February 2012
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Happy 126th Founder's Day! →
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Three quotes that describe today (Sunday)
“I just want to finish well.”
“Revelation and insight have been given to you. It can be both a blessing and a curse.”
“We need to pray like we need air.”
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To evaluate: National Geographic's article on The... →
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“Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who...”
– (Isaiah 35:3-4 ESV)
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“Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to...”
– David Foster Wallace on worship and there being no such thing as functional atheism
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First century fragment of Mark's gospel found?... →
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“O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you.
Be our arm every morning,
our...”
– (Isaiah 33:2 ESV)
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Symbolic logos- cool stuff! →
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Bigthink.com. An interesting resource of blogs,... →
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Tim Keller at Oxford - check it out! →
A skeptical student encounters Jesus
The insider and the outcast encounter Jesus
Two grieving sisters encounter Jesus
A wedding party encounters Jesus
Tim Keller responds to Oxford’s questions
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Whitney Houston and Seck Leong
Two people who couldn’t be more different, but who both have gone to meet their Maker: Whitney Houstin is a pop sensation, a culture icon, a musical megastar who has left the world a legacy of beautiful music and power ballads that will go down in history, as well as a hauntingly gorgeous voice that grips and captivates. After a superstar career in the music world, she died at the age of 48,...
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“Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?...”
– The God who is omnipresent.
(Psalm 139:7-10 ESV)
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Tim Challies: you might as well ask the right... →
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D A Carson on Revelation- the list. →
Source:
Albrecht Dürer, The Revelation of St John: The Four Riders of the Apocalypse, 1497-98, Woodcut, 39 x 28 cm
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Prayer for a peaceful farewell
Merton or Bodine, Spires and halls What God watched me then, Is He that watches all. The same God of my past Is the God of your future So with the gospel your mast Make His Word your life’s anchor. Bow your knees at His throne Every day, every night Keep on in what you’ve learnt Use it well in your fight. Crucify youthful passions Flee all appearance of wrong Drink deep from...
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WatchThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by Moonbot Studios.
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques...
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Resurgence events and conferences →
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From Passion 2011: Words that brought clarity and...
Tonight as I sat in the carpark after hearing this sermon, I prayed a prayer of thanksgiving, reminded of how gracious and good God is to a sinner like me. These 7 truths showed me afresh the truth that God makes much of me BY freeing me to make much of God. In other words, by being God-centered in how He loves me, God is loving me most. Loving God is the highest joy there is, and God loves me...
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“This is God’s Word. It is smarter than you are. [Amen!] God is smarter...”
– John Piper at conference on prayer, panel discussion, speaking of the intellectual difficulties brought about by a sovereign God and our responsibility - addressing someone who might be fatalistic. Brilliant!
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“It’s not that my soul will be kept out of heaven, but that heaven will be...”
– Heard at Desiring God panel from conference on prayer
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An Alternative Education: Three things we're doing... →
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PISA: What can parents do to help their children... →
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“Quietly faithful, unnoticed but true
Help me dear Jesus, to hold fast to You....”
– Prayer for more faithfulness
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Does anyone care about faithfulness?
We live in a world of indexes, of measurement and calculation. We live in a world where success is king, and value is determined by what you achieve, what you attain, what results you obtain. As a teacher, I insist my students perform - that they produce, that they prove and validate themselves somehow- mostly through standardized assessment. But it would seem that God delights not in having us do...