C S LEWIS CHRISTMAS QUOTES

Clive Staples Lewis, commonly called C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and Christian apologist. 

Many of us have had the good fortune to have studied and enjoyed the writings of C. S. Lewis.  If you haven't read his works, I strongly encourage you to do so.  Following are ten quotes or poems with a Christmas theme which are attributed to Mr. C. S. Lewis:

Look for Christ and you will find Him.
And with Him, everything else.

Among the oxen
(like an ox I'm slow)
I see a glory in the stable grow
Which, with the ox's dullness
might at length
Give me an ox's strength

Among the asses
(stubborn I as they)
I see my Savior
where I looked for hay;
So may my beast like folly
learn at least
The patience of a beast

Among the sheep
(I like a sheep have strayed)
I watch the manger
where my Lord is laid;
Oh that my baa-ing nature
would win thence
Some woolly innocence!

The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.

"Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world."

"Exmas and Crissmas are not the same. The pictures which are stamped on the Exmas-cards have nothing to do with the sacred story..."

"Always winter and never Christmas;
think of that!"
"How awful!" said Lucy.

"Can it really be my duty to buy and receive masses of junk every winter just to help the shopkeepers?"

"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."
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Here is wishing you a wonderful Holiday Season surrounded by loving family and friends.  And, take it easy on the fruit cake and egg nog (I just couldn't help myself).

Enjoy life!

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR - EATING IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE

Today we have a guest contributor to the TIPS FROM A MAN blog.  The content for this post comes from my son who is serving as a full time volunteer missionary in the Amazon jungle region of Peru.  He completes his two years of missionary service in early 2014.  It is very interesting to see how people adapt to their particular circumstances as they search to find the proper nutrition to fuel their minds and bodies so they can perform at a high level.

 

Tips from a Zone Leader.  How to get energy in the Amazon: Healthy, cheap and consistently.

Quinoa instant oatmeal. (Quinoa Inca oat - Super Awesome)

Dried Quinoa cereal. (you always need fiber in a jungle diet because you need to lose bacteria that might be in your system daily)

Regular instant oats

Jungle ¨manzana¨ bananas (potassium for the achy muscles)

Jungle honey bee honey for sweetness.

Whole grain toast with Philadelphia cream cheese (cream cheese in the jungle is kinda expensive)

Whole grain toast with jungle peanut peanut butter and jungle honey bee honey (you must buy locally or it's way too expensive)

Whole milk - Everyone usually uses powdered or evaporated cause its cheaper but you can imagine how that tastes.

Multi Vitamin - Because there is no balanced diet in the jungle.

Eat this if you are on a mission budget and you are in a place that is more than 90 degrees daily.  You will have energy to do the Lord's work with less complications.

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So there you have it.  Quinoa, bananas, natural sweeteners.  These are items that we have posted about previously on the TIPS FROM A MAN blog, but now we learn that missionaries in Peru have discovered the same benefits.  In the heat and humidity when you are pushing your body for 12 - 16 hours a day you must have proper fuel.  Youth will only take you so far.  Thanks for sharing the content for this post.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you serve the Lord and the people of Peru.

Enjoy life!

FLASH MOB

This little girl drops a coin in a musicians hat and gets far more than she was expecting.

Has this ever happened to you?  Have you ever received far more than you were expecting?  On the other hand, have you ever delivered more than was expected?  Have you ever given more than was expected to a charity, employer, team, church, friend, family member or stranger?  Here is a TIP FROM A MAN... let's try to think of how we can provide a 100 piece orchestra when someone is only expecting a soloist or perhaps is not expecting anything at all.  It is winter in many places around the world and also the Holidays are fast approaching.  Maybe we can shovel a walk for a neighbor.  Maybe we can take an unexpected gift of cookies or fruit to a widow.  Maybe we can assist an elderly gentleman in crossing an icy street.  These simple acts of kindness may as well be a 100 piece orchestra to them because they probably aren't expecting anything from anyone so a simple act of kindness will infinitely exceed their expectations.  This is something we can do.

Enjoy life!