Mciver Quotes

A hero is merely a man never afraid of being called to heaven because he is certain he has done his duty, Nicholas." -Admiral Lord Nelson (fictional)

Reading 2 Peter is a little like listening to a mobile phone conversation. We are only hearing half the dialogue. We can understand that there is a problem—false teachers. We can even make out some of the issues that are being raised by the false teachers. Yet

por lo general, el peligro que enfrentan los adventistas del séptimo día no es que estén fijando fechas para el pronto regreso de Cristo. Más bien, el peligro es que, al pasar los años, la promesa de la Segunda Venida comience a jugar un papel mucho más pequeño en nuestros pensamientos. Sí,

A lot of us carry that baggage... I urge people to pack light. [...] Romantic relationships where we were actually the ones who needed to change, but we always blamed the partner. And we continue to switch partners over and over again wondering why they still won't act right. Ultimately, it's because we have to let go of our own baggage. [...] I figured out the reason why I couldn't get through the day as well as I can now was because I had too many things on my mind, on my plate, for one person to have. So I started to eliminate some of the things that were too heavy to carry and unnecessary. [...] I felt very discouraged to go out in public at one time, and the weight was heavy. I wanted to feel light again. [—Erykah Badu]

What good do your words do if they can't understand you? [—Erykah Badu]

Within our own races we distinguish between the natural" and "unnatural" people. But what if none of that really makes a difference? What if we are just black, white, Chinese, African, Native American; what if we're just all here to experience the consequences of our choices and judgements; and what if all this is put in front of us so that we can just all grow as individuals?... You were born by yourself and, when you go to the next level, you're gonna go by yourself. [—Erykah Badu]

Sometimes I feel sorry for myself for some of the tougher things I've had to encounter in life, but other than that, I wouldn't change a thing. It makes me happy to know I could endure. And it gets easier and easier as you go on. [—Erykah Badu]

Thirty's nothing. You ain't did nothing. You seen 30 summers. As far as youth is concerned, it's the same mind really.

He's one of my best friends in the world, and from my planet its OK for a boy and a girl to be good friends without being in an intimate relationship. [—Erykah Badu]

What good to your words do if they can't understand you? [—Erykah Badu]

He's one of my best friends in the world, and from my plant it's OK for a boy and a girl to be good friends without being in an intimate relationship. [—Erykah Badu]

insouciance,

maudlin

alacrity,

Peter was a person who made mistakes and was forgiven by his Lord. Peter, then, is somebody not unlike us when it comes to mistakes, and he can show us what it really means to be a true follower of Jesus in an imperfect world.

Both slaves and owners were human, and strong relationships often grew between them. But

I wear my headwrap because because a headwrap is a crown, and I am a queen. [—Erykah Badu]

Follow your dreams

Don't Let Your Fear Chase Away Your Dreams.

In 2008, Donald Trump published a book with Meredith McIver titled Never Give Up. In it he compiled what he labeled his “Top 10 List for Success.” The items on his list are so close to Peale’s prescriptions that it worth listing them as they are deeply built into Trump’s self-psychology. Despite being written over ten years ago, one can see all these elements of Trump’s current rhetoric and conduct. Trump’s ten rules include: 1. Never give up! Do not settle for remaining in your comfort zone. Remaining complacent is a good way to get nowhere. 2. Be passionate! If you love what you’re doing, it will never seem like work. 3. Be focused! Ask yourself: What should I be thinking about right now? Shut out interference. In this age of multitasking, this is a valuable technique to acquire. 4. Keep your momentum! Listen, apply, and move forward. Do not procrastinate. 5. See yourself as victorious! That will focus you in the right direction. 6. Be tenacious! Being stubborn can work wonders. 7. Be lucky! The old saying: ‘The harder I work, the luckier I get’ is absolutely right on. 8. Believe in yourself! If you don’t, no one else will either. Think of yourself as a one-man army. 9. Ask yourself: What am I pretending not to see? There may be some great opportunities right around you, even if things aren’t looking so great. Great adversity can turn into a great victory. 10. Look at the solution, not the problem. And never give up! Never, never, never give up.

I couldn’t wait to plug them in and listen to Sepultura’s Roots album on them, because they’re the size of the Glastonbury PA. So I put in a CD of Roots and I turned it up to 10—and that fucking record blew those speakers right out. Fifty-thousand-dollar speakers, gone because of Roots …

Scriptures are not of private interpretation (2 Peter 1:20), and the whole of Scripture witnesses to Jesus (1 Peter 1:10–12). So

In Jesus, all the promises of God come true, and in Jesus, the hope of all Christians will be realized. Jesus, in fact, is both the content and the context to be considered when interpreting Scripture.