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theatlantic:

In Focus: Sichuan Earthquake Recovery

Last Saturday, a destructive earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province, near the epicenter of the devastating 2008 earthquake, damaging thousands of structures and triggering landslides in the mountainous region. As of yesterday, the death toll stood at more than 200, with nearly 12,000 injured, 23 still missing, and tens of thousands made homeless. The quake was measured at magnitude 7.0 by China’s earthquake administration and magnitude of 6.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey. Rescue teams and government aid personnel have struggled to reach the affected area, as many roads were damaged.

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I found David Platt’s message at Urbana. This was a really challenging message and well worth your time. 

9 You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it.
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
13 The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain;
they shout for joy and sing.

—Psalm 65

Urbana 2012 was quite the experience. More photos and updates to come soon! 

Urbana 2012 was quite the experience. More photos and updates to come soon! 

Living out the Christian life in the reality of God is not so much
about arriving at some imaginary set-point at which you are free from your
struggles and are declared spiritually mature. Rather, it is about a willingness to keep
digging, and keep digging into our lives and into God’s grace.

—Pastor Nick Hsiehizzle

ashleyyyjchui:

My sister showed this to me today and told me she saw this when Art Center visited her school. One of their students did this for an assignment. Canon ended up seeing this and liked it so much that they used it as their commercial. I love the concept, and the editing is amazing! This guy has exceptional talent.

“17 Countries. 343 Days. 6237 Photographs. One incredible journey.”

heckyeahchristiantattoos: The Hebrew Tattoo Picture is courtesy of Will Norris from flickr This is a Hebrew phrase that means “belonging to God” (literally, “to Yahweh”) taken from the Tanak (Isaiah 44:5).

heckyeahchristiantattoos:

The Hebrew Tattoo Picture is courtesy of Will Norris from flickr
This is a Hebrew phrase that means “belonging to God” (literally, “to Yahweh”) taken from the Tanak (Isaiah 44:5).

Northern Minnesota looks awesome.

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