Monday

Rob Bell

"If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody. And this is because the most powerful things happen when the church surrenders its desire to convert people and convince them to join. It is when the church gives itself away in radical acts of service and compassion, expecting nothing in return, that the way of Jesus is most vividly put on display. To do this, the church must stop thinking about everybody primarily in categories of in or out, saved or not, believer or nonbeliever. Besides the fact that these terms are offensive to those who are the "un" and "non", they work against Jesus' teachings about how we are to treat each other. Jesus commanded us to love our neighbor, and our neighbor can be anybody. We are all created in the image of God, and we are all sacred, valuable creations of God. Everybody matters. To treat people differently based on who believes what is to fail to respect the image of God in everyone. As the book of James says, "God shows no favoritism." So we don't either."-Rob Bell
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"Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and say, "God, you don't know what it's like! You don't understand! You have no idea what I'm going through. You don't have a clue how much this hurts."

The cross is God's way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.

The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, "Me too." -Rob bell
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"It takes quite a spine to turn the other cheek. It takes phenomenal fortitude to love your enemy. It takes firm resolve to pray for those who persecute you."-Rob Bell
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"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." -Marilyn Monroe

Rose Tattoo

I'm wanting to get a rose tattoo very very soon, I want my own design, but these are examples of what I'm looking for and love.

Wish List

Dear Santa, Dad, God, or anyone who is generous,

These are the things I really want. But probably won't get for a while. Unlesss you decide to be very nice to me 0:-)

-Black/Gray Knit Ugg Boots

-GPS

-Fish Eye lens for my NikonD5000

-Small Digital camera I can take on small trips

-A Chihuahua, preferably a boy so I can name it Tank

-Adobe Lightroom

-A JEEP LIBERTY ANYONE? WHITE OR BLACK. :-)

-All the Michael Jackson albums

When we go through a trial of adversity, we need to understand that God is performing radical surgery on our life. The purpose of this surgery is not to destroy us, but to give us a new heart. God is making a fundamental change in who we are and who we will be.-joel