February 2010
29 posts
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“Too many of us have a deep reverence for the creation and little for the...”
– MD
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“You didn’t hear it from me, but today is no-gossip Tuesday. Oh, shhh,...”
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“Half-hearted Christians are the most miserable people of all. They know enough...”
– Ray Ortlund Sr.
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Contentment in a Best-Kept Secret
For my online friends tirelessly promoting themselves through social networks, it’s time for a selah; to pause, take a breath, rest, and reason together.
I realize that publishers and marketers are telling you that you need to do this. Also realize that some of these same people were telling you that you needed to be on Second Life or create your own virtual world five years ago. Realize...
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“Be joyfully depressed! Without depression, the topography of one’s life...”
– MD
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“Don’t have a faith that says anything bad that happens to you is an...”
– MD
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Hayley - Reading the Thoughts of Men →
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Gold Medal Moment- Unplugged →
By far my fav vid of van2010 so far. No announcers, just the silent prep, anticipation, and execution of Lindsey Vonn’s gold medal run.
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My name is Hurl →
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“Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one.”
– Voltaire
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“God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome.”
– Chambers
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Hayley & I will be on American Family Radio to... →
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Christian publishing pioneer passes
Bob Hawkins Sr. died on Feb. 9th after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 89. He founded Harvest House Publishers in 1974, then moved it to Eugene, Oregon (my neck of the woods) in 1981.
His son Bob Hawkins Jr. has been running Harvest House since 1991, and is a member of my favorite church staff/family in the world, First Baptist in Eugene.
One of my favorite nuggets about...
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“If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it...”
– A.W. Tozer
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Sorry Boys, Coffee is a Date →
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“No one can lead another farther than he himself has gone. For many ministers...”
– A.W. Tozer - The Responsibility of Leadership
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Super Bowl Advertisers Agree: Men Want Pants →
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“Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are...”
– Spurgeon
Cupidity in marriage on Family Life Today →
Michael and Hayley DiMarco tell how our emotions, especially selfishness, often derail us in marriage on Family Life Today.
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Part one - Cupidity interview with Family Life... →
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“You have no business to find out where God is leading, the only thing God will...”
– Oswald Chambers
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I haven't seen "Lost"
it seems like a really depressing Gilligan’s Island. who needs that?
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“Without the gospel, what’s the point?”
– ~ MD
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Dear lady with the two sick kids at Panera...
I’m sorry it’s a snow day and you can’t send your kids to infect all the other kids. But can’t your Pumpkin Muffie addiction wait or at least get them to go?
“How are you making disciples?”
– Matthew 28:19