November 2011
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“Yes, am from Nigeria. Look, am just one. There are many more brilliant people,...”
– Asa- Bukola Elemide, 2011
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Your life today is more than what happened yesterday; it’s about what you do with what happened yesterday…Whatever happened back then, you’re now ‘…a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun
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And this was the shape of her desire:
To be a white bird beating its wings against night.
Beating until that was all. To be. Yet not the bird. Or night.
Or the air. Or the beating.
To be a white bird.
- Chris Abani, Becoming Abigail (2006)
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“You will never be satisfied just to know about God. Really knowing God comes...”
– Henry Blackaby
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“…some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright . And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up those rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more dry and empty when they’re gone. I guess I just miss my friend.”
-The Shawshank Redemption, 1994
“You know the name you were given, you do not know the name that you have.”
– José Saramago, All the Names, trans. Margaret Jull Costa (adapted from i12bent)
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A poet once wrote “There was a very cautious man who never laughed or played; he never risked, he never tried, he never sang or prayed. And when one day he passed away, his insurance was denied; for since he never really lived, they claimed he never died!“
So, you’ll never be perfect and you’ll never be perfectly successful. That doesn’t mean you will not succeed...
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Loving each other is an evidence of true discipleship. As stated in John 13:35 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” NIV
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A respected Bible teacher says: ‘If there’s anything that would keep me away from Christ if I was lost…it would be the attitude of Christians towards one another…When I was a kid and an argument broke out…my dad used to say, “We may have a few differences inside these walls but remember, we’re family. If your brother or sister needs you…take care of...
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“‘Love what you do, or don’t do it…Make the choice to do...”
– Carly Fiorina
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“Worry is a lack of trust in God.” So then I began to worry over the fact that I was worrying. Then someone else said, “Just don’t worry about it.” Sounds simple enough, but I come from a line of people who speak faith, but act out of fear. Then a friend came up with this novel idea: “Why don’t you try this worry coupon. It entitles you to worry as much as...
WatchThe way of life can be free and beautiful but we’ve lost the way…
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“It’s not about the size of the seed you sow, but about the God Who can...”
– Bob and Debby Gass, with Ruth Gass Halliday
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going...”
– (via portraitofapatientsoul) 