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Welcome to our blog post about 5 Inspiring Learning Styles Quotes to Help You Relax and Learn. Learning can be a daunting process, but these quotes can provide some much-needed inspiration to keep you motivated and encouraged. So why not take a moment to relax, reflect and be inspired?
4. “When it is time for you to leave this school, leave your job, or even leave this earth, you make sure you have worked hard to make sure it mattered you were even here.”
5. “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.”
6. “Life’s impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It’s what shapes our time here. It’s what makes it so important than not a single moment be wasted.”
9. “Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom.”
12. “The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. Ubuntu was right.”
15. “And I spent a lot of time hurting people who loved me just so I could impress people who didn’t even care about me.”
17. “Maybe the question isn’t “What do I want to do with my life?” but “Who do I want to be? What contribution do I want to make?” It’s not even all about altruism. It’s also about living the life that keeps you interested and engaged and passionate – and that leaves you feeling fulfilled. When.”
18. “I was taught to remember, but never question. Wes was taught to forget, and never ask why. We learned our lessons well and were showing them off to a tee. We sat there, just a few feet from each other, both silent, pondering an absence.”
19. “I realized then how difficult it is to separate the two. The expectations that others place on us help us form our expectations of ourselves.”
21. “I learned that the way governors projected the numbers of beds they’d need for prison facilities was by examining the reading scores of third graders. Elected officials deduced that a strong percentage of kids reading below their grade level by third grade would be needing a secure place to stay when they got older.”
23. “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives, and it’s the rare person who can walk away from what feels like a sure thing.”
24. “Our adult lives begin with a first moment of stillness. We leave school and there’s no next grade to go to, no one to tell us how to spend our time – we are faced with an intimidating absence of inevitable next steps. Possibilities and choices suddenly abound. And for a lot of us it’s terrifying.”
25. “Young boys are more likely to believe in themselves if they know that there’s someone, somewhere, who shares that belief. To carry the burden of belief alone is too much for most young shoulders.”
26. “I began at some point to understand the whole idea of accountability and responsibility and leadership, and I think that was something that really birthed something in me, where I knew I wanted to be part of a larger equation in our society.”
33. “Some critics will counter that poverty is a choice made by those that are lazy or who lack the desire to change their loves for the better. I agree that poverty is a choice. But that choice is not made by the people who live under its oppressive effects. Rather, the choice is ours. It’s the choice of government that represents our priorities and allocates our investments. Its a choice reinforced by the companies we patronize and the organizations we support.”
34. “Just stand next to the white people. They’ll get off by Hundred and Tenth Street.” Justin broke down his strategy for securing a seat as we shoved ourselves onto the crowded Number 2 train heading uptown.”
35. “In the United States, we see these same faces, and our reflex is to pick up our pace and cross the street. And in this reflexive gesture, the dimensions of our tragedy are laid bare.”
36. “I just want to make sure that public service doesn’t have to be an occupation, but it needs to be a way of life.”
37. “My father had been my Moses, bringing me to life. Then my grandfather became my Joshua, carrying me through my childhood and teen years into adulthood.”
38. “I sat back, allowing Wes’s words to sink in. Then I responded, “I guess it’s hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances.”
40. “I’m not a warmonger – like many who have worn the uniform, I am particularly averse to war. I’m also not someone who believes in empire building or imperialistic or paternalistic attitudes about the world outside of America. But our passion, influence, and responsibility as humans can never end at our borders.”
41. “After my time working for the government as a soldier, I reacquainted myself with the possibilities of government as a force for good beyond its awesome capacity as a force in war and security.”
42. “Abdullah explained to me the man had not understood the significance of the image on the flag, so Abdullah told him it was a picture of Afghanistan – a picture of his country. At that, the man had shrugged and walked away. That’s when I started to understand that our goal of establishing loyalty to a national government was possibly in trouble.”
44. “Our society’s insistence on limiting help to those who “deserve it, ” as indicated by their status in the labor market, has a profound impact on the capacity of those living in deep poverty to escape... we also cannot defend the inhumane debate about who are the deserving versus the undeserving poor.”
46. “One thing I began to realize in my travels was that everyone I met who was truly successful – whether in business, in philanthropic work, in human rights, in government, or in raising a family – shared one common trait: they were fanatically passionate about the work they did.”
