Albert Einstein

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We all know he was a genius. And of course some of things he said are absolutely brilliant. Here are a few of my favorite Einstein quotes:

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."

"I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice." 

"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal." (This one makes me laugh and cringe at the same time.)

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."

Are You Too B-U-S-Y?

Dr. David Jeremiah has been teaching a wonderful series in which he recently shared the following. I challenge you to read it and think about it. I know it impacted me. How about you?

Addressing a worldwide convention of demons, Satan told them: "As long as Christians stay close to God we've no power over them, so here are 12 steps to help pry them away.

1. Keep them busy with non-essentials.
2. Tempt them to overspend and go into debt. 
3. Make them work long hours to maintain empty lifestyles. 
4. Discourage them from spending family time, for when homes disintegrate there's no refuge from work.  
5. Overstimulate their minds with television and computers so that they can't hear God speaking to them.  
6. Fill their coffee tables and nightstands with newspapers and magazines so they've no time for Bible reading.  
7. Flood their mailboxes with sweepstakes, promotions and get-rich-quick schemes; keep them chasing material things.  
8. Put glamorous models on TV and on magazine covers to keep them focused on outward appearances; that way they'll be dissatisfied with themselves and their mates.  
9. Make sure couples are too exhausted for physical intimacy; that way they'll be tempted to look elsewhere.  
10. Emphasize Santa and the Easter Bunny; that way you'll divert them from the real meaning of the holidays.  
11. Involve them in 'good' causes so they won't have any time for 'eternal' ones.  
12. Make them self-sufficient.  Keep them so busy working in their own strength that they'll never know the joy of God's power working through them.  

Do these twelve things faithfully.  I promise--it'll work!"


Have you figured out the difference between being busy and being successful in what God's called you to do?  Sometimes being B-U-S-Y just means Being Under Satan's Yoke!

Calvary is the Sea

In my church choir, we have been rehearsing a song called "Calvary is the Sea." The lyrics to this song have really touched me. I'm sharing them here so they might speak to you, too.

Calvary is the Sea

Image by petalouda62 via FlickrYour broken form upon the cross,
Your holy love expressed
Stirs a passion in my soul,
Calling me to give my best.

No sacrifice I could give to You
Could match what You’ve given me.
For my everything is but a drop of dew
And Calvary is the sea.
Calvary is the sea.

If I could take the love I feel
And capture it with words,
More than what my heart could give
Is still much less than You deserve.

No sacrifice I could give to You
Could match what You’ve given me.
For my everything is but a drop of dew
And Calvary is the sea.
Calvary is the sea.

If I should ever doubt Your love
My only prayer would be
That You would keep Your rugged cross
Etched upon my memory.

No sacrifice I could give to You
Could match what You’ve given me.
For my everything is but a drop of dew
And Calvary is the sea.
Calvary is the sea.

Dave Clark, Lowell Alexander, Tony Wood
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