December 2011
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“Books are essential to Christian growth. And, if there is one disappointment I...”
– Derek Thomas
kam21 asked: I'm reading East of Eden right now! Did you love it? Would love to hear what you thought
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“Don’t you see?” he cried. “The American Standard translation orders men to...”
– John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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Take it all down Christmas is over Do not despair But rather be glad We had a good year Now lets have another Remembering all the good times that we had
Boxing Day - Relient K
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“He [Jesus, the Word of God] “was” before his own flesh; he created his own...”
– Augustine
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All the benefits of being born again are due to the incarnation of Christ: in coming to us, he allows regeneration, purification, and justification to occur. John Piper says in his book Finally Alive that ”Christmas was not optional”. Jesus had to come to earth to allow us to be born again.
“Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be glory...”
– O Come All Ye Faithful
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“Though an Infant now we view Him,
He shall fill His Father’s throne,
Gather...”
– Angels from the realms of glory
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“Man’s maker was made man,
that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His...”
– Augustine
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Third annual reposting of these lyrics:
sejtraav:
I posted this last Christmas, and thought it’s worth repeating this year:
And with this Christmas wish is missed the point I could convey If only I could find the words to say to let You know how much You’ve touched my life Because here is where You’re finding me, in the exact same place as New Year’s eve And from a lack of my persistency,...
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It surprises me how much I love working with the people I work with.
For a group of child-rearing women, they’re pretty fun.
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“The number of prisoners held in the North Korean gulag is not known: one...”
– The Guardian
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Gaudeamus igitur
At each of our Graduation...
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14 Graduation ceremonies and not one Dr Suess “Oh, the places you’ll go!” quote. Disappointing.
Team work in the workplace is completely different to team work at university.
University team work is supposed to replicate and prepare you for working in real life team situations.
Uni team work is stressful, tedious, awkward, impractical, and is inaccurately graded (Schemes to try to allocate marks more appropriately seem only to consider the quantity of work, not the quality of a...
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“So church, stay ready
Keep your heart focused and your eyes steady
Worship Him...”
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Isaac Wimberley/Folk Angel
Anonymous asked: where do you work?
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