inklings that bug us. These are observed in my own life as well as the lives of others, and though a solution may not always be present and expounded on, I do believe that sometimes these...
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Emotions
Everyone tells me they can be controlled, should be controlled, that they don’t have to bubble up to the surface. That emotions shouldn’t control your life, shouldn’t control your time, your actions, and that what you do as part of your life should go on as per normal without change. That you can force yourself out of it, and put a smile on when everything is hurting inside. That...
Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly.
“There are people who say what you wanna hear - even on a rainy day they’ll...”
– Backstreet Boys
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RELEVANT Magazine - Why Is It Hard to Be Broken in... →
Sometimes it’s hard to be honest about yourself in church—but we can change that.
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RELEVANT Magazine - The Problem with... →
Generally speaking, you are either a Republican or Democrat, a Calvinist or Arminian, you either believe we are shaped by nature or nurture, you either like Neil Diamond or you don’t, and even as you read this, you either agree with the statements I just made or you disagree. We think Fox News is brainwashing or truth-telling, we are Democratic or Marxists, evolutionists or creationists. There is...
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Lunchtime thoughts
I had dinner yesterday with a good friend, “inelchan”, and thought about our meeting as i pondered through today. One of the reasons why we’re good friends is that we’re both deep thinkers, both very open to debate and discourse, both philosophical and we both articulate thoughts well. The differences that keep us as good friends is that i’m more of a...
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absolutely clear
itsjusttv:
by Shams al-Din Hafiz
Don’t surrender your loneliness So quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you As few human Or even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight Has made my eyes so soft, My voice So tender, My need of God Absolutely Clear.
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“‘Also I don’t want to be on television. It’s become boring,...”
– Elton John
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“Sarah only had an 11% chance. [But] she was someone’s baby. 11% is more...”
– Detective Spooner (played by Will Smith), I, Robot
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Others May, You Cannot | Challies Dot Com →
“If God has called you to be truly like Jesus in all your spirit, He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility. He will put on you such demands of obedience that you will not be allowed to follow other Christians. In many ways, He seems to let other good people do things which He will not let you do.
Others who seem to be very religious and useful may push themselves, pull...
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Mirror Mirror
I had the urge to look at myself today, and I was shocked.
When did I become so paranoid, so cynical? When did I become so shaken that every small incident tears my world apart? Not too long ago I was coaxing friends out of paranoia and cynicism, bringing smiles to their lives, so firm a rock that people (even rivals!) would come to me to seek solace.
Where did that go? Was the sense of...
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“Time can never mend / Careless whispers of a good friend / To the heart and...”
– Careless Whisper, George Michael
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“The unexamined life is not worth living”
– Socrates
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“The measure of a man is what he does with power”
– Plato
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Walk Away
I had to break up a fight yesterday between two handballers. Both seasoned players, but one new to the group.
Due to different playing styles there were a few disagreements, and the new person was used to playing his way, as were we. Needless to say it doesn’t make for much friendly talk, but the clincher came when comments were made out of frustration.
On an attack wave, he stopped a...
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Cowboy Caleb – Instead This →
Everyday I go to work and try to make the world a better place. Seriously.
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Ransomed Heart: Sunday, October 10, 2010
In Defence of Discontent
In the quiet moments of the day we sense a nagging within, a discontentment, a hunger for something else. But because we have not solved the riddle of our existence, we assume that something is wrong - not with life, but with us. Everyone else seems to be getting on with things. What’s wrong with me? We feel guilty about our chronic disappointment. Why can’t I just learn...
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Observation Newsflash
In every situation there will always be a person who gets the losing end. Very often we’ll notice that it’s usually the same person. This guy, i’ve noticed, just stands silent amidst it all, taking in the mockery, the shame, the ridicule and the pain. He/she doesn’t fight back, and just accepts whatever comes to him/her.
In our world, very often this kind of person is...
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Familiar
You know this feeling, you’d had it before.
Something triggers it. A song, a quote, a phrase, or something someone says to you. It would have meant nothing had you heard it at any other time, and even now it means nothing specific.
But it sends a warm pulse through your veins, like someone just breathed life into you. A calm settles on you like the falling of a mist on a winter evening,...
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An interesting thought
Why is there no component of “hope” in The Armour Of God?
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"Sleep was the only respite he had.."
”..and now even his dreams mock him. From dark comfort in silence bred To nightmare ever horrid. Once where places were of refuge Now they trigger but stark pain, And all attempts to run from arrows End up running but in vain.
So in sleep, in sleep he yearns, To have some hope of future played; But in soundness of mind he yearns for sleep, And in his sleep he screams to wake.”
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Is Doubt a Trend? - O Me of Little Faith →
So is doubting what you believe in a trend?
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RELEVANT Magazine - So, is Drinking OK? →
I enjoyed this article not so much for the exact issue discussed but the overall perspective taken and the mindset.
Definitely a read.
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“The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body...”
– Oscar Wilde (via libraryland)
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“Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is...”
– William Hazlitt