The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
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| — | F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via lifeofnick) |
i pillaged some booty today. and by that i mean i bought some neat books.
YES, summer means lots of reading, but i nerded pretty hard today… i should not be allowed to go to library book sales EVER. (i might go back tomorrow to see their rotated stock.) haha my precious loot from the day:
- The Strong-Willed Child- Dr. James Dobson (i’m always trollin’ for reference books for when i’m a counselor… i also have a terrifying niece.)
- Brave New World- Aldous Huxley (my favorite book! i lent my copy out and never got it back, but that’s alright! i got a new one!!)
- The War of the Worlds- H.G. Wells (i have actually never read this!)
- The Stories of Ray Bradbury (100 short stories, including those from The Martian Chronicles— the work that got me into science fiction in the first place. i also just ordered a copy of The Martian Chronicles online a few days ago. awesome.)
- Science Fiction of the 30’s- Edited by Damon Knight (18 of the BEST sci-fi short stories from the 1930s)
- Science Fiction of the 50’s- Eds. Martin Harry Greenberg & Joseph Olander (22 of the BEST sci-fi short stories of the 1950s)
i am one happy camper. :)
In other words, those who know their desire and refuse to kill it, or refuse to act as though they don’t need help, they are the ones who live by faith. Those who do not ask do not trust God enough to desire. They have no faith.
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| — | John Eldredge, Desire |
The Star Trek Book of Opposites - could not stop laughing!
This was a funny article from The Mary Sue
And through a dark night of the soul, I came to realize that salvation happens through a mysterious, indefinable, relational interaction with Jesus in which we become one with Him. I realized Christian conversion worked more like falling in love than understanding a series of concepts or ideas.
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| — | Donald Miller, Searching for God Knows What (via letsfindouttogether) |
OMG!! I saw this and I literaly staretd crying.. WOW! it this happend to me there would be no doughts! OMG WOOOW
very clever, prospective groom, very clever indeed.
captivating.
a few days ago i finished the John Eldredge book Wild at Heart and i thought it only appropriate to read Captivating, the female match to this book, written by his wife. i just finished the second chapter and holy smokes is it good already. long story short, it’s helping me see sides of my relationship with Andy that i didn’t know existed AND it’s helping me to have a MUCH better grasp on the way i reflect the image of God.
IT’S SO GOOD and i’m only at the commencement of chapter 3. huzzah!
