Outpost 17

Nehemiah 1-3 / Acts 2:1-13 “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ” ― Walt Disney

Ezra 9-10 / Acts 1 “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” ― Leonardo da Vinci

Ezra 9-10 / Acts 1 “We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Ezra 3-5 / John 20 “Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ezra 3-5 / John 20 “Just 'cause I'm leavin' It don't mean that I won't be right by your side When you need me And you can't see me in the middle of the night Just close your eyes and say a prayer It's okay, I know you're scared when I'm not here But I'll always be right there Even though I'm leavin', I ain't goin' nowhere” Luke Combs

2 Chronicles 34-36 / John 19:1-22 “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein

2 Chronicles 32-33 / John 18:24-40 "Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four Cs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and...

2 Chronicles 34-36 / John 19:1-22 “Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

2 Chronicles 26-28 / John 17 "I don't know when we all bought into the idea that in order to change you must "feel" eager or "feel" motivated to act. It's complete garbage. The moment it's time to assert yourself, you will not feel motivated. In fact, you won't feel like doing anything at all." -Mel Robbins

2 Chronicles 23-25 / John 16:16-33 “You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.” ― Thomas Merton

2 Chronicles 20-22 / John 16:1-15 “Ninety percent of success in life is just showing up." - Woody Allen

2 Chronicles 17-19 / John 15 “We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.” ― C. Joy Bell

2 Chronicles 13-16 / John 14 “The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither vi...

2 Chronicles 10-12 / John 13:18-38 “Never miss a good chance to shut up.” ― Will Rogers

2 Chronicles 7-9 / John 13:1-17 “At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.” ― Mother Teresa

1 Chronicles 4-6 / John 12:20-50 “Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.” ― Criss Jami

2 Chronicles 1-3 / John 12:1-19 “The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all.” ― Ted Hughes

1 Chronicles 28-29 / John 11:47-57 "I wanted you to see what real courage is, it's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." - Harper Lee

1 Chronicles 26-27 / John 11:18-46 “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens..." ― J.R.R. Tolkien

1 Chronicles 23-25 / John 11:1-17 “If you're reading this... Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.” ― Chad Sugg

1 Chronicles 20-22 / John 1:22-42 “Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.” ― St. Vincent de Paul

1 Chronicles 20-22 / John 10:22-42 " I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..." ― Henry David Thoreau

1 Chronicles 14-16 / John 9:24-41 “The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” ― Winston S. Churchill

1 Chronicles 11-13 / John 9:1-23 “I see a world on the edge of a blade. Without balance, it will fall.” ― Victoria Aveyard

1 Chronicles 8-10 / John 8:37-59 “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela