mateideyr

I'm a Lightbulb, an artist, and an aspiring recording engineer. I am a child of God. I am also a geek, and proud of it. And I like weapons. WARNING: Not everything I post will be serious.

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What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age.

— Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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thank you thesaurus.com, that is absolutely not what i was looking for

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Fluids

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Item: Trotify, a device that allows a bicycle to sound like a horse, confusing your enemies

Source: trotify.com where you can order a kit to assemble one yourself

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Are there any devices to make my horse sound like a bicycle?

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“The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” – by C.S. Lewis

“The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” – by C.S. Lewis

-And just as the girl, gliding in the shallow water, and Lucy, leaning over the bulwark, came opposite to one another, the girl looked up and stared straight into Lucy’s face. Neither could speak to the other and in a moment the Sea Girl dropped astern. But Lucy will never forget her face. It did not look frightened or angry like those of the other Sea People. Lucy had liked that girl and she…

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“Experiencing God”—by Henry T. Blackaby and Claude V. King

“Experiencing God”—by Henry T. Blackaby and Claude V. King

-Because God is all-powerful, you do not have to doubt your ability, strength, or resources to complete His assignments for you. He will enable you to accomplish all that He calls you to do.-

I found out while I was reading that this is one of my mom’s favorite books. That made me pay a bit more attention as I was reading. I can’t say that I agree with her sentiment about it, though—but not…

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Philemon 1-3

“Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

The way Paul introduces himself in this book is interesting. He calls himself a prisoner, which he was at the time, but it’s…

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1 Timothy 6:17-21

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age,…

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1 Timothy 6:11-16

“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made…

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"The Magician's Nephew" - by C.S. Lewis

“The Magician’s Nephew” – by C.S. Lewis

–The Lion was singing still. But now the song had once more changed. It was more like what we would call a tune, but it was also far wilder. It made you want to run and jump and climb. It made you want to shout. It made you want to rush at other people and either hug them or fight them.- What a fascinating book! This is the very first C.S. Lewis book I’ve ever read, which I realize is a bit sad…

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Chapter 3: the Unknown Messenger

Chapter 3: the Unknown Messenger

In this chapter, Oursler makes this statement: “In all his life Joseph had never been more than ten miles outside the town of Nazareth, and now, at last, he would behold the city and the Temple–a lifetime experience!” He’s talking about Jerusalem. But the problem with this is that, as far as I can recall, the Jews went to Jerusalem for the Passover every year, as Jesus did when he shared the Last…

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Chapter 40: Why Must the Innocent Suffer?

Chapter 40: Why Must the Innocent Suffer?

It’s weird that the story of Job is so far back in Oursler’s book, since I thought it was general knowledge that it was one of the earliest stories in the Bible chronologically. But Ourlser puts it during the Babylonian captivity. It was good of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar to sit with Job in silence those first seven days. That was a great symbol of friendship, to be there with him even if they…

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Chapter 37: the Boy King

Chapter 37: the Boy King

I really like Josiah. I think he’s probably one of my favorite kings, most likely because his story is really fanciful to me. I can’t help but imagine it in novel form. It kind of makes me want to write it in novel form. (Hmm…) I mean, an eight-year-old becoming king? And finding an ancient manuscript later on that ends up having a profound effect on the kingdom? That’s pretty awesome. But then,…

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"Balancing the Christian Life" - Charles C. Ryrie

“Balancing the Christian Life” – Charles C. Ryrie

This book was brought to my attention by one of my best friends, who was reading the book for a class at his Bible college. He told me that this was a book he would recommend all Christians to read, and so I, being a Christian and highly respectful of his judgment, bought the book and read it, and I must say I agree completely. This book is full of well-researched information that is useful for…

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Chapter 24: David and Absalom

For being a man after God’s own heart, David had kind of a messed-up family. Considering how his kids turned out, he doesn’t look to have been all that great of a father, which is why I find it odd that he was called “a man after God’s own heart,” since Fatherhood is a pretty important part of who God is.

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Chapter 21: the Shepherd Boy and the Giant

Really, the more I know about David, the more I like him. I had never really made the logical connection in my head before, but it’s true: David was a musician. Many of the Psalms are written by him. So not only was he a shepherd and an outlaw, but he was creative as well. Totally not king material at first glance. But I kinda wanna write a book about a guy like that. I’ve always seen David as a…

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