“You can solo-climb Everest without using oxygen or you can pay guides and Sherpas to carry your loads, put ladders across crevasses, lay in 6,000 feet of fixed ropes, and have one Sherpa pulling you and another pushing you. ... The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won't happen if you compromise away the entire process.” IfsShouldBigsHappensSpiritualProcessGoalGrowthPayFeetDangerousMountainLaysPersonal GrowthGuidesCompromiseFixedClimbsPushingClimbingLoadPullingSoloOxygenRopeLaddersEverestSherpas Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Holy Spirit, the life that gives life: You are the cause of all movement. You are the breath of all creatures. You are the salve that purifies our souls. You are the ointment that heals our wounds. You are the fire that warms our hearts. You are the light that guides our feet. Let all the world praise you.” WorldGivingHeartSoulLightSpiritCausesHealingFireFeetMovementHolyCreaturesPraiseBreathsGuidesWoundsHealHoly Spirit Author:Hildegard of Bingen
“God is everywhere present by His power. He rolls the orbs of heaven with His hand; He fixes the earth with His foot; He guides all creatures with His eye, and refreshes them with His influence; He makes the powers of hell to shake with His terrors, and binds the devils with His word.” GodHandsEyeEarthHeavenHellFeetInfluenceCreaturesDevilTerrorGuidesHis EyesShakesOrbs Book:The House of Understanding: Selections from the Writings of Jeremy Taylor by Margaret Gest Source: The House of Understanding: Selections from the Writings of Jeremy Taylor by Margaret Gest
“Where God guides He provides. He is not responsible for expenses not on His schedule. He does not foot the bill when we leave His itinerary.” DoeFeetResponsibleBillsGuidesExpensesSchedules Book:Day by Day Source: Day by Day
“I reeled my head back, and with violent, uncontrollable contortions, I launched a spray of yellow, soupy duckfoot vomit into the air ... I (didn't see) where my regurgitated lunch had ended up after it'd been blasted from my throat. I booked it out of the now-befouled Chang'an Theater as fast as possible. (My guide) found me fifteen minutes later trying to look as casual as it is possible for a six-foot-two curly-haired white guy to look in a Beijing theater.” TryingLooksTwoGuyFoundWhiteAirFeetMinutesSixTheaterGuidesViolentThroatLunchYellowFifteenCasualSprayUncontrollableBeijingWhite Guys Author:Steve Hely
“God's will is clear about many things. We're to be holy. I like the metaphor that his Word is a lamp to our feet. A lamp may help guide my next one or two steps, but it's not a crystal ball into the future.” MayTwoHelpingNextStepsClearFeetHolyBallsMetaphorGuidesGods WillLampsCrystalsCrystal Ball Author:Craig Groeschel