Quotes

You saw Cory???

He goes to the same church as the Learys, and we visited them on Sunday and Monday. They introduced us to him, since he was the only other one from their church who had made it to Nationals. I had no idea it was the Cory I'd seen so much of here. O_o

Wow cool! Now just stop by over here! ;)

Wow cool! Now just stop by over here! ;)

:p

Backstory to this quote: Last night, my youth group took a time slot for the Fire of Hope, an event that our church put on where people took 2-hour time slots and kept a fire going for 24 hours to raise awareness for homelessness in our area. A few of us, instead of randomly running around the church parking lot, stayed around the fire and sang (mostly :-P) worship songs for most of our shift. The quote came from one of the several times that we got majorly off track. xD

"' …he wrapped the scarf around him–' What the??" –Sinclair J.

"Why bemoan a sleepless night? These are the hours that God snatches for us out of the thirsty waste of our lives, wherein to give us the living water. Rejoice then, when sleep forsakes thine eyes, for it is a sign of favor. Surely communion with the King of kings is better than the unconsciousness of sleep." ~Prisoners of the Sea

"Why bemoan a sleepless night? These are the hours that God snatches for us out of the thirsty waste of our lives, wherein to give us the living water. Rejoice then, when sleep forsakes thine eyes, for it is a sign of favor. Surely communion with the King of kings is better than the unconsciousness of sleep." ~Prisoners of the Sea

Good quote, and very true!

“Tear me to pieces and rip my soul from my body, but you will never force that detestable word of denial from my mouth.” – Michael Nakashima, tortured and had boiling water poured on his head and body until he died [from Jesus Freaks Vol. II by d.c. Talk and Voice of the Martyrs]

@Emily: I remember reading that! Read the book for the first time this year. :) It may be my personal favorite of the Lamplighters - possibly even above The Hidden Hand. Thanks for sharing it. Very true, and helpful in times like that.

@Emily: I remember reading that! Read the book for the first time this year. :) It may be my personal favorite of the Lamplighters - possibly even above _The Hidden Hand_. Thanks for sharing it. Very true, and helpful in times like that.

I may have to read the book if it's that good… xD

I read it for the first time last week! I'd say it's easily in my top five favorite Lamplighters, maybe higher than that.

Christian martyr quotes are so encouraging… Thanks for sharing.

@Emily: I remember reading that! Read the book for the first time this year. :) It may be my personal favorite of the Lamplighters - possibly even above _The Hidden Hand_. Thanks for sharing it. Very true, and helpful in times like that.

I may have to read the book if it's _that_ good... xD

Well, that's just my opinion, but I do highly recommend the book! :)

"The Incarnation takes all that properly belongs to our humanity and delivers it back to us, redeemed. All of our inclinations and appetites and capacities and yearnings and proclivities are purified and gathered up and glorified by Christ. He did not come to thin out human life; he came to set it free. All the dancing and feasting and processing and singing and building and sculpting and baking and merrymaking that belong to us, and that were stolen away into the service of false gods, are returned to us in the Gospel." -Thomas Howard.
One of my favorite quotes from my two weeks at Summit Ministries this summer. :)

"For the Christian who enters the battle, heart wrenching failures and set backs are inevitable, but we have no option but to press on!" -Paul Washer

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

^ nods

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.” — Edmund Hillary (first person to summit Mt. Everest)

-"Anyone can hug me!"- "I'll take hugs from anyone!" - Matthew

"No one can hug me!" - Nicolas

"Anyone can hug me!" - Matthew

Hehe, lol. I think what I said was "I'll take a hug from anybody"… but I guess it ends up being the same. xP

gives you a hug LOL. XP

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Guyyyyysss. What's wrong with hugs? :P I think they're awesome! xD ^(I even wish I could have some right now from different friends I'm miss… :( )^

In reply to SavedByGrace

Certain personality types (engineers for example) do not like hugs. It a fundamental part of our being. Nothing is wrong with hugs except that we do not like them.

