The Second Letter of Paul to Timothy, Chapter II (New International Version)

But what do verses 3-6 mean?

The New Bible Commentary says:

The three illustrations which follow (3-6) are designed to encourage Timothy to persevere even if the task is difficult. The military metaphor shows the duty of singleness of purpose; the athletic one the need ( Read more... )

From Christina and Stevana:

* List 11 things you want to say to 11 different people.
* Don't say who they pertain to.
* Feel free to comment, but don't confirm or answer anything.
* Never discuss it again.1. I really respect you. You are a sincere and real person. You make others feel comfortable. You so intensely love God, but your head isn't up ( Read more... )

I don't think I'm handling this era coming to an end very well ( Read more... )

God, I'm in this place again ( Read more... )

I just wanted to say that I love Jon Ray. I mean, really love Jon Ray. Like, really, really love Jon Ray.

Since my last post, I have learnt it is perfectly good and proper to end a sentence with a preposition in English. Now I want to end all my sentences with prepositions! How liberating! XD XD XD XD XD ( Read more... )

There is nothing nothing nothing nothing about which to write.

Oh my goodness, deliberately not ending sentences with prepositions sounds so pretentious. It would be so much easier if we all were English. It's so much more acceptable to be pretentious when one is English. Or United States of American, although for different reasons.

Edited to add ( Read more... )

Courtesy of Spence:

March of the Engineers

Other productions by the UQ Law Revue

I feel like my whole life is balancing precariously on the point of a needle and there's nothing I can do to aid in its continued balancing. I have no control over it at all.

Now here's the thing: this is when I feel the most secure and content. And sad, I suppose. But a content sadness, if that makes sense.

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing (James 1:2-4 NASB).
There is a lesson I learnt some time ago: If you focus on yourself and your problems, you feel like ( Read more... )