March 2011
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Mar 20th
Mar 20th
April 2010
8 posts
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oh, ladies!
So I’ve been busy the past few days, but I’ve now read up to Genesis 36.  A LOT of things happen during Genesis 21-36: -Isaac is born -God tests Abraham (seeing if he would sacrifice Isaac) -Sarah dies -God leads Abraham’s servant to Rebekah (who became Isaac’s wife) -Abraham dies -Esau & Jacob are born -Esau sells his birthright to Jacob (because he was really hungry)...
Apr 12th
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justice, mercy, and love
Still sick, plus slightly incoherent.  So forgive anything that may not make sense—it made sense in my head. Day 4: Genesis 15-20 -God’s covenant with Abram/Abraham -Hagar & Ishmael -Changing of names (Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah) -Angels’ visit to Abraham and Lot -Destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah -Lot & his daughters -Abimelech Wow, so these six chapters had a...
Apr 9th
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“Truth indeed came once into the world with her divine master, and was a perfect...”
– John Milton, Areopagitica. Long quote is long.  But Milton gives such a beautiful image of Truth, split into a thousand pieces and scattered all over the earth.  God is the only one who knows the whole truth.  As human beings, we can only strive to learn more, and so we have to keep our minds open.
Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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sniffling through day 3
And by “sniffling,” I don’t mean crying.  Unfortunately, I’m pretty sick right now, which does not bode well for me considering I have a weekend trip (which involves a lot of walking around and being outside) that I committed to.  Hopefully, I’ll feel much better by Saturday morning. Now we move onto day three: Genesis 11-14 -the Tower of Babel -introduction of Abram...
Apr 8th
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the years gone by
To be completely honest, I think I’ve been in some kind of spiritual rut for the past four years.  Four years.  That sounds ridiculously long, especially at this age (four years is a fifth of my life!), but it’s the truth.  I remember how I was so on fire for God when I was in my sophomore and junior years of high school.  But looking back, I have to question if that fire was what I thought it...
Apr 6th
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one day at a time
New old project!  In high school, sometime around late sophomore year, I decided I would give that Bible-in-a-year project a try.  I think I got up to either 1 or 2 Chronicles before that fire fizzled out.  So here I am, five years later, taking another shot.  This time, I will stay committed, God help me. Day 1: Genesis 1-5 -Creation story -Fall of Adam & Eve -Cain & Abel (first...
Apr 6th
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joy
For the first time in a long time, I felt a genuine sense of joy. Thank you, God.  Sorry it took so long.
Apr 5th
June 2008
2 posts
procrastination
Procrastination.  I have a love-hate relationship with it.  I hate it, but I do it all the time, in all situations, with everything.  In fact, I’m procrastinating right this second.
Jun 13th
gray
As you get older, you encounter more problems to solve.  Unfortunately, there are also fewer black or white solutions. Gray sucks.
Jun 6th