Amur Leopards Are Nearly Extinct. It Makes Me Sad.

amur leopards are nearly extinct. it makes me sad.

I’ve recently began feeling some conviction that is growing. And that is, if I get excited for something coming out, such as a game or movie, than I should be 100 times more excited for something to do with Christ. Whether it’s worship, prayer, reading or longing for his soon arrival, nothing should dwarf that excitement. Yet there are times when I’m more stoked for the release of a movie more than I am to crack open my Bible after a long day and get into the word.

And I look around me at fellow Christians and see we have all succumbed to this in some form or another: being more excited for the temporary than the eternal. It reminds me how easy it is for idols to set up in our hearts. Let’s be so careful not to let excitement for worldly things that pass away consume our joys until they are no longer for God and His words. I’m not advocating that media is sinful. But I am beginning to see how very little of our lives should in fact be soaked by it.

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Brilliant Petals of Gloriosa Lily by Susan Ford Collins

Libraries literally aren’t just a place to obtain books for free. They’re one of the few public spaces left in our society where you’re allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money.

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