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And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!”
And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is what’s important.” - http://friarw.tumblr.com/post...
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Thanks to my secret santa for a book I really wanted: Jim Palmer's "Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God." Now I just need to know who I should extend my personal thanks to.
Louisville, Lexington and Little Rock most similar cities to my dialect. Since I was born and raised in Kentucky, this makes sense. :)
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Ft. Wayne(IN), Rockford (IL), and Aurora (IL). One is a city 20 miles away from where I was born, and all of the cities were in the same general region. :)
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Almost 40 hours with no sleep. The longest I have gone without sleep was 72 hours, at the end of which I was a little delusional. I will probably last for another two hours or so tonight.
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Butterflies of China
Click images to see identification (linked to their respective Flickr pages).
See my other Butterflies of China tumblr posts HERE.
See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE….. - http://friarw.tumblr.com/post...
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Well, We cancelled our early service (8:30 am) due to snow, but ended up having over 120 people at our later service (due to a baptism). I'll take 'em any way I can get 'em.
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Another day has dawned. Good morning, everyone! One good thing about my job is that I can sleep late some days. I didn't get up until 9 am this morning. Just call me a sloth. :^)
"Robin Scroggs is a professor of Professor of Biblical Theology at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is the author of numerous books of biblical scholarship, including Jews, Greeks, and Christians (1976) and New Testament and Homosexuality (1983)."
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Which brings us back to the parable of the prodigal son. The elder brother (standing proxy for you and me) comes in from the fields and hears the sound of music and dancing resounding merrily from the banquet hall. When a servant tells him what it is all about, the brother becomes indignant and refuses to join the party. His Father tries to reason... - http://friarw.tumblr.com/post...
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Jim and family showed up for worship this morning. Of course everything that could go wrong went wrong during the first 15 minutes. Embarrassing. Sorry bud.
"Tripp has made it clear on several podcasts that he became unwilling to raise his kids in a church where this was even a question or issue. When my friend Rachel wrote this, I asked her if I could cross-post it here. Why some are choosing to stay in The United Methodist Church… by Rachel Gipson"
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Is greed a religion today? It does seem that for many people material things hold a place in their lives that was once occupied by belief in God. The economy has achieved what might be described as a sacred status. Like God, the economy, is capable of supplying our needs without limit. Also, like God, the economy is mysterious, dangerous and... - http://friarw.tumblr.com/post...
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astronomy-to-zoology: Chlorocypha cancellata …is a colorful species of Chlorocyphid damselfy (jewel) that occurs in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria and Uganda. It usually inhabits subtropical or tropical moist forests and is generally seen near freshwater rivers... - http://friarw.tumblr.com/post...
