January 2012
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December 2011
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we will need less when we enjoy what we already...
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Talking leads to Creativity
I am finding that talking with another person about my ideas, questions, thoughts, are so much more productive and fun than wading around in them by myself, hoping it will lead me to revelations and answers. Creativity, innovation, and finding new ideas and applications for them happens a lot more often when you talk to others about them.
» In a TED Talks, Steven Johnson shows how most good...
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Emerson on Education
Selections from Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Our culture has truckled to the times, - to the senses. It is not man worthy. If the vast and the spiritual are omitted, so are the practical and the moral. It does not make us brave or free. We teach boys to be such men as we are. We do not teach them to aspire to be all they can. We do not give them a training as if we believed in their noble nature. We...
I think myself happy...
sueellenb:
This verse…or rather the context of a sentence in this verse, just blew my mind. Acts 26:2 - “I think myself happy…” The context of this sentence, in the verse, if Paul in front of King Agrippa, answering to the accusations made by the Jews, against him.
He begins his speech by saying, “I think myself happy… To understand what he means, you have to understand the meaning of the word...
A Post Dedicated To Women
lindseyey:
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very very true stuff. thanks for writing and sharing this, lindsey!
The Irony of Christmas
Dec. 25 is not actually Jesus’ Birthday. I think his birthday is still unknown to man, but here’s a little on the Origins of Christmas:
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Some Christians back in the day (4th Century) adopted this pagan festival called the Saturnalia, which was celebrated Dec. 17-25, with the purpose of winning this mass of pagans over to Christianity. (I don’t know if you would call this...
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“What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.”
– Theodore Roethke, American poet, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry (1908-1963). Thank you, lapidarium, devilduck, & wildcat. (via crashinglybeautiful)
“Living in response to God is far superior than living in reaction to the devil.”
– Bill Johnson (via lightcolour)
"figuring out life"
I’ve found that this seemingly complicated concept is actually very simple.
Just live your life the way you want to, and take out whatever gets in the way.
Life gets figured out as you live it.
nataliegreenbell:
The more you battle against yourself, the more you will lose. What ever happened to letting God change our mindsets (repentance) instead of laboring against things Jesus already defeated? Your sin is not who you are. Your struggles are not who you are. Who you are is victorious.
breathingfrequently:
I know sometimes I love pain. Something about the inner creative just wallows in it. But there’s a greater joy that will swallow all of the pain, all of the circumstances and leave us radiant and happy. I said it: happy. The five letter word that everyone thinks is a myth. True joy that makes me happy. Yes, I get the joy that is deep and sometimes resides in sadness, but...
no one's home!!!
hence, i have resorted to conversing with the voice alerts on my laptop.
“It is 7 o’clock”
me: oh, thank you! thanks for letting me know.
i miss my apartment
iSueEllen: Family Relationships →
sueellenb:
Preface _______________________________________________________________________
When I first came back to my home town, I was filled with this ‘beginner’ kind of excitement. When you get all pumped up and keep saying, “This is going to be easy.”
The first few weeks back in Eureka were…
awesome practical encouraging advice for living as a new creation at home.
how much more effective life is when you do the things you preach. when do words melt away and action come into play?
when you are alive and living and your mind is awaking when the heart is alive and connected to the source of life and love which gives you purpose to do the unreasoned, illogical acts of greatness.
fear abounds in many more places than those whose hearts are bound in...
awakened: Musings of Monday Morning →
wifftangg:
Yesterday I woke up and realized how I have the bestest friends in the world.
Probably for years now, I’ve prayed for God to provide runners who were on the same page as I was. I wanted to have a close-knit group of people who would be able to encourage each other in living out the supernatural….
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Covenant
Ch. 11 “Royalty is Dying to Be Together” (pg. 134-135, Supernatural Ways of Royalty)
“Fatherhood begins with marriage. Marriage is initiated through covenant. Covenant is comprised of three facets.
First, it means an agreement that is only to be broken by death.
Second, the nature of a covenant is that those who make it die to themselves for the sake of their covenant partner,...
goodness gracious
you know what hit me?
a car.
just kidding.
life is good.
Life is good.
no. not everything in this world is good.
but life came from God, and his nature is good, so life is good.
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treasure the life in each person.
and you’ll find His goodness.
discipline vs. passion
whizzpopping:
It sucks to read the bible out of religious discipline, rather than a passion to get to know and grow someone.
It sucks to schedule a regular ‘prayer-time’, rather than living out a dialogue with your best Friend.
For me, reading the bible stopped becoming a religious discipline when I realized that Jesus actually God Himself in the flesh. Jesus perfectly represented the Father...
The very last Calvin & Hobbes Comic
ochelsea:
sad
“Healing is just Love manifestation.”
– Jose Coelho
Lie Detector →
Tool for detecting lies and renewing your mind to the TRUTH. :)
thanks Eric Waterbury!
iSueEllen: Adding more time to my day. →
sueellenb:
Lately I’ve been making a practice of just sitting still with soft music or something, and just meditating. (Quieting my mind and just chilling, or just listening to the music hahah) I usually do it for at least half an hour to 45 minutes, because it helps me think, and it makes my days seem…
was just thinking about this today!
i find that the best...
whizzpopping:
Christianity isn’t “up and down” it’s not a “roller coaster” ride. It’s only up. It’s more like an escalator ride. The kingdom only knows increase. It only knows forward. If your Christianity is up and down, forward and backward, you’re being ripped off from the life you were designed to live :).
I lived 6 years that way, was told it was normal. If that’s the case, the last 2...
people are always extra fun on finals week :)
“God can’t give you all of Himself if you come to him full of yourself.”
– Eric Waterbury
Documentary Tube →
paulalexbriseno:
This is pretty cool. Watch full-length documentaries online for FREE. Some of the categories: Art, Aviation, Business, Conspiracy, Crime, Health, History, Music, Nature, Religion, Science, Travel.
prayer and healing.
it’s not a matter of what comes out of your mouth,
but a matter of what’s inside your heart.
make a snowflake! :D →
“power plants don’t have energy - they generate energy.”
– Brendon Burchard.. i think
iSueEllen: Blue Rose Tuesdays (READ ME!) →
iamrevival-blog:
Bob and Sue Prunebottom were a few years into their marriage when Sue felt the need to challenge Bob on the lack of romance they were experiencing. Gone were the days when he initiated exciting and unexpected events that brought the two of them together romantically. Now…
so good