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"So to sum up, one candidate is portrayed, accurately, as being extremely rich, with a wife who has rich-person leisure-time pursuits; and the other candidate is portrayed, accurately, as someone whose secretive policies have wrought dead children, broken promises, violated due process rights, and possibly created more terrorists. And our political culture in the United States is so blinkered that the story about the rich candidate whose wife rides horses is regarded, by conservatives and savvy Politico journalists, as the one that is noteworthy for being negative; whereas the story about the Orwellian turn in the White House doesn’t even merit mention."
Conor Friedersdorf, on the lost moral perspective of the 2012 election.
I don’t normally reblog, but this is important. If you’re voting for Obama, please first consider the blood on his hands and the moral battle that is going on.
(via theatlantic)
“Death is at your doorstep.
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substance.”“Timshel”
Mumford & Sons
Lord, I feel so incomplete, so far from perfect.
But I look around me and see the beauty of change.
Could You be doing that in me too?
But that same change scares me.
Will You be with me through the end?
Will You fight for my heart the whole time?
Take my brokenness.
Give me a longing for You.
Change my heart.
I want to love You with everything.
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Three distinct thoughts
1.
I absolutely, 100% love my family. Hands down.
Mom: You are amazing.
I love words. That’s my thing, but when it comes to describing the love I have for you, words are just never enough. Through all the frustrations and trying times you’ve had with me, thanks for continuing to be patient, loving, wise, kind, self-sacrificing and the most amazing model of a beautiful woman, internally and externally.
Dad: Your leadership is incredible. I’m always surprised a little at the times when I starkly see your love for God and your ability to corporately engage others, inviting them to share that love.
Sammy (because I will always still call you and Stevie the same names I called you when you were 3): Your love for others is insane. It’s captivating (much like a magic trick) to watch you move back and forth between people adapting to make them feel part of a group and taking the time to individually show everyone you care about them.
Stevie: Your strength is unmatched. It’s been amazing seeing you as you are physically and spiritually stretched. As difficult as it has been, it will (for a while) only get worse. Rely on God. He will be your strength when you can’t go any further… he’ll finish those push-ups for you when you feel like you can’t go on anymore. Yes, I really did just throw that lame inside joke in there. I know you’re probably shaking your head.
2.
That dream was a little less than a year ago.
I talked to him today.
The ball’s in your court, God, because I’m still freaked out.
3.
Having frienships change doesn’t have to be a bad thing. It opens up doors to be closer to other people and to learn from them, but it doesn’t mean my closest friends will just stop being part of my life. That’s indescribably encouraging when I think about missions and leaving in a few years.
Amazing interview with Bear Grylls
“Adventure brings out the best and worst in people. We don’t always allow ourselves to get pushed to the edge, either physically or mentally. Adventure is different: the wild is unpredictable. However much we prepare, things sometimes go wrong, and it is then that the real adventures begin. We get squeezed. And we see what we are all really made of. My experience tells me that people are much stronger than they often give themselves credit for. It is why I say the wild can empower you. And that’s not something money can buy.” Personal hero.
"Beauty and seduction, I believe, is nature’s tool for survival, because we will protect what we fall in love with."
Louie Schwartzberg
