“borderline studying”

Day 119

This phrase was inadvertently coined by my co-studier late last night as we pored over our notes for an 8 AM fluency disorder test. She meant to say “borderline stuttering”, one of the stages in developmental stuttering, but it came out a little wrong.

Here is the official definition of this new term from Katie’s Inexhaustive Dictionary of the English Language:

bor-der-line stud-y-ing v. 1. the act of studying while watching the NCAA basketball tournament (and anything else on television), instant messaging with friends, or listening to Sean Hannity rail against liberals. 2. the act of studying when one is so exhausted from one’s extraordinarily long day that one reads the same sentence out loud five times and it still confuses one. 3. any studying done when one’s full attention is not on the topic in need of being studied.

Example: “Man, I really did bad on that test. Must’ve been from all my borderline studying.”

Onward.

There’s a great collection of “spiritual vitamins” out there compiled by George Zeller that is entitled “215 Things That Are True of Me Now That I Am Saved.” It’s incredibly encouraging for a believer in Christ to meditate on these truths, as they capture different nuances of our infinite salvation and Savior. They are exclusively for those who have trusted Christ alone for salvation; they are not true of unbelievers. Here are the first 10 (more to come):

1. My salvation is fully accomplished (John 19:30).
2. I have eternal life as a present possession (John 5:24; 6:47; 1 John 5:11-13).
3. I have Jesus Christ as my present possession (1 John 5:12).
4. I know the one, true God (John 17:3; 1 John 2:3; 5:20).
5. I have been saved by His grace (Eph. 2:1-10).
6. I have been justified by His grace (Tit. 3:7).
7. I have passed from death unto life (John 5:24; 1 John 3:14).
8. I have been made alive by God (Eph. 2:1,5; Col. 2:13).
9. I have been made fit for heaven (Col. 1:12).
10. I have the forgiveness of sins (Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14).