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words of wisdom from a.w. tozer

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I receive a daily dose of A.W. Tozer (and so should you). Here is today's installment.*****Failure and Success: The Small and the Great..Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." --1 Peter 5:5Some time ago we heard a short address by a young preacher during which he quoted the following, "If you are too big for a little place, you are too little for a big place."It is an odd rule of the kingdom of God that when we try to get big, we always get smaller by the moment. God is jealous of His glory and will not allow anyone to share it with Him. The effort to appear great will bring the displeasure of God upon us and effectively prevent us from achieving the greatness after which we pant.Humility pleases God…
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i’ve been goosed

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After enjoying the Julian Melodrama and returning home, I did a quick turnaround and zipped over to La Mesa for a concert by the Gooses. Little did I know that it was also Octoberfest in downtown La Mesa. The closest I could park was about a mile away (not such a bad thing after eating apple pie in Julian).Cosmos Cafe was packed to standing room only. And it was good to see people ordering coffee. The Gooses played for about an hour and hammed it up as usual. Dave decided to sport a nice 80s-styled headband. They play an unusual brand of music that is somewhat reminescent of Barenaked Ladies -- both musically and lyrically. In other words, it's just plain fun. I'm not sure where their inspiration comes from but I have suspicions that it involves late-night television and old Mexican food.
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melodrama in julian

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If you've not ever been to the Julian Melodrama, you need to go. It's a blast. A melodrama is a play that is purposefully over-acted. But what sets the Julian Melodrama is that it encourages audience participation. You get to boo the villian and cheer for the hero. You can even talk back to the actors on stage. In between acts you get entertained by the Julian Triangle Club chorus, also known as the "Floozies." When the average age is somewhere around retirement ...Go. Make plans and go. Eat apple pie afterwards.
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saturday morning cartoons

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Kids nowadays. They take so much for granted -- like Saturday morning cartoons. Back in my day (I can say that now), we didn't have round-the-clock cable channels dedicated to cartoons. We had Saturday mornings. We had ABC, NBC, and CBS. Or, if you were predestined to be an engineer, you had PBS. Even the commercials were special because that was about the only time you would see them.Nowadays they just don't have this anymore.Things are really different.I remember i used to love getting up and grab my milk and go watch my favorite cartoons like Tom and Jerry,Naruto or Dragon Ball Z.Naruto even had a very big part in my development as i used to make costumes and also teach other kids in my neighbourhood how to make Naruto cosplay costumes, We had something to look forward to, something to live for!
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looking out a new window

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I just realized that there are two liquor stores on the same corner as Twiggs. Generally speaking, I tend to be fairly observant about my surroundings and such. But I find myself today sitting at a different table and looking out a new window. It's amazing what you notice when you look out a new window.Life is like that. What new experiences are all around us but we never see them because we continue to look through old windows? What new relationships could bless our lives if we only knew they were possible?Sometimes major life-change doesn't require a major upheaval. Maybe it only requires looking at your current situation through a different set of eyes, to get a second (or third) opinion.In some respects, I may be talking about the paradigm through which you organize your life. A paradigm is simply a set of boundaries or principles that guide your…
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