Sunday, May 19, 2013

Word of the Day ~ April 2013



April 1
·         A jackass turns away from wisdom to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency. All who listen to wisdom will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm. ~

April 2
·         Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. ~ Buddha
·         Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

April 3
·         Don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. ~ Proverbs 3:21-22 NLT

April 4
·         When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. ~ Corrie Ten Boom

April 5
·         The lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey and her month is smoother than oil. In the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a two-edged sword. ~ Proverbs 5-3-4 NLT

April 6
·         Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. ~ Thomas Jefferson

April 7
·         Do the right thing the first time – all the time. If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse. ~ Malcolm Rios

April 8
·         Only silence perfects silence. ~ A.R. Ammons

April 9
·         If you don’t want to be the best, then there’s no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything. ~ Joe Montana
·         What and who we become is our gift to God. ~ Malcolm Rios

April 10
·         Through everything God made, we humans can clearly see his invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature. So we have no excuse for not knowing God. ~ Romans 1:20

April 11
·         You can’t always understand God’s ways. Faith is accepting what we can’t know, and that’s the first step in moving forward. ~ COL Greg Gadson

April 12
·         The more you do “The Right Thing” when it’s easy, the easier it will be to do “The Right Thing” when it’s hard. ~ Malcolm Rios

April 13
·         Success it to be measured not so much by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles which have been overcome while trying to succeed. ~ Booker T. Washington

April 14
·         Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord. How much more does he know the human heart? ~ Proverbs 15:11 NLT

April 15
·         When there is nothing going wrong, there’s nothing going wrong except there’s nothing going wrong! A leader must always be ready. ~ LTG Hal Moore

April 16
·         What pleases the Lord; offerings and sacrifices or obedience to his voice? Obedience is better than sacrifice and submission is better than any offering. ~ 1 Samuel 15:22

April 17
·         A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t. ~ Jack Dempsey

April 18
·         God did not make you to survive the times we live in but to change the times. ~ Steven Furtick
·         You must be the agent of change you so desire. ~ Malcolm Rios

April 19
·         Prosperity knits a man to the World. He feels that he is “finding his place in it,” while really it is finding its place in him. ~ C.S. Lewis

April 20
·         Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. ~ Michael Jordan
·         FAITH without WORKS is DEAD!

April 21
·         You become the slave of whatever you choose to obey. You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to life. ~ Romans 6:16

April 22
·         You are a better man than I; you have repaid me good for evil. You have been kind to me today; when the Lord put me in a place where you could’ve killed me, you didn’t do it. ~ 1 Samuel 24:17-18

April 23
·         Regret and Defeat: These are the voices, these are the lies and I have believed them for the very last time. I am a child of the one true King and I have been set free. ~ Matthew West

April 24
·         The trust is that only by accepting full responsibility for our actions and attitudes can we ever be fully free from guilt. ~ Nancy Leigh DeMoss

April 25
·         As you prepare to turn down the covers tonight – please take a moment to remember the men and women in uniform who took an oath to ensure you have a good night’s sleep. ~ Malcolm Rios

April 26
·         “You have heard the law that says, “Love your neighbor” and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” ~ Matthew 5:43-44 NLT

April 27
·         Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. ~ Proverbs 27:6 NLT

April 28
·         I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Not death or life … not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. ~ Romans 8:38

April 29
·         So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. ~ Romans 9:16

April 30
·         Father to the fatherless, defender of widows – this is God … God places the lonely in families; He sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. ~ Psalm 68:5-6

DMin Adventure in Chattanooga

So I'm in Chattanooga this week to do a research class on site at Tennessee Temple. I wonder what it's gonna be like. 

This morning, Amanda and I got to attend Lifechurch in Cookeville. What a blessing to see my old pastor and friend Bobby Davis (as well as Nick, McKenIe, Greg, Donnie, Bob, Julie, Marlana, Chris, Terry, and Judy). I drove separately because I drove here following the service and a quick bite to eat. But while I was driving, I listened to 93.7 B-Rock. They had a program on called Rock the Rock which showcased heavy Christian music. 

