El Cochinito and I had simply planned to ride one of my favorite routes togethers, the Nichols Canyon / Franklin Canyon Loop that features quiet roads, beautiful scenery, and just enough climbing to feel legitimate without being too taxing. As we were back on the flats and working our way ...
Now may the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the eternal high priest himself, the Son of God Jesus Christ, build you up in faith and truth and in all gentleness and in all freedom from anger and forbearance and steadfastness and patient endurance and purity. — Polycarp 179 ...
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Most of the time, in this world of “climbing the ladder of success” and “do everything you can to go as high as you can” there’s not room or time for “going low.” I wonder if maybe we’ve missed something. In the book of Luke, chapter 19, we see the story of a man...
up, the ladder our main character is climbing decidedly down into a deep, dark pit. My mom said, “That sounds terrible! And depressing! Why would anyone want to watch that?” Exactly! But somehow we do. And somehow it’s not.
In 1997 a London factory worker named Phil Shaw came home from work and realized the need to iron clothes for the rest of the week would prevent him from going rock climbing that evening. Not to be kept from his love of the outdoors, Shaw moved his ironing board into the backyard garden...
Given this dynamic and dialectic process of balancing opposites, I don’t think that climbing the ladder of dominance hierarchy represents Jordan Peterson’s end value for a good life, because at the very top, there is the insecurity of being replaced and the empty feeling of having nothing mo...
Jesus Christ, get me out of here! I was so ready for a climbing trip when all this “joy-spreading” was done. Tough as it was, I knew this work would soon be rewarded with the ultimate amount of freedom. I could grind hard for three months and make enough cash to fund my climbin...
Its good to still work for change, but using God/Jesus to support a political position is taking us back to climbing the Pharisee ladder ourselves. That’s a dangerous climb ~ Love you, though – & this awesome website that allows free speech (even trolls) – & has great spell-check ...
Jacob in Israel, with chorus: We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder-Charlton Heston/Robert DeCormier Chorale/Robert DeCormier Jesus Christ Is Risen, With Were You There-Charlton Heston/Robert DeCormier Chorale/Robert DeCormier Water From A Rock; Manna From Heaven-Charlton Heston/Robert DeCormier Chor...