Might be that. Don't see it on Allender's checklist and the only card image links I got were for those shown in the blog or whatever that is. Says its from 2011, so you would think someone would know about SNL. It might have just been a test run or a proposed set that didn't pan out.
This is what I hate about the internet. Stuff comes up in searches that can be old, unidentified, made up or have nothing to do with what you're looking for no matter how you struggle to word the search.
By the way, those card designs are lifted from older years of TOPPS Baseball cards, so don't know what that means either.
Could be, can't even say what that blog was for sure. Again another big problem with the internet that will actually serve to help ruin society years from now. Stuff just hangs out forever and searches call it up and no one can tell what's real or fake. A good parody is just stupid enough to be believable.
Quote:Originally posted by Ryan Cracknell: It's not an actual card -- just a digital What If? fan-made mock-up. And a fantastic one at that.
Quote:Originally posted by catskilleagle: Yeah, but I want that card. quote:Originally posted by Ryan Cracknell: It's not an actual card -- just a digital What If? fan-made mock-up. And a fantastic one at that.
Save the image to your PC. Print it out. Cut it down to size and glue it to the front of the card of your choice.
Even better, I'm going to save the photo and print it out and see if my brother's girlfriend knows who Father Guido Sarducci is.
It's a game I like to play with my brother's girlfriends because they tend to be too young to remember things from the 70's. I think the game could get picked up by ABC for their game show night.
Quote:Originally posted by Raven: quote:Originally posted by catskilleagle: Yeah, but I want that card. quote:Originally posted by Ryan Cracknell: It's not an actual card -- just a digital What If? fan-made mock-up. And a fantastic one at that. Hey Jess, Save the image to your PC. Print it out. Cut it down to size and glue it to the front of the card of your choice. Call it, things you can do with a digital card. I could think of a couple of others too. Raven
An SNL set would be cool. The autograph list would sample a wide variety of celebrities (cast, guests, musical guests). The sketches of moments from famous sketches could be great: Samurai Delicatessen, Two Wild and Crazy Guys, Gumby, Wayne's World, Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, Christopher Walken in Cowbell, that over-medicated character Cheri Oteri did, Astronaut Jones - funny visuals.
Quote:Originally posted by mykdude: quote:Originally posted by catskilleagle: Yeah, but I want that card. quote:Originally posted by Ryan Cracknell: It's not an actual card -- just a digital What If? fan-made mock-up. And a fantastic one at that. I want the set!!! Sure would welcome a Topps SNL archives set over another boring Star Wars release.
Quote:Originally posted by Raven: quote:Originally posted by catskilleagle: Yeah, but I want that card. quote:Originally posted by Ryan Cracknell: It's not an actual card -- just a digital What If? fan-made mock-up. And a fantastic one at that. Hey Jess, Save the image to your PC. Print it out. Cut it down to size and glue it to the front of the card of your choice. Call it, things you can do with a digital card. I could think of a couple of others too. Raven
An SNL set would be cool. The autograph list would sample a wide variety of celebrities (cast, guests, musical guests). The sketches of moments from famous sketches could be great: Samurai Delicatessen, Two Wild and Crazy Guys, Gumby, Wayne's World, Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, Christopher Walken in Cowbell, that over-medicated character Cheri Oteri did, Astronaut Jones - funny visuals.
Quote:Originally posted by mykdude: quote:Originally posted by catskilleagle: Yeah, but I want that card. quote:Originally posted by Ryan Cracknell: It's not an actual card -- just a digital What If? fan-made mock-up. And a fantastic one at that. I want the set!!! Sure would welcome a Topps SNL archives set over another boring Star Wars release.
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I got a little more serious about ordering the FitMi when that all ended 7 months after his stroke. I wish I hadn’t waited to order it. He enjoys it and it is quite a workout!
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This award-winning home therapy device is the perfect way to continue recovery from home. Read more stories and reviews by clicking the button below:Whether you have been in a car accident or just witnessed one, there is no denying the instant feeling of dread and sympathy you have for all of those involved. Here are 10 powerful prayers for car accident victims.
Almighty God, I have witnessed an accident and want to pray for Your comforting presence to be with the victims. I ask that You prepare the medical team that will be administering their care. If the victims are unsaved, I pray You would open an opportunity for them to receive Jesus’s gift of salvation. I beg You, Lord, please do not let them pass from life on this earth into an eternity separated from You. Extend Your mercy to the victims and grant them one more chance to receive Jesus as their Savior. I pray You will use the doctors and nurses to heal them and restore them to their families. May this day see Your sovereign will unfold in the lives of everyone touched by this tragedy. Amen.
