In a favorite of my favorite book, Sara Crewe, despite her own hunger, feeds a ravenous child. Such service shows how we should be ravenous toward God.
Nov
05
2010
God Uses Tired and Cranky (by Cynthia Jeub)
My mom received a note from a lady who had met me at a conference. I barely remember her, but I remember that day. I had only gotten one hour of sleep the night before and was praying for strength just to get through the conference. I didn’t really want to meet anyone, and I…
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Oct
21
2010
The Deterioration of Language
“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words… After all, what justification is there for a word which is simply the opposite of some other words? A word contains its opposite in itself. Take ‘good’ for instance. If you have a word like ‘good,’ what need is there for a word like ‘bad’? ‘Ungood’ will…
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Sep
08
2010
Grace Under Pressure
If a glass spills what it contains, what “spills” out of you when you’re “bumped”? Several times I’ve read about Christians who answer with love and forgiveness to their killers as they are being killed. Have you ever thought that if you were in this situation, you would be just as strong? I think that…
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Jun
04
2010
Videos for thought
Below are some videos that I think were very well done, combining audio and visual learning skills to keep your attention long enough to debunk a few myths. Covered here are economic myths about motivation, myths about the number of people who support abortion, myths about world hunger and myths about overpopulation. Enjoy, think, and…
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May
03
2010
Family moments
I’m an avid quotation collector. I collect quotations from the books, blogs, newspapers, movies, podcasts, TV shows, and even twitter and Facebook. After being inspired by a friend who posted a list of funny and interesting quotations from her own family, I decided to start collecting from everyday conversations, too. Here are a couple of…
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May
01
2010
Epic
I don’t know if it’s because the 80′s are coming back, but my generation likes to use the word epic just as much as my parents did. We say it when someone is keeping his or her cool while doing something we find amazing. The dictionary defines epic the noun as “a long poem, typically…
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May
01
2010
On Youth and Wisdom
“He’s old enough to decide what’s right but young enough not to choose it.” –Neil Peart Every time I hear this quote, I sigh at the fact that it’s true. Not just true of young people in general, but true of me in particular. So often I know what is the right thing to do,…
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