Quote of the month by David Brainard

"I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts. No amount of scholastic attainment, of able and profound exposition of brilliant and stirring eloquence can atone for the absence of a deep impassioned sympathetic love for human souls."

Psalms 78:2-7 (ESV) - I will open my mouth

  I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,  (3)  things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.  (4)  We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.  (5)  He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,  (6)  that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,  (7)  so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;

Quote of the Month - St. Augustine

 Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds?
Lay first the foundation of humility.  ~Saint Augustine

Wanted!

I thought this was a pretty good western short film so here it is. A group of young men made this, and I saw it on the Ballantyne the Brave Blog.

A Heart and Passion for God

A Heart and Passion for God - Paul Washer from I'll Be Honest.com

A Call to Wonder - Paul Washer

A Call to Wonder - Paul Washer from I'll Be Honest on Vimeo.

If We are Faithless, He Remains Faithful

(11) The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; (12) if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; (13) if we are faithless, he remains faithful-- for he cannot deny himself. (14) Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. - 2Timothy 2:11-14

HOW TO BE PERFECTLY MISERABLE

How to be Perfectly Miserable

Think about yourself.

Talk about yourself.


Use “I” as often as possible.


Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others.


Listen greedily to what people have to say about you.


Expect to be appreciated.


Be suspicious.


Be jealous and envious.


Be sensitive to slights.


Never forgive a criticism.


Trust no one but yourself.


Insist on consideration and respect.


Demand agreement with your own views on everything.


Sulk if people are not grateful to you for favors shown them.


Never forget a service you may have rendered.


Be on the lookout for a good time for yourself.


Shirk your duties if you can.


Do as little as possible for others.


Love yourself supremely.


Be selfish.


This recipe is guaranteed to be infallible.




~Author unknown

An Awesome Sunset

Here are more pictures that I got out at the marsh which is about a third of a mile from our house. I've been going down there every evening at 7:25 and I have never seen such awesome sunsets.

Here is one of Peyton and Noah.

What I'm Reading: Red Rooney by R.M. Ballantyne

I'm reading this book right now which will be thirteenth by R.M. Ballantyne I have read.

The story opens in the Arctic Circle, as young Red Rooney embarks on a voyage from Greenland. His adventures begin early on in this tale when his boat is crushed by ice and sinks. He is left on the ice to perish until an Eskimo named Okiok finds him. This is the story of his time with the Eskimo community and the spiritual battle between the Angekok (false priest) and Christian missionaries. Written to show life among the Greenland and Artic Eskimoes, Ballantyne gives a glimpse into the pagan lifestyle of these natives, their ingenuity and life at sea, while also showing the effects of the Gospel when missionaries bring the good news of Jesus, transforming life and culture. Filled with interesting aspects of Eskimo life including whale hunts, feasting on blubber, and survival in the frigid Arctic regions. (summary by The Vision Forum.)