Most Merciful God, I come before You on behalf of the people involved in the accident I just witnessed. Lord, it looked as if some of the injuries might have been serious. Father, as their Creator, You know every cell, bone, and muscle in their bodies. I pray that You guide the medical professional’s discernment to know the exact cause of their injuries and grant them wisdom on how to treat them. I pray You would use the hospital staff to bring healing to their damaged bodies. Please send all the physical and emotional support they need to heal quickly. Amen.
Creator and Sustainer, thank you for giving so many men and women the desire to care for sick and hurting people. First responders are critical because they are the link between life and death for victims like those who were in the accident I just witnessed. Lord, I pray that You bless the first responders with all they need to sustain the lives of accident victims, according to Your will. Use them to make the victims comfortable and at peace during their transit to the hospital. My heart is grateful for first responders because when it is Your will, they can actually bring a loved one back from the dead. Use these professionals, Lord, to help the victims of this accident. Amen.
Lord, our Peace-Bringer, it is terrifying to have your way of life, your independence, and more ripped away from you in a matter of minutes. The days ahead will be hard for the accident victims, and there will be many new challenges. They will have adjustments to make as their bodies mend, and it may be a slow process. As they deal with this new normal for their lives, I pray for You to grant them a peace that surpasses all understanding. If they do not know You as their Savior, then I ask You to make a way for them to know You, so You help them during this crisis. I know that sudden tragedies easily rock peace. It is, for this reason, there can be no real peace apart from You. Amen.
Lord, the people who were in the car accident I just witnessed have just entered into a new season in their lives. Life as they knew it has suddenly come to a stop. The life changes may be permanent or only temporary. Whatever the outcome will be for these victims and their families, I pray that You go before them now and make a way to provide for all their needs. If the victims have children, I ask that You grant them peace during this stressful adjustment. I pray for an extra measure of courage and strength for their loved ones as they deal with this trauma and to help them support their loved ones as they recover. Most importantly, I pray that their relationships will be stronger than before when they come out on the other side of this traumatic time. Amen.
Everlasting God, I just witnessed a horrible accident. Please go and fill the accident victim’s hearts with hope that can only come from Your presence. The victims of this accident are entering some challenging days of recovery. I pray that as they go through their sometimes slow healing process, that You will help them remain hopeful throughout it all. To have a lasting hope, they must have a personal relationship with You. Most importantly, I pray that as our Living Hope, You would use this upheaval to lead them or unsaved family members to a saving hope in You. Amen.
Lord of Life, I just witnessed a horrible accident in which I am sure the victim’s injuries will be severe. I come before you, Lord, and I pray that You would grant them the necessary faith to get through this upheaval. I pray that if they or any family members do not know You as Lord and Savior, please use the insecurities brought on by this accident to bring them into a relationship with You. They will need an extra measure of faith in Your ability to heal and restore their health and livelihoods. I pray You take what little faith they have and grow it into what they need to get through this difficult time. Amen.
Father of Compassion, I know that you are a loving God, and You are aware of everything that happens on this planet. The accident that I have just witnessed is something that You knew was going to happen before You laid the foundation of this world. Lord, I pray in Your mercy and grace for You touch the hearts of the accident victims and help them to trust that You are with them in the midst of their suffering and pain. I know You have a plan and a purpose for the suffering, help them to focus on that and not their injuries. To be able to trust You to heal their physical pain, they must first trust You to forgive their sins and heal their spiritual separation from You. Lord Jesus, I pray if they do not know You, please open their hearts to trust You. Amen.
Healing Lord, I just witnessed an accident, and the victims are on their way to the hospital right now. I pray You go before them and prepare those who are
If you’re in a hard place mentally, these powerful depression quotes might be exactly what you need to reignite your fire within.
Having a better understanding of what depression is and how it impacts people will make it easier to help your loved ones.
2. “Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
3. “You’re like a grey sky. You’re beautiful, even though you don’t want to be.” ― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes
4. “When you’re surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you’re by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don’t feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel like you’re really alone.” ― Fiona Apple
5. “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
6. “You say you’re ‘depressed’ – all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective – it just means you’re human.” ― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
8. “One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.” ― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
10. “I saw the world in black and white instead of the vibrant colors and shades I knew existed.” ― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits
As far as we have come with the advancements in mental health, stigmas still exist when it comes to issues like depression.
