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Tag Archives: purpose
When You Search for Me…
Photo by Johannes Plenio “You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all of your heart.” ~Jeremiah 29:13 ~AΩ~
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged eternity, God, identity, Jeremiah 29:13, meaning of life, purpose, stars
11 Comments
Strange but True
Thought for the Week In response to the assertion that occurrences in the natural world are random, Albert Einstein replied, “That nonsense is not merely nonsense, it is objectionable nonsense.” Are random events actually the result of some complex intentionality; … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, coincidence, history, Mark Twain, purpose, random, thought for the week, Titanic
49 Comments
All That Matters
“All that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6 ∴
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged failure, Francis Chan, Galatians 5:6, life, love, purpose, success
11 Comments
Another Choice
Originally posted on lpb – quest :
“The big problem with death is not only that it puts an end to life, but it also echoes that our existence is a kind of failure: all that we do, or suffer, or…
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:55, blogging, death, eternity, Featured Blogger, purpose, resurrection
5 Comments
My Own Private Easter
‘A Boy in the Forest’ by Pikila This is an excerpt from Fool’s Odyssey, an autobiographical narrative I wrote some years back, based on a journal I’d kept as a young man searching for the meaning of life. It seems … Continue reading
Posted in Fool's Odyssey, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged Easter, God, Good Friday, Maundy Holy Thursday, meaning of life, purpose
19 Comments
Broken Relationships
Sign spotted in a taxi cab Thought for the Week Whatever your biggest priority is, whatever you’re most passionately or desperately trying to accomplish in life — if it’s not about relationships, it should be number two on your To … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Matthew 5:23-24, museum, purpose, relationships, taxi cab, thought for the week, to do lists, unique
37 Comments
Humility Sets Us Free
Photo by Mystic Art Design Thought for the Week It’s common to hear statements to the effect that pride frees us to become our true selves. But this is false pride. Instead, we must reverse the formula. For it’s humility that … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Flannery O'Connor, freedom, humility, pride, purpose, thought for the week
21 Comments
Live!
Photo by James Wheeler Thought for the Week “I’m not telling you to make the world better…I’m just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged grace, inspiration, Joan Didion, mentoring, motivation, parenting, purpose, thought for the week
28 Comments
“Coincidence? I Think Not!”
“Coincidence? I think not!” is a cliché used to tease people deemed naïve, those who think every slight similarity is fraught with cosmic meaning. And yet there are those times when something is so coincidental, we sense it really must … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, coincidences, God, L'Abri, meaning of life, purpose, spiritual journey
29 Comments
Mixed Blessings
The term “mixed blessings” is redundant. Why do I say that? Because all true blessings are mixed. God isn’t just in the blessing business, he’s in the growth business, and growth requires challenges, difficulty. Just as our muscles don’t grow … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Movies
Tagged challenges, future, God, Healing River, maturity, personal growth, purpose
54 Comments