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Our Work – A Gift From God

Posted in Don Meyer, God's Calling, Martin Luther King, Quotes, Satisfaction, Work on September 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »

“Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.” – Psalm 104:23

“Though we may not always understand the circumstances or hardships that we will face, our attitude should be one that says: ‘No matter what I am going through today, this work that I am in is a gift from God'” – Don Meyer1

“If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

– fritz

1 – Elim Bible Institute’s Bell Tower, Spring 2009, Finding Satisfaction in Your Work, pg 10

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How did I get that idea?

Posted in Justice, Quotes on August 31, 2010| Leave a Comment »


“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust?

A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?”

– C.S.Lewis in Mere Christianity

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Relevance of Jesus to Human Life

Posted in Dallas Willard, Humanity, Quotes, Relevance, tagged , on August 27, 2010| Leave a Comment »

“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” – Proverbs 4:23

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” – Proverbs 23:7a

“Heart” doesn’t just mean a blood pump, it means the core of one’s being. We use the term similarly all the time. It refers to our motives and deep desires which are sometimes unknown even to ourselves.

This arena is not found with microscopes, stethoscopes, or telescopes. It is, in that sense, “spiritual” instead of “physical” though some say it is the result of our physical composition.

Also in that sense, everyone has a spiritual formation – be they preachers, businessmen, terrorists, world leaders, dictators or the unemployed – and it is here where change must, and can take place.

“Indeed, the only hope of humanity lies in the fact that, as our spiritual dimension has been formed, so it also can be transformed. Now and throughout the ages this has been acknowledged by everyone who has thought deeply about our condition—from Moses, Solomon, Socrates, and Spinoza, to Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Oprah, and current feminists and environmentalists. … Disagreements have only to do with what in our spirit needs to be changed and how that change can be brought about. AND ON THESE TWO points lies the inescapable relevance of Jesus to human life.”1

– fritz
1 – Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart, NavPress, pg. 14

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