People grow to feel like they are alone, and this intense feeling of isolation makes them feel as if no one will ever truly understand them.
To help let you know that you are not alone, below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and insightful depression quotes, depression sayings and depression proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.
If you need some more inspiration to help you recover from life’s challenges, check out our selection of mental health quotes as well as healing quotes. We also have a collection of superb quotes about stress. Be sure to read that as well.
11. “I didn’t want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that’s really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you’re so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.” – Ned Vizzini, It’s Kind of a Funny Story
12. “Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.” – Swami Sivananda
13. “Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced. . . . It is that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope. That very deadened feeling, which is so very different from feeling sad. Sad hurts but it’s a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.” ― J.K. Rowling
14. “Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.” – Pythagoras
15. “You don’t have to live a lie. Living a lie will mess you up. It will send you into depression. It will warp your values.” – Gilbert Baker
16. “Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?” ― John Keats, Letters of John Keats
17. “The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud — the obstacles of life and its suffering… ― Goldie Hawn
18. “That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
19. “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ― Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of living life in the moment quotes that will remind you to enjoy life today.
22. “The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
23. “A melancholy-looking man, he had the appearance of one who has searched for the leak in life’s gas-pipe with a lighted candle.” ― P.G. Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
24. “All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.” ― Tom Robbins, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
25. “Crying is one of the highest devotional songs. One who knows crying, knows spiritual practice. If you can cry with a pure heart, nothing else compares to such a prayer. Crying includes all the principles of Yoga.” ― Kripalvanandji
26. “I have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew. I had to experience despair, I had to sink to the greatest mental depths, to thoughts of suicide, in order to experience grace.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
27. “I am so demanding and difficult for my friends because I want to crumble and fall apart before them so that they will love me even though I am no fun, lying in bed, crying all the time, not moving. Depression is all about If you loved me you would.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
28. “Some friends don’t understand this. They don’t understand how desperate I am to have someone say, I love you and I support you just the way you are because you’re wonderful just the way you are. They don’t understand that I can’t remember anyone ever saying that to me. ” – Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
29. “I’m not grateful for depression, but it honestly made me work harder and gave me the drive that I have to succeed and to make it work.” – Lili Reinhart
30. “Mental illness lives all around us every day. I’ve seen it in other family members, I’ve seen it in friends, and I’ve dealt with it myself with my own postpartum depression.” – Rachel Hollis
31. “Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others– it only changes yours.” ― Shannon L. Alder, 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It’s Too Late
33. “The sun stopped shining for me is all. The whole story is: I am sad. I am sad all the time and the sadness is so heavy that I can’t get away from it. Not ever.” ― Nina LaCour, Hold Still
34. “Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.” – Clive Barker
36. “It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitably lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?” ― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
37. “I feel like a defective model, like I came off the assembly line flat-out fucked and my parents should have taken me back for repairs before the warranty ran out.” ― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
38. “Sometimes, life will kick you around, but sooner or later, you realize you’re not just a survivor. You’re a warrior, and you’re stronger than anything life throws your way.” – Brooke Davis
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39. “Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.” – John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of The Fault in Our Stars quotes from the hit movie.
42. “When you’re lost in those woods, it sometimes takes you a while to realize that you are lost. For the longest time, you can convince yourself that you’ve just wandered off the path, that you’ll find your way back to the trailhead any moment now. Then night falls again and again, and
Genesis chapters 12 through 50 tell about the life and work of Abraham, Sarah, and their descendants. God called Abraham, Sarah, and their family to leave their homeland for the new country that God would show them. Along the way, God promised to make them into agreat nation:“In youall the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen.12:3). As Abraham’s spiritual descendants, blessed by this great family and brought to faith through their descendant Jesus Christ, we are called to follow in the footsteps of the faith of the father and mother of all who truly believe (Rom.4:11; Gal.3:7, 29).
The story of Abraham and Sarah’s family is perfused with work. Their work encompasses nearly every facet of the work of seminomadic peoples in the ancient Near East. At every point, they face crucial questions about
To live and work in faithful observance of God’s covenant. They struggle to make a living, endure social upheaval, raise children in safety, and remain faithful to God in the midst of a broken world, much as we do today. They find that God is faithful to his promise to bless them in all circumstances, although they themselves prove faithless again and again.