Now you know I love The Metal but I'm encouraged by someone - some radio station - showcasing the heavier sounds with a message about Christ. That's awesome! I applaud you B-Rock! What got me this morning was a Skillet song that was played. It was one of those songs that come across as a song that would be perfect on a UFC / WWE soundtrack. It was aggressive and had good lyrics.

I tried to find the lyrics online and since it was so new, I could only find the We As Humans version. I'd like to share them and then get your thoughts about the Theology of Retaliation:

 Lyrics
You want to push me like I don't mind
You want to break me but not this time
You underestimate the moment you shove
You've got no idea what I'm capable of
No, no you don't

You think I'm going to back down
You better think again
I've always said
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
You're going to suffer
Hit me, I'll hit back harder
The bigger you are, the harder you fall
It's your darkest hour
Hit me, I hit you harder
When my back's against the wall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back
When my back's against the wall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back

You are the darkness and I am the light
You are the fallen and Heaven don't lie
So, so, so step back you're crossing the line
If I told once I've told you one thousand times
No, no you don't

You think I'm going to back down
You better think again
I've always said
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
You're going to suffer
Hit me, I'll hit back harder
The bigger you are, the harder you fall
It's your darkest hour
Hit me, I hit you harder
When my back's against the wall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back
When my back's against the wall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back

(Strike back) x6

The bigger they are, the harder they fall
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
You've got my back against the wall
You've got my back, you're going to fall

The bigger they are, the harder they fall
You're going to suffer
Hit me, I'll hit back harder
The bigger you are, the harder you fall
It's your darkest hour
Hit me, I hit you harder

The bigger they are
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back
The harder they fall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back
The bigger you are, (the bigger you are) the harder you fall
When my back's against the wall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back
When my back's against the wall
I strike back, I strike back, I strike back

Monday, April 8, 2013

Word of the Day ~ March 2013



March 1, 2013
·         You can’t cure stupid!
·         The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge but fools despise wisdom and instruction. ~ Proverbs 1:7 NLT

March 2, 2013
·         As long as you brothers support one another and render assistance to one another, your enemies can never gain victory over you. ~ Genghis Khan

March 3, 2013
·         Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ~ Corrie Ten Boom

March 4, 2013
·         The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. ~ Ernest Hemingway

March 5, 2013
·         Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. ~ Warren Buffett

March 6, 2013
·         The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance – the idea that anything is possible. ~ Ray Bradbury
·         With God all things are possible.

March 7, 2013
·         I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. ~ Leonardo de Vinci

March 8, 2013
·         I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me. I have riches and honor as well as enduring wealth and justice. ~ Wisdom / Truth ~ Proverbs 8:17-19 NLT

March 9, 2013
·         With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve. ~ Muhammad Ali Jinnah

March 10, 2013
·         The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning. It’s time to sing your song again. Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me. Let me be singing when the morning comes.

March 11, 2013
·         Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ~ Romans 15:13 NLT

March 12, 2013
·         To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction. ~ Proverbs 12:1 NLT

March 13, 2013
·         You just turn your pretty head and walk away. ~ Joe Walsh
·         Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. ~ Proverbs 13:3

March 14, 2013
·         If we confess our sins to him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. ~ 1 John 1:9

March 15, 2013
·         THOUGHTS are words ready for take off, but still in need of a flight plan. ~ Bart Physioc
·         Let my words and THOUGHTS be pleasing to you. ~ Psalm 19:14

March 16, 2013
·         Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself. ~ Knute Rockne

March 17, 2013
·         Who is himself humble if necessity compels him to humble another. ~ John Walter Wayland
·         Who is your servant that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me? ~ 2 Samuel 9:8 NLT

March 18, 2013
·         Keep pushing yourself forward. Do whatever it takes. You’ll soon leap over the final hurdle and land right where you want to be. ~ @Sports_Greats

March 19, 2013
·         The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. ~ Albert Einstein

March 20, 2013
·         Not that I was ever in need for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. ~ Philippians 4:11, 13 NLT

March 21, 2013
·         Walk in purity not because you fear God’s wrath toward sinners, but because you feel God’s wrath toward sin. ~ David Platt

March 22, 2013
·         Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you were ordered to reach. ~ George S. Patton

