“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.”
Posted by: jakinnan | July 30, 2012
Rush to Happiness
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 30, 2012
07/30/2012 Scripture
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
Matthew 5:13 NLT
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 29, 2012
Natural Rythmn
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
-Hal Borland
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 29, 2012
07/29/2012 Scripture
“God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.”
-Matthew 5:11-12 NLT
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 28, 2012
Natural Church
“It is a kind of church, back in these last cores. It may not be your church — this last one percent of the West – but it is mine, and I am asking unashamedly to be allowed to continue worshipping the miracle of the planet, and the worship of a natural system not yet touched, never touched by the machines of man. A place with the residue of God – the scent, feel, sight, taste, and sound of God – forever fresh upon it”
― Rick Bass, The Book of Yaak
Picture Credit: Jeremy Woodhouse
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 28, 2012
07/28/2012 Scripture
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
-Matthew 5:9-10 NLT
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 27, 2012
Fight for Your Wild Heart
“If it’s wild to your own heart, protect it. Preserve it. Love it. And fight for it, and dedicate yourself to it, whether it’s a mountain range, your wife, your husband, or even (god forbid) your job. It doesn’t matter if it’s wild to anyone else: if it’s what makes your heart sing, if it’s what makes your days soar like a hawk in the summertime, then focus on it. Because for sure, it’s wild, and if it’s wild, it’ll mean you’re still free. No matter where you are.”
-Rick Bass
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 27, 2012
07/27/2012 Scripture
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
Hebrew 12:1-2 NLT
Picture Credit: Irwin Scott
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 26, 2012
Core Speaking
No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied — it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
-Ansel Adams
Picture Credit: Ansel Adams
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Posted by: jakinnan | July 26, 2012
07/26/2012 Scripture
He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi. How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
-Song of Solomon 1:14-15 NLT
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