But the purpose of God’s covenant is not merely to bless Abraham’s family in a hostile world. Instead, he intends to bless the whole world through these people. This task is beyond the abilities of Abraham’s family, who fall again and again into pride, self-centeredness, foolhardiness, anger, and every other malady to which fallen people are apt. We recognize ourselves in them in this aspect too. Yet by God’s grace, they retain a core of faithfulness to the covenant, and God works through the work of these people, beset with faults, to bring unimaginable blessings to the world. Like theirs, our work also brings blessings to those around us because in our work we participate in God’s work in the world.
When seen from beginning to end, it is clear that Genesis is a literary whole, yet it falls into two distinct parts. The first part (Gen.1-11) deals with God’s creation of the universe, then traces the development of humanity from the original couple in the Garden of Eden to the three sons of Noah and their families who spread out into the world. This section closes on a low note when people from the whole world gather in unity to construct a city to make a name for themselves and instead experience defeat, confusion, and scattering as judgment from God. The second part (Gen. 12-50) opens with the Lord’s call to the particular man, Abraham.[1]God called him to leave his homeland and family to set out for a new life and land, which he did. The rest of the book follows the life of this man and the next three generations who begin to experience the fulfillment of the divine promises made to their father Abraham.
God’s changing of Abram's nameto Abraham(17:5)is important in the book of Genesis, but not particularly relevant to the topic of work. We will refer to him throughout by his familiar name, Abraham, and likewise, for Sarai/Sarah.
God called Abraham into a covenant of faithful service, as is told at the beginning of Genesis 12. By leaving the territory of his faithless extended family and following God’s call, Abraham distinguished himself sharply from his distant relatives who stayed in Mesopotamia and attempted to build the Tower of Babel, as was told at the close of Genesis 11. The comparison between Abraham’s immediate family in chapter 12 and Noah’s other descendants in chapter 11 highlights five contrasts.
First, Abraham puts his trust in God’s guidance, rather than on human device. In contrast, the tower builders believed that by their own skill and ingenuity, they could devise a tower “with its top in the heavens” (Gen. 11:4), and in so doing achieve significance and security in a way that usurped God’s authority.[1]
Would make Abraham’s name great (Gen. 12:2). The difference was not the desire to achieve greatness, per se, but the desire to pursue fame on one’s own terms. God did indeed make Abraham famous, not for his own sake but in order that “all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen. 12:3). The builders sought fame for their own sake, yet they remain anonymous to this day.
Third, Abraham was willing to go wherever God led him, while the builders attempted to huddle together in their accustomed space. They created their project out of fear that they would be scattered across the earth (Gen. 11:4). In doing so, they rejected God’s purpose for humanity to “fill the earth” (Gen. 1:28). They seem to have feared that spreading out in an apparently hostile world would be too difficult for them. They were creative and technologically innovative (Gen. 11:3), but they were unwilling to fully embrace God’s purpose for them to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28). Their fear of engaging the fullness of creation coincided with their decision to substitute human ingenuity for God’s guidance and grace. When we cease to aspire for more than we can attain on our own, our aspirations become insignificant.
By contrast, God made Abraham into the original entrepreneur, always moving on to fresh endeavors in new locations. God called him away from the city of Haran toward the land of Canaan where Abraham would never settle into a fixed address. He was known as a “wandering Aramean” (Deut. 26:5). This lifestyle was inherently more God-centered in that Abraham would have to depend on God’s word and leadership in order to find his significance, security, and success. As Hebrews 11:8 puts it, he had to “set out, not knowing where he was going.” In the world of work, believers must perceive the contrast in these two fundamental orientations. All work entails planning and building. Ungodly work stems from the desire to depend on no one but ourselves, and it restricts itself narrowly to benefit only ourselves and the few who may be close to us. Godly work is willing to depend on God’s guidance and authority, and it desires to grow widely as a blessing to all the world.
Fourth, Abraham was willing to let God lead him into new relationships.While the tower builders sought to close themselves off in a guarded fortress, Abraham trusted God’s promise that his family would grow into a great nation (Gen.12:2; 15:5). Though they lived among strangers in the land of Canaan (Gen. 17:8), they had good relationships with those they came in contact with (Gen. 21:22-34; 23:1-12). This is the gift of community. Another key theme thus emerges for the theology of work:God’s design is for people to work in healthy networks of relationship.