March 23, 2013
·         Make a choice to do your best. What you do, day after day, turns you into who you are. Earn the strength that comes from working through pain. ~ Eric Greitens

March 24, 2013
·         You may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. ~ John 16:33 NLT

March 25, 2013
·         Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man has great power and produces wonderful results. ~ James 5:16 NLT

March 26, 2013
·         We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. ~ Jesse Owens

March 27, 2013
·         It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. ~ Ernest Hemmingway

March 28, 2013
·         When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. ~ Proverbs 28:2 NLT

March 29, 2013
·         After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.” ~ John 17:1 NLT

March 30, 2013
·         I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began. ~ John 17:4, 5 NLT

March 31, 2013
·         Oh death! Where is your sting? Oh hell! Where is your victory? Oh church! Come stand in the light! Our God is not dead! He’s alive! He’s alive! ~ Matt Maher
·         Happy Easter

Monday, March 4, 2013

February 2013 ~ Word of the Day



February 1, 2013
·         If you can’t control what you think, you will not be able to control what you do. ~ @ArmorOGod

February 2, 2013
·         Your happily ever after is exactly what you’ve determined it to be. ~ Malcolm Rios

February 3, 2013
·         Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

February 4, 2013
·         Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Speak up for the poor and helpless and see that they get justice. ~ Proverbs 31:8-9 NLT
·         De oppresso liber

February 5, 2013
·         Your dream will challenge, prod and haunt you until you surrender to its call. ~ Wayne Cordeiro
·         Do or Do Not: there is no try. ~ Yoda

February 6, 2013
·         Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

February 7, 2013
·         Wives: submit to your husbands as to the Lord. Husbands: love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave his life for her. ~ Ephesians 5:22, 25 NLT

February 8, 2013
·         It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite. ~ Sam Levenson
·         The power of life and death is in the tongue. ~ Proverbs 18:21 NLT

February 9, 2013
·         It’s only the dead that can live but still I wrestle with this. To lose the pain that’s mine seventy times seven times. Lord it doesn’t feel right for me to turn a blind eye. ~ Tenth Avenue North, “Losing”

February 10, 2013
·         Get busy living or get busy dying. ~ Andy Dufresne
·         Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving!” ~ Exodus 14:15 NLT

February 11, 2013
·         The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. ~ Proverbs 11:25 NLT

February 12, 2013
·         Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names. ~ Exodus 23:13 NLT

February 13, 2013
·         The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. ~ John 1:5 NLT

February 14, 2013
·         Higher than the mountains that I face. Stronger than the power of the grave. Constant in the trial and the change. One thing – remains. Your love never fails. ~ Kristian Standfill

February 15, 2013
·         Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get by the work you didn’t do. No one ever drowned in sweat. ~ American Sin Bin

February 16, 2013
·         Commit your actions to the Lord and your plans will succeed. We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. ~ Proverbs 16:3, 9 NLT

February 17, 2013
·         A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even tempered. Fools are thought wise when they keep their mouth shut. ~ Proverbs 17: 27, 28 NLT

February 18, 2013
·         When you pray, I will listen. If you look for me with your whole heart, you will find me. ~ Jeremiah 29:12-13 NLT

February 19, 2013
·         Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. ~ William James

February 20, 2013
·         O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? Thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:55, 57 NKJV

February 21, 2013
·         One who knows his weakness may become strong even at the weak point; but he who knows not his weak points cannot be strong at any point. ~ Alexander Balmain Bruce

February 22, 2013
·         There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory. ~ @Fit_Motivator

February 23, 2013
·         Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~ Lao Tzu

February 24, 2013
·         The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. ~ Number 14:18 NLT

February 25, 2013
·         Three things you must remember: 1) The darkest hour is just before dawn. 2) Even the darkest hour only has 60 minutes. 3) Never ever quit! ~ Malcolm Rios

February 26, 2013
·         If live, laugh, love doesn’t work then scream, aim, fire! ~ Malcolm Rios
·         Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest. ~ Proverbs 26:1 NLT

February 27, 2013
·         Remember the guy who quit? Nobody else does either! Let it forever be said of you, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” ~ Malcolm Rios

February 28, 2013
·         Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. ~ Psalm 23:4 NLT