Splagchnizomai – σπλαγχνίζομαι

by myleshamby October 20, 2010

“Splagchnizomai” is the Greek word for “compassion.”  In the Greek, the word literally means “to be moved as to one’s bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion.” ** This same Greek word is used to describe Jesus’ love for people.   Matthew 9:36 says, “When he [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for [...]

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Until ONLY Love Remains

by myleshamby October 19, 2010

God, I want to become love.  I want to be motived by love and compassion for people in EVERYTHING I do.  Purge EVERY other motive inside of me.  PERMANENTLY remove ALL selfishness and pride.  Father, You are love (1 John 4:8), so I desire to be love as well.  I don’t just want “good” motives, [...]

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Healing at Edinboro University

by myleshamby October 14, 2010

Kara (woman in the video) came up to me in tears saying she hurt her knee in the 6th grade (7 yrs ago) and had pain since.  Her cartilage, knee cap, and something else (can’t remember) in her knee was messed up.  She loves sports (esp. soccer), and would always play through the pain.  Kara [...]

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Perseverance

by myleshamby September 24, 2010

“The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.” – Author Unknown

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guilty pleasure

by myleshamby September 20, 2010

I don’t have very many guilty pleasures, but one of them is new running shoes.  I guess I call it “guilty” because it is one of the few items that I don’t mind spending a little extra money on (if you know me, I hate spending money on things I don’t need).  Since running is [...]

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Random Shenanigans

by myleshamby September 19, 2010

When you travel around the country, you are bound to see random things. I stayed at some ASU students’ house in AZ – Bradley, Miles, Slate, Will – and they had a pet chicken name “Blacktop” in their backyard. We were celebrating a friends’ birthday in the backyard, and this is what happened (ft. Bradley [...]

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