This trailer left me speechless.
Jesus Camp
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This is the first time I've read such an honest article about a person being overweight and how they feel about it.
"People who haven’t been overweight can’t understand the self-consciousness of people who are. I thought continually about how bad I looked. I hated mirrors. I hated shopping for clothes. And when I was around people, all I could think about was how they perceived my looks."
"It took months before I saw any change, but soon some of my friends were noticing. You have no idea what it feels like to have someone notice that you’ve lost weight and tell you. To a person who has been overweight their entire life it’s like having a burden lifted (literally and metaphorically)."
Since I am now getting serious about my health and getting fit - this article is very timely!
To read the whole article click here.
"The sheer magnitude of the stars, the way the sky didn't look flat at
all but truly spherical, the absence of the moon. The longer we were still, the
more the night came alive. No man could have made such a thing come into
being—no busyness or handiwork or words or wishes. But with just a few simple
words, the God of all creation spoke this beauty into being. And yet He is still
mindful of me, an impossibly small speck on the face of a sphere that bides it
time spinning in circles. And even more, He is jealously in love with me,
sacrificing all just to reach me. And I am left asking myself how I could ever
be lax in my pursuit of or response to Him.
Sometimes the stillness is what is needed to capture our attention; and
that is truly the way I believe it is intended to be."
This weekend I've spent sometime just sitting on the balcony watching the sky. The moon was really bright, the sky with some hazy clouds and a few stars twinkling in the sky...there is absolutely nothing more amazing than God's creation. Whether it be a full moon, a setting sun or a rainbow, God's handiwork never ceases to astound and remind me how powerful He is and will forever be.
Reading the above paragraph was a nice reminder to keep taking the moments and remembering how much God loves us.