October 2009
1 post
“Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.
Dietrich...”
July 2009
1 post
stacieburley:
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for
Epicurus | Greek Philosopher
May 2009
8 posts
“Everyone is given a place. You should be what that place needs.”
– Wendell Berry (via lukescommonplacebook)
Is the Christian life about pulling weeds or planting seeds?
“Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is...”
– Iyengar
April 2009
13 posts
“People who imagine that history flatters them are impaled on their history like...”
– James Baldwin, “The White Man’s Guilt”
“God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to...”
– Reinhold Niebuhr
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds”
– Hebrews 10:24
oh the things cooper says
cooper: that's my shot! [pointing at his leg]
me: oh yeah, i see that.
cooper: see... its my blood, its my shot... but God can heal you. He can heal your boo boos. He can heal my blood, too!
[4 year old cooper, sweetest thing ever.]
“Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without...”
– Henri Nouwen
“Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance,...”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“A guy and a girl can be just friends
but at one point or another,
they will...”
– Dave Matthews
March 2009
4 posts
US poised to join Mexico drug war →
“Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future...”
– John Dewey
February 2009
11 posts
“Released.
After 26 years of unconscious living in a
cement square of shame...”
– Don Everts, an excerpt from The Smell of Sin: And the Fresh Air of Grace. He is explaining graphically what sin looks like.
“joy is never in our power and pleasure often is.”
– C. S. Lewis
“I like all the cars in the world and all the people in the world. But I...”
– 4-year-old Cooper S.
(in a completely serious voice, pointing at the horse poop on the grass.)
“If you need an example on how to live, you shouldn’t have been born”
– Lil’ Wayne— when asked if he thinks he is a good role model for his daughter and 10 month-old-son.
Treating Mental Illness in Prison
The United States has the largest and most expensive prison system in the world. The inmate population has grown by nearly 80 percent over the last decade, partly because more than half the inmates commit new crimes soon after release and quickly end up back inside.
Two new reports from prison study groups suggest that mentally ill inmates are prime candidates not just for recidivism, but for...
Julia Roberts' Dirty Secret, Julianne Moore Saves...
Photo Courtesy of Star Pulse
Oh how we love ‘Hollywood’s Pretty Green Woman’ – Julia Roberts. The eco-friendly actress tries to always shops with re-usable canvas bags, preaches the evils of non-organic house cleansers and beauty products. Now, Julia’s giving up showering in an effort to live a greener lifestyle. According to the Green Daily, the actress recently admitted she avoids showering in...
January 2009
4 posts
“Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates...”
– Lao-tzu
“There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only...”
– unknown author.
“Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that...”
– john mayer
December 2008
6 posts
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you...”