Categotry Archives: Things that are too good to keep

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Chew on This Awhile

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Categories: food for thought, quotables, Things that are too good to keep

From ReJesus by Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch:

“To say that we are all made in the image of God is to acknowledge that there are certain, special qualities of human nature that allow God to be made manifest in us. It is a statement about God’s love for humans but also a statement about the uniqueness and beauty of humans. A belief in the imago Dei is not a denial of the inherent sinfulness of all people. To deny such is not only heretical, it’s just plain ignorant. The human race continues to give myriad examples of our depravity and potential for evil. Rather, it recognizes that God’s image is so indelibly stamped on our nature that not even the fall can completely erase it.”

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Man, That Felt Good

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Categories: Things that are too good to keep

Can I share a moment of personal achievement with you?

Yesterday, I went and did something that, to my knowledge, I have never done, ever, in my whole life.

I went to the mall and bought a pair of smaller jeans.

(It was getting almost to the point that I needed to go around holding my pants up with one hand.)

In the past five weeks (since Jan. 1), I have lost 17 pounds. That’s for a total of 31 pounds since I started trying to lose weight in earnest.

To borrow a line from Stacy the Hooting Waiter:

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I Soooo Wish I Had Come Up With This One

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Categories: Things I Wish I'd Thought Of First, Things that Are Amazingly Awesome, Things that are too good to keep

Hats off to Jonathan of Missio Dei for sharing this awesome story…

Guy walks into a bar and sees three guys engaging a passionate conversation about something. Curious that he is, he walks up to them and asks, “What’s the ruckus?”

“We’re trying to figure out what kind of beer this is,” the first guy says, a little taken aback by the interruption, but immediately turning back to his two friends. “It’s amber color reveals the rich texture of an bass pale ale.”

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You Like Me, You Like Me, You Really Really Like Me

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Categories: fun, Things that are too good to keep

Wow, what an honor! I have been awarded the coveted Subversive Blogger Award. Thanks be to God, and to Jim. 🙂

I’d like to thank all the “little people”–oh, wait…subversive blogging is all about us “little people”, isn’t it? So, okay, what I said before. Thanks to all the little people. You are not so little in the eyes of Jesus.

Jake Bouma, who started this round of awards, says this on his blog:

“Subversive bloggers are unsatisfied with the status quo, whether in church, politics, economics or any other power-laden institution, and they are searching for (and blogging about) what is new (or a “return to”) – even though it may be labeled as sacrilege, dangerous, or subversive.”

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A Funny Thing Happened the Other Day When We Were Leaving the House to Go Buy My Guitar

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Categories: Things that are too good to keep, What the heck was THAT?

(The McQuilkin family is in the car, backing out of the driveway. The garage door has just closed.)
The Wild One (searching her purse): “Where are my sunglasses?”

The Director and Me: ……

The Wild One (to The Director): “Josh, here’s my keys. I left my sunglasses inside. They are on the desk just inside. Go get them, okay?”

The Director: “Okay.”

(The Director exits the car and goes into the house through the front door.)

(We wait………a cell phone rings.)

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