Abba Hyperichius said, “The monk who cannot control his tongue when he is angry, will not control his passions at other times.”
Posts by Dave W. Jacobs
Only 1 coaching call today and it's to a Vineyard pastor in England.
"Where did your strength come from?" asked the mole. "From remembering I am loved." said the boy. (Always Remember: The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy)
Historybook: John Adams becomes the first US vice president (1789); American author Mark Twain dies (1910); Queen Elizabeth II born (1926); Musical "Annie" debuts on Broadway (1977); Singer-songwriter Nina Simone dies (2003); Musician Prince dies (2016).
A rest can take you far. (Charlie Mackesy)
3 coaching calls today: 1 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1 Vineyard, 1 Anglican.
Historybook: "Dracula" author Bram Stoker dies (1912); "Star Trek" actor George Takei born (1937); Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to win an IndyCar Series race, watch here (2008)
This is my latest book and it’s a devotional. I’ve always wanted to write one. So I did. Here's the link and if you'd like to re post it on any of your platforms that would be great: a.co/d/0cu2EQyV
Historybook: Paul Revere makes famous ride during American Revolution (1775); Yankee Stadium opens (1923); Albert Einstein dies (1955); Conan O'Brien born (1963); Dick Clark dies (2012).
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4 coaching calls today: 1 United Church of Canada, 1 retired pastor, 1 lay-pastor, 1 nondenom.
Historybook: Benjamin Franklin dies (1790); Bay of Pigs invasion begins in Cuba (1961); Apollo 13 returns safely to Earth (1970); Victoria Beckham born (1974); Former first lady Barbara Bush dies (2018).
We are half blind. We have to see through the eyes of others in order to see wholly.
4 coaching calls today: 2 Vineyard, 1 Pentecostal, 1 non-pastor who is starting a coaching business.
Historybook: Actor Charlie Chaplin born (1889); Harriet Quimby is first woman to fly across English Channel (1912); Basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born (1947); Singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla-Pérez born (1971)
Abba Macarius said, “If you are stirred to anger when you want to reprove someone, you are gratifying your own passions. Do not lose yourself in order to save another.”
Every day is a new day and has in it an opportunity to hit the reset button. To start again, to let the failures and disappointments from the previous day go and step into the new day rather than back into the previous day.
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Historybook: President Abraham Lincoln dies (1865); RMS Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 (1912); Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier, becomes first Black major league baseball player (1947); Two bombs explode at Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring 264 (2013).
4 coaching calls today. 1 Evangelical Congregational, 1 UMC, 1 Vineyard, 1 former pastor.
Historybook: "Webster’s Dictionary" is first published (1828); President Abraham Lincoln is mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth, dies the next day (1865); Marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson dies (1964); Human Genome Project is completed (2003).
Historybook: Sikh religion is formalized (1699); Handel's "Messiah" makes its world premiere in Dublin (1742); Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded (1870); Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov born (1963); American novelist Eudora Welty born (1909); American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon dies (1941).
The largest of all marsupials is the red kangaroo of Australia, which can stand as tall as 6 ft. and weigh up to
200 lbs
Historybook: Patent for first portable typewriter issued in the US (1892); American Red Cross founder Clara Barton dies (1912); Franklin D. Roosevelt dies (1945); David Letterman born (1947); Yuri Gagarin becomes first person in space (1961); Boxing great Joe Louis dies (1981).
Faith does not necessarily mean an expectation that God will intervene. (Richard Rohr)
Despite being one of the most quoted sci-fi lines ever, no character ever says “Beam me up, Scotty” in the
original Star Trek series. Closest versions were “Scotty, beam me up” or “Beam us up, Mr. Scott.”
Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” originally flopped until a producer added electric instruments and drums without their permission. The remix topped the charts and launched their career.
You have to start somewhere but you often end up someplace different than where you started. The start is the beginning of the journey.
Historybook: “The Great Gatsby” published (1925); Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta born (1930); Football personality John Madden born (1936); Paul McCartney leaves the Beatles (1970); Good Friday Agreement is signed (1998).