A quote from AndyStanley (@AndyStanley)

Blame enables you to smuggle your issues into your future.
(https://twitter.com/AndyStanley/status/745346574558044160)

Going down

Seawater pours into the gaping maw of Thor’s Well in this photo submitted by Gary Fua. Located in Oregon near Cape Perpetua, the dangerous but beautiful hole, also known as Spouting Horn, is estimated to be about 20 feet deep.

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A quote from Rob Jacobs (@RobJacobs_)

In God’s garden of grace, even broken trees bare fruit ~ @RickWarren #PDChurch
(https://twitter.com/RobJacobs_/status/747830549222326272)

Stretch

As ominously low clouds loom over the savanna, a lioness stretches—seemingly in no hurry to take cover—in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. The park is wildlife rich, and visitors to the popular safari destination could likely spot the “big five”: elephants, rhinos, buffalo, leopards … and lions.

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A quote from Matt Brown (@evangelistmatt)

Don’t say God is silent when your Bible is closed.
(https://twitter.com/evangelistmatt/status/588380296749387776)

Investigating

Ashore on Svalbard, a male polar bear investigates a whale’s backbone. Fat reserves from hunting ringed and bearded seals, and sometimes walruses, must carry bears through lean summers.

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A quote from Nicky Gumbel (@nickygumbel)

Be strong, but not rude. Be kind, but not weak. Be bold, but don’t bully. Be humble, but not timid. Be confident, but not arrogant.
(https://twitter.com/nickygumbel/status/746770861080870912)

Night lights

In Chiang Mai, floating lanterns set the night alight during the annual Yi Peng festival. The tradition emphasizes reflection and spiritual cleansing. The lit lanterns, or khom loi, are hot-air balloons made of rice paper.

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A quote from Jarrid Wilson (@JarridWilson)

Jesus and coffee is all the world really needs.
(https://twitter.com/JarridWilson/status/746745036574965760)

Cold shower

Your Shot community member Robert Melgar offers a thrilling view of the 74-foot drop at the lower end of Oregon’s 230-foot Dry Creek Falls. “The difficulty was to keep the lens dry, and yes, the water was very cold!” he writes.

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