agape archegos (love the author of life)

"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you."

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:59 -0400

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”

- James 4:8a (via pureblyss)

"I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:53 -0400

“I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of possibilities. But the reality is, until you make a decision, you have nothing at all.”

- Janet Finch (via hellanne)

"When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:30 -0400

“When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.”

- Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life (via withonefootinafairytale)

"We wear clothes, and speak, and create civilizations, and believe we are more than wolves. But..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:04 -0400

“We wear clothes, and speak, and create civilizations, and believe we are more than wolves. But inside us there is a word we cannot pronounce and that is who we are.”

- Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (via larmoyante)

"You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.” The trees in your orchard say not so, nor..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:38 -0400

““You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.”
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.
Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights, is worthy of all else from you.
And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.
And what desert greater shall there be, than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving?
And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?
See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.
For in truth it is life that gives unto life–while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.””

- Khalil Gibran (via thelittlephilosopher)

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:57 -0400

“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”

- Ephesians 4:29 (ESV)

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Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:35 -0400

"Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels...."

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:13 -0400

“Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.”

- Unknown (via hislivingpoetry)

"Our pain qualifies us for ministry."

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:03 -0400

“Our pain qualifies us for ministry.”

- My Mama (via cerasmith)

"Hearing from God is exhilarating. His voice resounds with the possibility of progress. His..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:10:26 -0400

“Hearing from God is exhilarating. His voice resounds with the possibility of progress. His instruction contains the seed of success, of change, of hope.”

- Steven Furtick (via pureblyss)

"How did a man born of Eastern descent, a man who called himself the Prince of Peace, a man whom the..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:33 -0400

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How did a man born of Eastern descent, a man who called himself the Prince of Peace, a man whom the sacred writings describe as eating with prostitutes and providing wine at weddings and healing the sick and ignoring any political plot, a man who wants us to turn the other cheek and give all our possessions if we are sued, become associated with—no, become the poster boy for—a Western moral and financial agenda communicated through the rhetoric of war and ignorant of the damage it is causing to a world living in poverty?

My only answer is that Satan is crafty indeed.

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- Donald Miller (via blakebaggott)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:34:53 -0400

"Much that may one day be possible can already be prepared by the solitary individual, and built with..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:00 -0400

“Much that may one day be possible can already be prepared by the solitary individual, and built with his own hands which make fewer mistakes. Therefore love your solitude and bear the pain of it without self-pity. The distance you feel from those around you should trouble you no more than your distance from the farthest stars. be glad that you are growing, and realize that you cannot take anyone with you: be gentle with those who stay behind. Be confident and calm before them, and don’t torment them with your doubts or distress them with your ambitions which they wouldn’t be able to comprehend. Find in a true and simple way what you have in common with them, which does not need to change when you yourself change and change again. When you see them, love life in a from that is not your own, and be kind to all the people who are afraid of their aloneness”

- Love the Solitude.

Worpswede, July 16, 1903

Letters to a young poet
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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:30:18 -0400

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices."

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:20:16 -0400

““A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.””

- William James (via thelittlephilosopher)

"The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:19:12 -0400

““The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.””

- Pablo Neruda (via thelittlephilosopher)

"People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:57 -0400

““People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get ahead in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.””

- George Bernard Shaw (via thelittlephilosopher)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:27:25 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:07 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:27 -0400