Finally, Abraham was blessed with the patience to take a long-term view. God’s promises were to be realized in the time of Abraham’s offspring, not in the time of Abraham himself. The Apostle Paul interpreted the “offspring” to be Jesus (Gal.3:19), meaning that the payoff date was more than a thousand years in the future. In fact, the promise to Abraham will not be fulfilled completely until the return of Christ (Matt.24:30-31). Its progress cannot be adequately measured by quarterly reports! The tower builders, in comparison, took no thought for how their project would affect future generations, and God criticized them explicitly for this lapse (Gen.11:6).
In sum, God promised Abraham fame, fruitfulness, and good relationships, by which meant he and his family would bless the whole world, and in due course be blessed themselves beyond imagining (Gen. 22:17). Unlike others, Abraham realized that an attempt to grasp such things on his own power would be futile, or worse. Instead, he trusted God and depended every day on God’s guidance and provision (Gen. 22:8-14). Although these promises were not fully realized by the end of Genesis, they initiated the covenant between God and the people of God through which the redemption of the world will come to completion in the day of Christ (Phil.1:10).
God promised a new land to Abraham’s family. Making use of land requires many kinds of work, so a gift of land reiterates that work is an essential sphere of God’s concern. Working the land would require occupational skills of shepherding, tent-making, military protection, and the production of a wide array of goods and services. Moreover, Abraham’s descendants would become a populous nation whose members would be asinnumerable as the stars in the sky. This would require the work of developing personal relationships, parenting, politics, diplomacy and administration, education, the healing arts, and other social occupations.To bring such blessings to all the earth, God called Abraham and his descendants to “walk before me, and be blameless” (Gen.17:1). This requiredthe work of worship, atonement, discipleship, and other religious occupations. Joseph’s work was to create a solution responding to the impact of the famine, and sometimes our work is to heal brokenness. All these types of work, and the workers who engage in them, come under God’s authority, guidance, and provision.
When Abraham left his home in Haran and set out
Third, Abraham was willing to go wherever God led him, while the builders attempted to huddle together in their accustomed space. They created their project out of fear that they would be scattered across the earth (Gen. 11:4). In doing so, they rejected God’s purpose for humanity to “fill the earth” (Gen. 1:28). They seem to have feared that spreading out in an apparently hostile world would be too difficult for them. They were creative and technologically innovative (Gen. 11:3), but they were unwilling to fully embrace God’s purpose for them to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen. 1:28). Their fear of engaging the fullness of creation coincided with their decision to substitute human ingenuity for God’s guidance and grace. When we cease to aspire for more than we can attain on our own, our aspirations become insignificant.
By contrast, God made Abraham into the original entrepreneur, always moving on to fresh endeavors in new locations. God called him away from the city of Haran toward the land of Canaan where Abraham would never settle into a fixed address. He was known as a “wandering Aramean” (Deut. 26:5). This lifestyle was inherently more God-centered in that Abraham would have to depend on God’s word and leadership in order to find his significance, security, and success. As Hebrews 11:8 puts it, he had to “set out, not knowing where he was going.” In the world of work, believers must perceive the contrast in these two fundamental orientations. All work entails planning and building. Ungodly work stems from the desire to depend on no one but ourselves, and it restricts itself narrowly to benefit only ourselves and the few who may be close to us. Godly work is willing to depend on God’s guidance and authority, and it desires to grow widely as a blessing to all the world.
Fourth, Abraham was willing to let God lead him into new relationships.While the tower builders sought to close themselves off in a guarded fortress, Abraham trusted God’s promise that his family would grow into a great nation (Gen.12:2; 15:5). Though they lived among strangers in the land of Canaan (Gen. 17:8), they had good relationships with those they came in contact with (Gen. 21:22-34; 23:1-12). This is the gift of community. Another key theme thus emerges for the theology of work:God’s design is for people to work in healthy networks of relationship.
Finally, Abraham was blessed with the patience to take a long-term view. God’s promises were to be realized in the time of Abraham’s offspring, not in the time of Abraham himself. The Apostle Paul interpreted the “offspring” to be Jesus (Gal.3:19), meaning that the payoff date was more than a thousand years in the future. In fact, the promise to Abraham will not be fulfilled completely until the return of Christ (Matt.24:30-31). Its progress cannot be adequately measured by quarterly reports! The tower builders, in comparison, took no thought for how their project would affect future generations, and God criticized them explicitly for this lapse (Gen.11:6).
