June 2011
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I'm thinking
Perhaps one of the many reasons Jesus was able to love so entirely yet effortlessly — aside from the fact that He is God himself — is that he knew perfectly that he was one with God. That he was loved by God unconditionally. That He had this unending stream of love quenching his thirst and healing his pain each time he was rejected by the world and its people. That clear understanding...
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The legendary Talese →
of course reads New York Times cover to cover, every article, every morning, and has had a french housekeeper for the past 20 years.
Summer nights
can be so painful. I just want to sleep. Bah.
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Welcome to the Tent City →
Figures, however big they are, sometimes are just numbers on pages till I realize Mr. Asad and his families account for the approximately 614,000 Somalis refugees living worldwide. He and his family long to move to Minneapolis, where the largest Somali community resides in the States, where he would feel a little closer to home.
Lord, be the abundant comfort, healing peace and perfect love you...
“… The terrible fire of this calamity burns up all selfishness and...”
– Excerpt from More Desired than Gold: a prayer of a father for his son’s murderers.
Acta Libertas: ‘Good Enough’ is not Good Enough →
actalibertas:
13-Jun-2011 | Christopher Doyle
The tone in Washington with regards to the conflict in Afghanistan has been very frustrating for years, but more so of late. Since the early May killing of Osama bin Laden, a potpourri of reasons have been thrown about to justify any expedited withdrawal of US…
” Discussing the withdrawal of US forces is a viable topic, but not for the...
studious ninja
asianssleepinginthelibrary:
taking a nap break from studying…. or is it from assassinating people? University of Texas PCL
William Park and his 15 minutes of fame on tumblr :D
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What is your dream?
Today at the Refugee school, I got to talk to a man — I didn’t catch his name — during our 30 minutes long coffee/tea break. After I grabbed my coffee, I joined him standing in front of the world map hung one side of the wall. This gentleman had come to the states only a couple of years ago yet he spoke English with surprising amount of comfort. He had traveled from Congo,...