Okay, okay. xD

You miss me? xP hug xP xP

Yes. Hope you can come back to nationals this year, Gloria! hug in return XD

Yes!!!!! :D Definitely!

Certain personality types (engineers for example) do not like hugs. It a fundamental part of our being. Nothing is wrong with hugs except that we do not like them.

Well said, my friend. Gives the Cory stamp of approval

Certain personality types (engineers for example) do not like hugs. It a fundamental part of our being. Nothing is wrong with hugs except that we do not like them.

Well said, my friend. *Gives the Nicolas stamp of approval*

Alright, so some people don't appreciate hugs. xP And there are those of us who do like them. xP Anywayyyys. xD Moving onnnn. xP

In reply to Cory(being a fool is not cool, but God is a precious redeeming jewel)

In reply to Joshua Swaim

"Consider Jesus. Know Jesus. Learn what kind of Person it is you say you trust and love and worship. Soak in the shadow of Jesus. Saturate your soul with the ways of Jesus. Watch Him. Listen to Him. Stand in awe of Him. Let Him overwhelm you with the way He is." -John Piper

Alright, so some people don't appreciate hugs. xP And there are those of us who _do_ like them. xP

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

Well EVERYONE does that…

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

Well EVERYONE does that...

I know. I am average. What can I say? I also roll over and play dead, if that says anything xDDD

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

Well EVERYONE does that...

I know. I am average. What can I say? I also roll over and play dead, if that says anything xDDD

You can also transform yourself into a pink gear with tape over its mouth too, can't you? xP xP

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

Well EVERYONE does that...

I know. I am average. What can I say? I also roll over and play dead, if that says anything xDDD

You can also transform yourself into a pink gear with tape over its mouth too, can't you? xP xP

Now you know why I didn't change my profile pic! xD XP

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

Well EVERYONE does that...

I know. I am average. What can I say? I also roll over and play dead, if that says anything xDDD

You can also transform yourself into a pink gear with tape over its mouth too, can't you? xP xP

Now you know why I didn't change my profile pic! xD XP

gasps But don't you know it's a Memverse crime to not have a profile picture with yourself in it?

"No one can hug me!" - *Cory* xD

Whaat? You emotionless creature! xP JK

I shake hands :D

Well EVERYONE does that...

I know. I am average. What can I say? I also roll over and play dead, if that says anything xDDD

You can also transform yourself into a pink gear with tape over its mouth too, can't you? xP xP

Now you know why I didn't change my profile pic! xD XP

*gasps* But don't you know it's a Memverse crime to not have a profile picture with yourself in it?

Then Emily, Gloria and I are all guilty….. 0.0 What are you going to do about it? HUH? xD

Then Emily, Gloria and I are all guilty..... 0.0 What are you going to do about it? HUH? xD

Not talk to you anymore…jk :P

Then Emily, Gloria and I are all guilty..... 0.0 What are you going to do about it? HUH? xD

Not talk to you anymore...jk :P

Gasps! I might put up the picture of you and I outside of the JW if you're going to twist my arm :P

Twist your arm? How can I twist your arm when we're like 1000 miles apart?

Twist your arm? How can I twist your arm when we're like 1000 miles apart?

I have very long arms :P However, I can shrink them to normal size when I need to be around people, like at Nats

I order to twist your arm I would need to have the very long arms.

I order to twist your arm _I_ would need to have the very long arms.

No, my arm extends across your state and over into Canada. I have very long arms! ;P

Then you must be extending your arm over the wrong part of Michigan. xP

I order to twist your arm _I_ would need to have the very long arms.

No, my arm extends across your state and over into Canada. I have _very_ long arms! ;P

You sound like Snoopy the dog. :P

Then you must be extending your arm over the wrong part of Michigan. xP

Oh. Moves my arm

Still don't see it.