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striving, flawed - Tennessee. only photos I take credit for are in the notes of the individual post - noted as 'learntobuckup'

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Harlinsdale #sunset in #franklintn on the way to pick up E from confirmation - good sight to end a weekend. #tennessee

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A little learning is a dangerous thing Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring...

Alexander Pope

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And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Ephesians‬ ‭4:30‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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Jesus replied, "Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God." 

Mark 12:24 (NLT)

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Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.

Romans‬ ‭7:24-25‬ ‭(NLT‬)

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...we are each responsible for our own conduct.

Galatians 6:5 (NLT)

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There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.  There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord.  God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:4-6‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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I am myself; you are yourself; we are two distinct persons, equal persons. What you are, I am. You are a man, and so am I. God created both, and made us separate beings. I am not by nature bound to you, or you to me. Nature does not make your existence depend upon me, or mine to depend upon yours. I cannot walk upon your legs, or you upon mine. I cannot breathe for you, or you for me; I must breathe for myself, and you for yourself. We are distinct persons, and are each equally provided with faculties necessary to our individual existence. In leaving you, I took nothing but what belonged to me, and in no way lessened your means for obtaining an honest living. Your faculties remained yours, and mine became useful to their rightful owner.

Frederick Douglass

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This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.

‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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Great view from the 5k course at church from helping out with the race this morning

learntobuckup- April, 2016

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The days are cold and brown, Brown fields, no sign of green, Brown twigs, not even swelling, And dirty snow in the woods. But as the dark flows in The tree frogs begin Their shrill sweet singing, And we lie on our beds Through the ecstatic night, Wide awake, cracked open. There will be no going back.

April in Maine by May Sarton

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So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.

Ephesians‬ ‭5:15-16‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:8-9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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Hell Yeah by Neil Diamond

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When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.  Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die.  They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives.  But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths. Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me.  If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.  But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself.

Ezekiel‬ ‭33:3-9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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Do not steal.  Do not deceive or cheat one another.  Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the Lord.  Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.  Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.  Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble.  You must fear your God; I am the Lord.  Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.  Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people.  Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.  Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.  Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Leviticus‬ ‭19:11-18‬ (‭NLT‬‬)

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Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.

Ezekiel‬ ‭36:25-26‬ (‭NLT‬‬)