Copper will never rustfor the same reason as bronze — it contains too little iron. Though it will not rust, copper can form a green film, or patina, on its surface over time. However, this patina will not flake
Success does come with a price – it may mean spending less time on personal enjoyment – and some people may become jealous of your success, affecting your relationships in unforeseen ways. However, if your priorities and values are in order, the success you achieve will be well worth it ...
What Does Spiritually Have to Do With It?FitzsimmonsDymally, Donna
2. Optimized prefrontal cortex When you engage in spiritually uplifting activities—likedeep meditationor intense reflection—your brain starts firing up in the prefrontal cortex. This part of your brain is the hub for higher-level thinking, self-awareness, and decision-making. Since these activities...
A while ago, I read Jen Wilkin’s bookNone Like Himabout the attributes of God. One is His incomprehensibility. In it, she says, “God is incomprehensible. This does not mean that he is unknowable, but that he is unable to be fully known.” ...
spiritually dead heart. Faith without works is dead because it does not reveal the transforming work of the Holy Spirit manifested in the fruit of righteousness in a person’s life (Ephesians 5:8-10;Philippians 1:9-11). (excerpt by Joel Ryan,"What Does James 2:26 Mean by 'Faith ...
Of course, staring out the window at imaginary piles of cash isn't a dream, per see, but conscious fantasies born from a desire for wealth and a life of ease. But what does hitting the jackpot mean when you'reunconscious? These types of dreams can reveal your heart’s deepest desires...
This doesn’t mean we become cynical and denounce love and relationships completely, but itdoesmean that we becomemore grounded and realistic. In my experience, the more realistic and down-to-earth we are in our relationships, the healthier and stronger they become. ...
But this does not mean the church should meet whatever needs people might happen to feel. In my next post I’ll address one more source from which people get their ideas of what a church should be. This one, I believe, is often the most influential. Where Do People Get Their Ideas ...
Not to love is, psychically, spiritually, to die. To live for yourself alone, hoarding your life for your own sake, is in almost every sense that matters to reduce your life to a life hardly worth the living, and thus to lose it. — Frederick Buechner 21 I think the best thing fo...