Living the Dream

Day’s Verse:
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
Genesis 2:2
Today was a work day. I hate weekends are work days. Last night I was out until 10:00 planning a bike class with my co-teacher, Ellen Aagaard (that doesn’t [...]

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Day’s Verse:
He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.
Acts 15:9 (context)
One thing I’ve been working on for my internship lately is working on a bike commuting brochure. After having a number of conversations with people, I decided to make a brochure to encourage transportation bicycling. Not commuting, which [...]

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Day’s Verse:
So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.
Acts 14:3
Direct quote from the employee handbook:
BAW employees dress and grooming are important factors in maintaining a professional atmosphere and in conveying a proper image [...]

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Day’s Verse:
Hear and pay attention,
do not be arrogant,
for the LORD has spoken.
Jeremiah 13:15
At work, I’ve been doing research on policies for “hiring” and “exiting” volunteers. The Bike Alliance doesn’t have any such policies even for staff that I can [...]

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Day’s Verse:
Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God;
only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
Proverbs 1:7
Now I know why my throat was sore after Bike Expo: Assuming I spent 30 seconds (probably a little long) talking to each visitor to the Bike Alliance [...]

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Day’s Verse:
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
Acts 7:55-56 (context)
Funny thing; Day 2 of Bike Expo [...]

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Day’s Verse:
“Should you not fear me?” declares the LORD.
“Should you not tremble in my presence?
I made the sand a boundary for the sea,
an everlasting barrier it cannot cross.
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Day’s Verse:
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they [...]

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Day’s Verse:
Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Psalm 37:5-6
It’s 10:41 and I’m not at work yet. This [...]

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Day’s Verse:
“All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations…”
Isaiah 65:2
Today I pretended to be an HR manager and wrote drafts of 18 [...]

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