May 2012
32 posts
500px: *St. Paul's Church* →
“I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the...”
– George F. Burns
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.”
– Unknown
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...”
– Andre Gide
“Do not fear risk. All exploration, all growth is calculated. Without challenge...”
– Unknown
“You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for...”
– Abraham Lincoln
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content...”
– Abraham Lincoln
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“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
– William Shedd
“The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it...”
– Unknown
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simplyorthodox asked: Hi :) Thanks for your comment! May you have a blessed Sunday tomorrow! Greetings from Greece.
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“A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.”
– Unknown
Developing Spiritual Muscles →
Great post by Ron Edmondson. And yes I prefer running over other exercises!
God has ways of developing our spiritual muscles. As with any muscle-building, it’s often a difficult journey to get the desired results. Sure, God builds us through prayer, Bible study and His presence in our life, but my faith building has not always been that pleasant of an experience.
Tests, Temptations and Trials...
“Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good...”
– General George S. Patton
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.”
– Chinese Proverb (Author Unknown)
Conquer temptations
simplyorthodox:
Conquer temptations by the patience and prayer. If you oppose them without these, you will fall all the more severely.
- St. Mark the Ascetic, Homilies
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in...”
– King David (Psalm 145:18-19)
“A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the...”
– Aesop
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“Nothing reverses your salvation.”
– Pastor Chris Whitman
“We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power.”
– R.A. Torrey (via classyliving)
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill
April 2012
25 posts
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and...”
– Apostle Paul (Romans 14:17)
“Most people don’t like receiving criticism. Most of us really don’t like...”
– …My heart’s in Accra » The tweetbomb and the ethics of attention
Despite being true criticism can help refine our lives. Friends however provide constructive criticism.
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What's On My Mind?: "There is no God" →
jjlandicho:
The existence of God cannot be proved or disproved. The Bible says that we must accept by faith the fact that God exists: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6)….
Thought provoking post from a fellow Tumblr.
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“People in the 21st century are asking questions and looking for direction as...”
– Pastor Hise
“A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.”
– King Solomon (Proverbs 18:16)
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WatchYet another reason why I love my church…,
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WatchThe forest is my sanctuary.
