The Perfections of an Imperfect Life

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clayinthehandsofjesus:

I dare you.

Yep!

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"To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible’s teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn’t have any views that upset you. Does that belief make sense? If you don’t trust the Bible enough to let it challenge and correct your thinking, how could you ever have a personal relationship with God? In any truly personal relationship, the other person has to be able to contradict you."

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Tim Keller (via whiteflagxp)

Thank you Tim, and whiteflagxp!

—Pastor Dean

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Wow never thought about it this way

That is if the person believes in the bible, heavy

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cowabungadudeee:

joshuasolomon:

conservativebrew:

Let’s see if this is actually true. ALL of the following men where Roman Catholic priests:
Francesco Castracane degli Antelminelli (1817–1899) – Botanist who was one of the first to introduce microphotography into the study of biology
Roger Bacon (c. 1214–1294) – Significant contributions to mathematics and optics; forerunner of modern scientific method
Eugenio Barsanti (1821–1864) – Possible inventor of the internal combustion engine
Daniello Bartoli (1608–1685) – Bartoli and fellow Jesuit astronomer Niccolò Zucchi are credited as probably having been the first to see the equatorial belts on the planet Jupiter
Paolo Boccone (1633–1704) – Cistercian botanist who contributed to the fields of medicine and toxicology
Anselmus de Boodt (1550–1632) – One of the founders of mineralogy
Theodoric Borgognoni (1205–1298) – Medieval Surgeon who made important contributions to antiseptic practice and anaesthetics
Christopher Borrus (1583–1632) – Mathematician and astronomy who made observations on the magnetic variation of the compass
Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711–1787) – formulation of modern atomic theory, important contributions to astronomy
Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1290–1349) – Mathematician who contributed to mean speed theorem; one of the Oxford Calculators
Jean Buridan (c. 1300 – after 1358) – Early ideas of momentum and inertial motion; sowed the seeds of the Copernican revolution in Europe
Jean Baptiste Carnoy (1836–1899) – Founder of the science of cytology
Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647) – He is known for his work on the problems of optics and motion, work on the precursors of infinitesimal calculus, and the introduction of logarithms to Italy. Cavalieri’s principle in geometry partially anticipated integral calculus
Charles-Michel de l’Épée (1712–1789) – Known as the “father of the deaf” and established the world’s first free school for the deaf
Václav Prokop Diviš (1698–1765) – Studied the lightning rod independent of Franklin; constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history
Jean-Charles de la Faille (1597–1652) – Jesuit mathematician who determined the center of gravity of the sector of a circle for the first time
Andrew Gordon (Benedictine) (1712–1751) – Benedictine monk, physicist, and inventor who made the first electric motor
Marin Mersenne (1588–1648) – Philosopher, mathematician, and music theorist who is often referred to as the “father of acoustics”
Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175 – 1253) – One of the most knowledgeable men of the Middle Ages; has been called “the first man to write down a complete set of steps for performing a scientific experiment.”
Antoine de Laloubère (1600–1664) – The first mathematician to study the properties of the helix
James B. Macelwane (1883–1956) – “The best-known Jesuit seismologist” and “one of the most honored practicioners of the science of all time”; wrote the first textbook on seismology in America
Pierre Macq (1930– ) – Physicist who was awarded the Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences for his work on experimental nuclear physics
Christian Mayer (astronomer) (1719–1783) – Jesuit astronomer most noted for pioneering the study of binary stars
Two of my favorites:
Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) – Augustinian monk and father of genetics
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) –Renaissance astronomer famous for his heliocentric cosmology that set in motion the Copernican Revolution
And of course, my all-time favorite:
Georges Lemaître (1894–1966) – Father of the Big Bang Theory
This is simply a short list of an even greater number of cleric-scientist. So, you can either beleive the rant of an atheist or, actuall, recorded, historical and factual data…your call.

That’s pretty cool.

THIS!

God’s Word

ifimay:

Either you accept all of it, or you accept none of it. There is no middle ground.

Same thing that hit my life, so true, may be an ouch but its a good ouch. Some of us want to pick and choose from the bible but it doesn’t work that way.

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I’m scared of what’s to come. I’m scared of what will be. I’m scared of who I will lose. Lord, give me hope, give me trust, give me patience. Help me see that Your plan is better than mine, Your love is greater than life. That whatever happens will be for Your glory, and help me be content with that. Let me push away my earthly desires and give everything to You. Right now, I hand everything over to You.

(Source: agirlchangingtheworld, via mygodsnotdeadhessurelyalive)

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