In sum, God promised Abraham fame, fruitfulness, and good relationships, by which meant he and his family would bless the whole world, and in due course be blessed themselves beyond imagining (Gen. 22:17). Unlike others, Abraham realized that an attempt to grasp such things on his own power would be futile, or worse. Instead, he trusted God and depended every day on God’s guidance and provision (Gen. 22:8-14). Although these promises were not fully realized by the end of Genesis, they initiated the covenant between God and the people of God through which the redemption of the world will come to completion in the day of Christ (Phil.1:10).
God promised a new land to Abraham’s family. Making use of land requires many kinds of work, so a gift of land reiterates that work is an essential sphere of God’s concern. Working the land would require occupational skills of shepherding, tent-making, military protection, and the production of a wide array of goods and services. Moreover, Abraham’s descendants would become a populous nation whose members would be asinnumerable as the stars in the sky. This would require the work of developing personal relationships, parenting, politics, diplomacy and administration, education, the healing arts, and other social occupations.To bring such blessings to all the earth, God called Abraham and his descendants to “walk before me, and be blameless” (Gen.17:1). This requiredthe work of worship, atonement, discipleship, and other religious occupations. Joseph’s work was to create a solution responding to the impact of the famine, and sometimes our work is to heal brokenness. All these types of work, and the workers who engage in them, come under God’s authority, guidance, and provision.
When Abraham left his home in Haran and set out
4. “Games give you a chance to excel, and if you’re playing in good company you don’t even mind if you lose because you had the enjoyment of the company during the course of the game.”
5. “I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes with everybody else.”
6. “There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you’re involved in, whether it’s a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agenst or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things.”
11. “The books I write because I want to read them, the games because I want to play them, and stories I tell because I find them exciting personally.”
12. “Gaming in general is a male thing. It isn’t that gaming is designed to exclude women. Everybody who’s tried to design a game to interest a large female audience has failed. And I think that has to do with the different thinking processes of men and women.”
13. “Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all ‘pretend’ most of the time.”
14. “I think a lot of what I was taught, gathered, and learned is worth keeping. Heritage and “wisdom” and simply personal family and local history enrich the one able to tap such information. As it is I wish I had garnered more from my grandparents and parents.”
15. “Pen-and-paper role-playing is live theater and computer games are television. People want the convenience and instant gratification of turning on the TV rather than getting dressed up and going out to see a live play. In the same way, the computer is a more immediately accessible way to play games.”
16. “One more thing: don’t spend too much time merely reading. The best part of this work is the play, so play and enjoy!”
18. “Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It’s a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.”
19. “Send anyone claiming that their RPG activity is an art form my way, and I’ll gladly stick a pin in their head and deflate it just to have the satisfaction of the popping sound that makes. One might play a game artfully, but that makes neither the game nor its play art.”
22. “Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.”
23. “I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group.”
24. “When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace the experience of ‘being there, ’ any more than seeing a theatrical motion picture can replace the stage play.”
25. “As a typically ambitious player, I did what all others of that ilk do: Everything I could do to gain advantage for my PCs and rise in level as rapidly as possible.”
18. “Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It’s a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.”
19. “Send anyone claiming that their RPG activity is an art form my way, and I’ll gladly stick a pin in their head and deflate it just to have the satisfaction of the popping sound that makes. One might play a game artfully, but that makes neither the game nor its play art.”
22. “Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.”
23. “I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group.”
24. “When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace the experience of ‘being there, ’ any more than seeing a theatrical motion picture can replace the stage play.”
25. “As a typically ambitious player, I did what all others of that ilk do: Everything I could do to gain advantage for my PCs and rise in level as rapidly as possible.”
If you (or your kid) was like me in the mid-to-late 2000s, you probably had at least one Percy Jackson book on your shelves. I devoured those books in middle school, and adored them. Going back and reading them now, they carry this sense of nostalgia (once you get past the “oh my god you’re TWELVE” reaction) that can only come from returning to something that helped shape your humor and only booster your love of mythology. From the first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, to the most recent additions to the universe, Blood of Olympus, I went through and picked some of my favorite Percy Jackson quotes: the funny ones, the family ones, and the ones that just mean something a little different after growing up. If after reading these quotes makes you nostalgic for books like the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, go check out our list of books like Percy Jackson!
