Posted by: jakinnan | August 23, 2012

Natural Blockbuster

“Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.”

-Yann Martel, Life of Pi

Picture Credit: James Bo Insogna

Posted by: jakinnan | August 23, 2012

08/23/2012 Scripture

So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

-Hebrews 10:35-36 NLT

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Posted by: jakinnan | August 22, 2012

Seize the Natural Details

“When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes.

-Anton Chekhov

Posted by: jakinnan | August 22, 2012

08/22/2012 Scripture

Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.

-Hebrews 1o:32 NLT

Posted by: jakinnan | August 21, 2012

Explore Your Inner Nature

“Nature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. Nature is ourselves, to be cherished and explored.”

― Terence McKenna

Picture Credit: Chip Phillips

Posted by: jakinnan | August 21, 2012

08/21/2012 Scripture

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

-Hebrews 10:23-25 NLT

Picture Credit: Chip Phillips

Posted by: jakinnan | August 20, 2012

Uncover the Inner Wild

“There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties”

-John Muir

Picture Credit: Ivan Gouron

Posted by: jakinnan | August 20, 2012

08/20/2012 Scripture

And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Hebrews 10:21-22 NLT

Picture Credit: Ivan Gouron

Posted by: jakinnan | August 19, 2012

Our Earthly Inheritance

“I had an inheritance from my father,
It was the moon and the sun.
And though I roam all over the world,
The spending of it’s never done.”

-Ernest Hemingway

Picture Credit: James Leavy

Posted by: jakinnan | August 19, 2012

08/19/2012 Scripture

 And so, dear brothers and sisters,we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.

-Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT

Picture Credit: Kellee Hieb

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