Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

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From the article: “The more we reject sin and the more we strive to be wonderful, the more we become our true selves!”

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fearfully and wonderfully“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139: 14. This verse confused me for years, but now it’s one of my favorites. I couldn’t comprehend what it meant to be “fearfully made”. How can someone be fearfully made? It’s not like God is fearful when making us, is He? I can’t really imagine God trembling as He knits us together in our mothers’ wombs, but maybe He knows we’re going to mess up and that makes Him nervous? That never seemed entirely plausible. Another theory of mine was that we were made to be in fear. Could that be true? Aren’t we made to stand in the face of injustice, at the gates of Hell and speak the truth? That doesn’t sound like it involves being fearful; it sounds more as if we are meant to be courageous. I…

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What to do? The pope’s practical tips for helping the environment

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Specific, doable suggestions from Laudato Si.

Meet Tesla’s new weapon, a battery scientist

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“Tesla Motors has signed a 5-year exclusive partnership this week with Jeff Dahn, a leading lithium-ion battery researcher and professor at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. Dahn is currently working on a project funded by 3M and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to develop longer lasting, lower cost lithium-ion battery cells.”

18-Year-Old Shot Dead After Using ‘Find My Smartphone’ App

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It’s usually safer to remotely erase a stolen device, than try to retrieve it.

Major zero-day security flaws in iOS & OS X allow theft of both Keychain and app passwords

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OS X and iOS users, there’s a security flaw in both systems…”while the malware cannot directly access existing Keychain entries, it can do so indirectly by forcing users to login manually and then capturing those credentials in a newly-created entry.”

How Uber is ruining your chances of getting a decent job

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“Many companies that are part of the on-demand economy have adopted business models that unfairly pass the costs of doing business onto its workers.”

Tynker, A Startup That Teaches Kids To Code, Now Works With Robots, Drones And More

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Teaching children to control the Internet of Things…hmm.

Love is Our Mission

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“Love is Our Mission” – official logo of Pope Francis’ USA trip

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The logo has been released for Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to the United States, based on the theme: “Love is our mission.” The official hashtag will be: #PopeInUS.

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Ending hunger requires changes in lifestyles, production, pope says

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“…our small gestures can guarantee sustainability and the future of the human family.”

Are You Cultivating Circumstantial Happiness or Eternal Joy?

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“The saints kept Christ in mind continually and were grateful even when circumstances seemed unbearable.”

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What quality do some people spend their whole lives looking for, and others dedicate themselves to spreading? Some say happiness, but I say joy. Many people associate joy with happiness, and although they share similar effects, one fundamental difference separates the two. “Happiness” is defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as “feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life, situation, etc.” Happiness is dependant upon external variables and can therefore vanish in a moment. For example, a simple smile from a stranger can turn your day around, or your happiness can be replaced with sadness by the evening news. Joy, on the other hand, is a gift given by God. It is a state of the soul. Joy is the effect of believing that God has conquered sin and death, and that He will bring His faithful to Heaven to be with Him for eternity. We can understand and accept this with our…

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