“Come now, Percy. What you call ‘Western civilization.’ Do you think it’s just an abstract concept? No, it’s a living force. A collective consciousness that has burned bright for thousands of years.” (The Lightning Thief)
“In a way, it’s nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you’re walking away from a bus that’s just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it’s raining on top of everything else, most people might think that’s just really bad luck; when you’re a half-blood, you understand that some divine force is really trying to mess up your day.” (The Titan’s Curse)
“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse…and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.” (The Sea of Monsters)
“I’m nobody’s sidekick, ” Annabeth growled. “And, Percy, his accent sounds familiar because he sounds like his mother. We killed her in New Jersey.”
It all fell into place. Aunty Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium—the lair of Medusa. She’d talked with that same accent, at least until Percy had cut off her head.
The older lady harrumphed. “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.”
“And here it is August, and do you come home like you’re supposed to? Do you ever think about your poor lonely mother?”
“I told you, ” Hades said, grinding his teeth, “there’s a war in the world above. You and Persephone are better off here with me.”
“Excuse me, ” I broke in. “But if you’re going to kill me, could you just get on with it?” (The Last Olympian)
“What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should’ve been named ADHD poster child of the year.” (The Lightning Thief)
Percy blinked. “So your brother is a winged horse. But you’re also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my…You know what? Let’s forget it.” (The Mark of Athena)Here you will find all the famous Percabeth . There are more than 21 in our Percabeth collection. We have collected all of them and made stunning Percabeth wallpapers & posters out of those . You can use this wallpapers & posters on mobile, desktop, print and frame them or share them on the various social media platforms. You can download the images in various different sizes for free. In the below list you can find by some of the famous authors like Rick Riordan
You’re probably wondering: why were Medusa’s kids a golden warrior and a winged horse? And how had they been stuck in Medusa’s body all those years?Heck, I dunno. I’m just telling you how it was. You want stuff to make sense, you’re in the wrong universe
She tied her blond hair back with a strip of denim torn from her pants leg, and in the fiery light of the river, her grey eyes flickered. Despite being beat-up, sooty, and dressed like a homeless person, she looked great to Percy.So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile.
As soon as the rocky coast line of the island came into view, I ordered one of the ropes to wrap around Annabeth's waist, tying her to the foremast. Don't untie me, she said, no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself. Are you trying to tempt me?Ha-ha.
He didn't think much of fates and prophecies, but he did believe in one thing: Annabeth and he were supposed to be together.
Hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing.
She decided she'd rather die in some less memorable way- maybe falling down the stairs, or going peacefully in her sleep at the age eighty, after a nice quiet life with Percy.Yes, that sounded good.
For a moment, Percy actually remembered what it was like to be happy. He had an amazing girlfriend. They could have a future together.
Before I could lose my courage, I said, Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?I figured she would punch me. Instead, she drew her knife and stared at the army marching toward us. Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then, we'll see.
Very slowly, using only two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as far as she could into the water.Octavian made a squeaking sound. “What was that for? I didn’t say toss it! That could’ve been evidence. Or spoils of war!”Annabeth tried for a dumb-blonde smile, like: Oh, silly me. Nobody who knew her would have been fooled. But Octavian seemed to buy it. He huffed in exasperation.“You other two…” He pointed his blade at Hazel and Piper. “Put your weapons on the dock. No funny bus—”All around the Romans, Charleston Harbor erupted like a Las Vegas fountain putting on a show. When the wall of seawater subsided, the three Romans were in the bay, spluttering and frantically trying to stay afloat in their armor. Percy stood on the dock, holding Annabeth’s dagger.“You dropped this, ” he said, totally poker-faced.Annabeth threw her arms around him. “I love you!”“Guys, ” Hazel interrupted. She had a little smile on her face. “We need to hurry.
Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her...long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone's heart. Piper had long ago decided to change that rule. Percy and Annabeth were a perfect example of why. You should have to make someone`s heart whole; that was a much better test.
Annabeth's voice caught on the word friend. Percy was a lot more than that. Even boyfriend really didn't cover it. They'd been through so much together, at this point Percy was part of her--a sometimes annoying part, sure, but definitely a part she could not live without.
Percy smiled at her - that sarcastic troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing. His sea-green eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His dark hair was swept to one side, like he'd just come from a walk on the beach. He looked even better than he had six months ago - tanner and taller, leaner and more muscular.Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn't have cared.
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