Posted on 09/08/2020 5:59:07 PM PDT by luvie
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You are brave and impulsive, especially when it comes to protecting those you love. You act on instinct.
You are a warm person, and you love to help others, especially when it comes to friends and family. You're happy to step up. |
Bible in a Year:
Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
When Johannes Gutenberg combined the printing press with moveable type in 1450, he ushered in the era of mass communications in the West, spreading learning into new social realms. Literacy increased across the globe and new ideas produced rapid transformations in social and religious contexts. Gutenberg produced the first-ever printed version of the Bible. Prior to this, Bibles were painstakingly hand-copied, taking scribes up to a year to produce.
For centuries since, the printing press has provided people like you and me the privilege of direct access to Scripture. While we also have electronic versions available to us, many of us often hold a physical Bible in our hands because of his invention. What was once inaccessible given the sheer cost and time to have a Bible copied is readily at our fingertips today.
Having access to God’s truth is an amazing privilege. The writer of Proverbs indicates we should treat His instructions to us in the Scriptures as something to be cherished, as “the apple of [our] eye” (Proverbs 7:2) and to write His words of wisdom on “the tablet of [our] heart” (v. 3). As we seek to understand the Bible and live according to its wisdom, we, like scribes, are drawing God’s truth from our “fingers” down into our hearts, to be taken with us wherever we go.
How has having Scripture stored in your heart benefitted you? How can you begin to internalize more of God’s wisdom?
Loving God, help me to know Your Word intimately that I might live in the way You desire.
You are quite unique, and your uniqueness is not just skin-deep. You are special on the inside as well.
You are very powerful, but you aren't aggressive. You are gentle and docile - you never need to force anything.
You don't like power struggles and tend to bow out of overt competitions. You prefer to cooperate.
You respect age and experience. You have never felt the need to rebel much...you're different enough as is!
You are incredibly resilient, and no one should count you out, ever. When you're at your worst, you rise up and surprise people. You are constantly remaking yourself and rising from the ashes. You haven't failed more than most people, but you have had more comebacks. You are driven to be independent and self-reliant. There is nothing you hate more than being trapped. You are a natural healer, and you know how to overcome your wounds - both physical and emotional.
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
You Are Perseus
You are brave and impulsive, especially when it comes to protecting those you love. You act on instinct.
You are very clever and get by on your wits. You don't need a detailed plan of action in order to succeed.
You are a warm person, and you love to help others, especially when it comes to friends and family. You're happy to step up.
You have a great life, and it's one that you're grateful for. You may feel burdened by your responsibilities at times, but it's a price you're willing to pay.
Not sure I’d have to take the quiz - I generally match up with Cancer, and get crabbier as the country gets more decadent and the news gets more depressing.
Howdy, luvie.
How much did your temperature drop today? You’re about to get some storms rumbling through. I hope they don’t get too wild.
You Are Orion
You have a very strong personality. You have concrete ideas and beliefs about the world, and you don’t stray from them.
You are the type of person who questions everything. You have a thirst for knowledge and are annoyed by those who don’t share it.
You have high standards. You expect and seek perfection in everyone and everything, especially yourself.
You can be a bit critical of the world. You see what needs to be changed and are bent on fixing it.
I am “Unicorn” too! :-)
Howdy, publius!
How are things where you are? I hope you aren’t close to any of the fires ravaging CA right now.
LOL! I hear ya! Thanks for popping in though.
The storms just rolled in. It got really windy from the north and dropped from close to 90 down to 70 in about 30 minutes. Lots of dust in the air. Ugh. The kitties are beside themselves trying to run from the wind. I did get their beds ready for the chilly and possibly wet night, though. No rain yet.
Orion sounds like a conservative. :)
Howdy, Kathy! (((hugs)))
You’re very welcome. These are a lot of fun and I love doing something for the troops!
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