Quotes
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You Are God’s Idea
Yesterday I was listening to a podcast featuring Matt Chandler, preacher at The Village Church in the Dallas area. He said four simple words that are so profound I’ve not been able to stop mulling it over. He said, “You are God’s idea.” Of course, I already knew that God made me and that He Continue reading
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Hahaha
A friend of mine gave me a printout this morning with some hilarious and insightful quotes. The one that really got me laughing: “The first testicular guard, the ‘cup,’ was used in hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that Continue reading
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Preschool Theology
It’s amazing how kids get it. We have so much to learn from them. This morning when Ms. Grace was teaching the Bible story at the Training Station, she asked them what a miracle is. One little girl raised her hand and said, “Something only God can do.” That floored me. Adults write huge volumes Continue reading
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Unique Fat Americans
This morning I was listening to the podcast from North Point Community Church. Andy Stanley had this great quote: “We’re in a recession, and we’re still fat…. That is uniquely American.” Continue reading
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Dumb, Dumber, and What The?!?
Today I saw an online article about the increase in teen pregnancies, which have risen for the first time in a decade. Here’s a quote: “The cause of the increase is the subject of debate. Several experts blamed the increase in teen pregnancies on sex-education programs that focus on encouraging abstinence.” Are these people just Continue reading
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Funny Bagpipes
“The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven’t seen the joke yet.” – Oliver Herford, 1863 – 1935 Continue reading
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Funny Football Quote
“Football combines the two worst features of modern American life; it’s violence punctuated by committee meetings.” – George F. Will Continue reading
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My New Favorite Paragraph
I have a new favorite paragraph. It’s from page 115 of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. The narrator is an old dying country preacher writing about dancing the waltz alone in his study: “I plan to do all my waltzing here in the study. I have thought I might have a book ready at hand to Continue reading
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Quote
“It doesn’t matter who gets the credit as long as God gets the glory.” – Craig Groeschel Continue reading
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Christianese Blooper
I just stumbled across a funny reminder that Christians need to be careful not to slip into Christianese. When I saw a podcast sermon title and clicked on the information button to see what it was about, it said: “A study in Romans chapter 8 encouraging Christians to be anxious for nothing.” Sounds kinda like Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 