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.
In the few weeks between the day kids leave high-school and the day they respond to their college's entering freshman survey, one out of eight of them bolt from the church.
id: 789 | source: Leonard Sweet, SoulTsunami 47 | tags: College, Evangelism, Today's Students
I watched them pour the driveway to our house. The workers laid down steel rods, then as they poured the cement, they pulled the rods up so they would be in the middle of the concrete as it hardened.
"What do you need the rods for?" I asked one of the workers.
"It makes the concrete stronger. Reinforced concrete."
"Yes, I know, but how do the rods make the concrete stronger?"
The worker picked up one of the rods. "Look, if you push down on it, it bends real easy." His muscles bulged and the rod bent. "But you couldn't pull it apart. This hunk of rod could pull that truck over there. On the other hand, a piece of concrete is easy to pull apart. But if you push down on it, it won't bend."
"So?"
"So they've got opposite strengths. The steel is strong when you pull, the concrete is strong when you push. Put them together, and you've got reinforced concrete, which is strong both ways. That's how they make all those big buildings and bridges. Concrete by itself or steel by itself wouldn't be strong enough."
It cannot be that any creature should know him as he is and not desire him. --
One who brandishes a pistol must be prepared to shoot. -- Herbert Hoover, 1931
STAGES OF LEARNING (Stephen ?
# Theory - I read the background (including even books) or theoretical basis for the discipline
# Example - I look at examples of what I am trying to study, deconstructing the work, finding out what part does what
# Practice - I write software, articles (like this one), or create web pages
# Community - I distribute part of what I create, soliciting feedback, engaging in dialogue, participating in the discipline community