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Verse of the Day:
“For I am always aware of your unfailing love,”
~Ps 26:3
Quote of the Day:
“The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.”
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Lyrics of the Day:
“Maybe You’re speaking
Through the silence
Maybe it’s all I need to hear
Give me the patience
If it’s quiet
I need to rest here
And wait
For You as long as it takes”
~“Silence” by Anthony Evans
Currently listening to “The Reckoning” by NeedToBreathe
Verse of the Day:
“But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
~Isaiah 54:17
Quote of the Day:
“The greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted.”
~Neil deGrasse Tyson
Lyrics of the Day:
“So you miss the feeling when you step outside
Yeah your mind comes all untied
And then you open up your eyes
And you don’t feel lonely
See it feels bad now but its gonna get better”
~“Almost Everythign” by Wakey!Wakey!
Currently listening to “Sweeter” by Gavin DeGraw
Verse of the Day:
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts ”
~Col 3:15
Quote of the Day:
“Anything done, for the good or not, that is done without love is absolutely meaningless. A life without love only leads to bankruptcy.”
~Jill Loyden
Lyrics of the Day:
“I’m all for believing, if you can reveal, the true colours within,
And say you will be there for me to hold,
When the faith grows old (I’m all for believing)
And life turns cold, (I’m all for believing)
When the faith grows old, (I’m all for believing) and life turns cold.
So if you’re cold I will stay, maybe fate will guide the way.
I believe in what I see and baby we were meant to be, ”
~“All For Believing” by Missy Higgins
Currently listening to “Self-titled” by James Blake
Verse of the Day:
“He forgives your sins—every one.
He heals your diseases—every one.
He redeems you from hell—saves your life!
He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown.
He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal.
He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence. ”
~Ps 103:3-5
Quote of the Day:
“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.”
~Albert Camus
Photo of the Day:
Crystal Angel by h.wilson
Currently reading to “The Tehran Initiative” by Joel C. Rosenberg
Verse of the Day:
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
will accomplish this. ”
~Is 9:6-7
Quote of the Day:
“We all hope. It’s what keeps us alive.”
~David Mamet
Lyrics of the Day:
“When I’m worried and I can’t sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings”
~“Count Your Blessings” sung by Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby.
Currently reading to “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
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Verse of the Day:
“For we live by faith, not by sight.”
~II Cor 5:7
Quote of the Day:
“If men had postponed the search for knowledge and beauty until they were secure, the search would never have begun.”
~C.S. Lewis
Video of the Day:
Currently listening to “Winter Songs” by The Hotel Cafe
Verse of the Day:
“Your laws are my treasure;
they are my heart’s delight.
I am determined to keep your decrees
to the very end..”
~Ps 119:11-112
Quote of the Day: THIS…all of this
“As a literary enthusiast I feel it is my duty to point out that we have a crisis on our hands! In contemporary times, our words have lost their meanings. So long are the love letters, the quintessential childhood passing of notes, the post cards from afar and now the demise of the spoken word. Replacing our tangible treasures is the mindless revolution of texting, facebooking, and e-mailing. While technology has given us many conveniences and has become vital to our progression, it has likewise robbed us of our sentiment. Placed in a box for safekeeping under my mo ther’s bed are letters, birthday cards and postcards from family and friends. I soon realize that my written memories are all virtually stored in abundance, retrievable only via modern technology. I am troubled by this dying sentiment, unsettled that somewhere in cyber space the words of my generation are left ambiguous and delete-able.
While various forms of social media have increased the volume and ability of our communication, it has diminished the substance of it. We live in a time where we can instantly communicate with anyone, anywhere and anytime around the world. This has allotted us substantial growth by means of information sharing but has nonetheless set us back in content. The short, imperfect and informal nature of our communication has moved us into an age of personal thoughtless blather. Less is expected of us when it comes to communication; our tone is understood through emoticons, extra letters accenting certain words and an understood Internet code language.
The Zuckerberg revolution, aka the creation of Facebook, has singlehandedly changed the way our generation communicates. We have become cyborg-like in that our personalities can be understood by a quick glance at our profile and what we chose to electronically convey. Ironically, the more we text, post and chat the more interacting we lose. Our words and their meaning are lost in the sending and receiving. While literary and communicative triumphs once expanded our world, such as the invention of moveable type and the postal service, the “at our fingertips” revolution, Facebook being the protagonist, has shrunken our literary culture to three simple forms: messaging, e-mail and chat.
Not to sound like a stone-age romantic, as I too guiltlessly indulge in modern marvels, but I find it saddening that writing “Happy Birthday” on a friends wall is supplementary to a birthday card, text-flirting has replaced sweet phone calls and letters from far away friends are substituted by shapeless e-mails. In a world where we are endlessly tempted to swap reality for the cyber, I propose we are losing our paper trail. While it may not sound detrimental to us now I, however, feel envious of my mother with her paper life neatly stashed under her bed for joyful reminiscing whenever she needs it most.”
~”The End of the Love Letter” by Ashley Major
Video of the Day:
Currently listening to “Jingle Bells Jazz” by Various Artists
Verse of the Day:
“Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
~James 2:18
Quote of the Day:
“But you know happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.”
~J.K. Rowling
Lyrics of the Day:
“Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.”
~”Oh Holy Night”
Currently listening to “Let it Snow” by Michael Buble’
Verse of the Day:
“ I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. 3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
~Col 2:2-3
Quote of the Day:
“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.”
~Ruth Gordon
Video of the Day:
Currently listening to “Hell on Heels” by Pistol Annies
