Weekly Brain Food 3


  1. First, I wanted to give a plug for the podcasts that keep me informed and entertained during the week. I listen to NPR Up First every morning while getting dressed (~10-15 min. summary of daily news.) In the shower, I listen to Albert Mohler's The Briefing that analyzes that daily news from a Christian perspective. When doing errands on the weekend, I listen to Happy Hour and That Sounds Fun (Christian girl talk). 
  2. "Codi, here's what I've decided: the very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right inside it, under its roof. What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness. [...] Right now I'm living in that hope, running down its hallway and touching the walls on both sides." -Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. [credit to Joy C. for sharing]
  3. "Hopeless grief says, I have lost the only thing that makes life worth living. Hopeful grief magnifies the surpassing worth of God himself and says, Nothing in all the earth can separate me from Christ. We must never let the sound of our own weeping drown out the comfort of God’s word. By faith we know that our affliction is momentary, while our glory is eternal." Read  We Can’t Grieve However We Want



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