A God Who Sighs?

Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

There some people brought a man to him who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.

After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears.

Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.

He looked up to heaven and with A DEEP SIGH said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. (Mark 7:31-35)

I’d never thought of God as one who sighs.
I’d thought of God as one who commands.
I’d thought of God as one who weeps.
I’d thought of God as one who called forth the dead with a command or created the universe with a word
… but a God who sighs?

 

Sigh. The word seemed out of place. 

Achivements of Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi

Everyone achieves something in this world, it can be a positive or a negative achievement. Everyone makes a change, everyone leaves a mark.

While most people condemned him and celebrated his death, Libya’s Colonel مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي‎ Muʿammar al-Qaḏḏāfī achieved something that no other president or leader in the whole wide world has achieved or is close to achieving. Below is part of his death resume…

It Was No Accident!!

It has all the ingredients of a good sermon illustration.

It’s emotional. It’s dramatic. And it’s a story that’ll break your heart. Heaven only knows how many times preachers have used it.

There’s only one problem. It’s not accurate…(and it doesn’t have an ending)

Maybe you’ve heard it.

It’s the story of an engineer who operated a drawbridge across a mighty river. With a control panel of levers and switches, he set into motion a monstrous set of gears that either lifted the bridge for the river traffic or closed it for the oncoming train.

One day he took his young son to work with him. The fascinated boy hurled question after question at his dad. It was not until the span had opened to allow the passage of a ship that the father noticed the questions had ceased and his son had left the room. He looked out the window of his control cabin and saw the young boy climbing on the teeth of the gears. As he hurried toward the machinery to get his son, he heard the whistle of an approaching train.

She Doesn’t Know

When did my feelings get so deep
Why did they take that big long leap
Going from friend to crush What a rush
And I don’t think she knows

Since when did her smile make me go weak
Since when did her tears make mine start to leak
Why does this happen when I’m always so strong
When people called me Superman I guess they were wrong
And I don’t think she knows

LIFE: Season 2 Episode 1

Why Do We Love Those Who Don’t Love Us Back?

Ever wondered why we fall in love?

Our primary motivation as human beings is to expand the self and to increase our abilities and our effectiveness. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our relationships with other people. And that is why we fall in love.

Usually, we fall in love with a person that we find attractive and appropriate for us, but also sometimes with someone who demonstrates that they are attracted to us. This creates a situation where a great opportunity is open to us for self-expansion. The fact that they are attracted to us offers a significant opportunity — when we perceive this, we feel a surge of exhilaration!