These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
"dad@hvn,ur spshl. we want wot u want&urth2b like hvn.giv us food&4giv r sins lyk we 4giv uvaz.don't test us!save us! bcos we kno ur boss,ur tuf&ur cool 4 eva!ok?" -- Matthew Campbell, a history student at York University in the UK, who wrote this rendition of the Lord's Prayer for cell phone text messaging. Campbell was the winner of a contest sponsored by Ship of Fools ( http://www.ship-of-fools.com/ ). Read more about the contest at http://www.assist-ministries.com/strategic/s0107004.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Ends_Park The smallest park in the world. It's a 2 foot wide circle in Portland, Oregon.
<i>To illustrate</i> is a transitive verb. It takes an object. An illustration should illustrate something. Therefore, there is no such thing as "a good illustration," but only a good illustration of a particular truth.
Some Christians live as if God's only concern is to get them to heaven. God's ultimate plan is not for you to get to heaven - his plan is to bring heaven to earth. "I saw heaven opened up and a city descending to earth." {paraphrased}
id: 3096 | source: Coach Jerry Baldwin, The Uprising, 12/31/2006 | tags: Heaven, Kingdom Of God
Q: Problems are more complex, but we also have more "knowledge workers" for dealing with them. Management philosopher Peter Drucker says that knowledge workers can't be supervised. Do you agree? A: Back in 1973, the third Skylab crew had a tight schedule of experiments to run. NASA kept leaning on them to take on more experiments. The crew got more behind, more overloaded, so it turned off the microphone for 24 hours and spent some time reading and looking out the window. This says something about how companies blend control and autonomy. People are better able to get complex assignments done when given more discretion within a framework of common values.
id: 3105 | source: Karl Weick, Complicate Yourself, http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.04/weick.htm | tags: Management, Organization, Silence, Stress