Mercredi, 4 Mars,
2015
Verse of the Day: «Ne t'ai-je pas
donné cet ordre: Fortifie-toi et prends courage? Ne t'effraie point et ne
t'épouvante point, car l'Eternel, ton Dieu, est avec toi dans tout ce que tu
entreprendras.» Josué 1.9
Quote of the Day: “The past and the present are our means, only the future is
our end.”—Blaise Pascal
«Le passé et le présent
sont nos moyens ; le seul avenir est notre fin.»—Blaise Pascal
French Fun Fact:
Napoleon was 5’6. (confessedtravelholic.com)
What’s Really
Happening Over Here:
Weather – Mostly
Cloudy, Precip. 60%
Temperature – 41⁰F,
high of 45⁰
News – Hollande
plans historic visit to communist Cuba (thelocal.fr)
More News – http://www.lequipe.fr/
A Day In the Life:
Yesterday I was finally able to confirm an interview with an
American missionary who is serving here in France! I’m very excited to hear
what he has to say, and I’m also praying that I will be able to serve with him
in some capacity throughout the coming weeks. The interview will take place
tomorrow (Thursday). I am really excited to get more of a handle on
evangelizing here in France – after all, that’s one of the main reasons I am
here – and I hope to put into practice what I learn from him! Tomorrow I’ll
post a list of the questions I plan on asking him, just to whet your appetites,
and then Friday I’ll share what his answers were!
Other than that though yesterday was pretty uneventful – I did
homework all day. Although I can honestly say that it was probably the most
productive day of my life, the details would still bore you.
That being said, this morning was somewhat of a different
story, as I had to babysit my two little host sisters. One of them has been
literally begging me to play Barbie with her since I moved in, so I promised to
play for 20 minutes. Thankfully 10 of those minutes were spent reading The
Velveteen Rabbit (which was on my bucketlist because it was actually
Superman’s favorite book as a child and I was pretty pumped when I saw it on
their shelf), because 90% of the Barbies were naked and I told them if they
didn’t clothe them I was going right back down stairs. Clearly they didn’t want
that, so they put clothes on the Barbies and I read my book. It was a win-win-win-win:
They had their Barbies, they had me in the same room, I was not playing with
the Barbies, and I was reading Superman’s favorite childhood book. Actually not
a bad situation.
After that they followed me downstairs to watch me make
breakfast, but of course they took it upon themselves to “help” me make breakfast, which consisted of them poking my eggs
with scissors and taking a few bites out of the cheese before throwing it away.
Let’s just say I have a newfound respect for fathers all over the world.
Christian Hedonism
John Piper is the former pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church,
and founder of world renowned Desiring God Ministries.
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| John Piper |
expands on this concept. On the way, he deals with common issues that people have with Christianity – such as God’s perceived selfishness due to the fact that He is always seeking His own glory. Enjoy!
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