December 2011
24 posts
[W]ould you know who is the greatest Saint in the world: It is not he who prays...
– William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true Word of God.
– Clive Staples Lewis
One thing have I asked of the Lord,
That will I seek after:
That I may dwell...
– Psalm 27.4
My little cousin!
Mary, Joseph, and the Virgin Birth of Jesus -... →
As a father shows compassion to his children,
So the Lord shows compassion to...
– Psalm 103.13-14
A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, does various unessential things, and...
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer
On Going on a Date
[Name withheld]: I did my civic duty.
FYI
Jacqueline: IF SOMEONE EVER ASKS ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND AND ITS A BIG DEAL WHERE A MILLION PEOPLE ARE THERE AND TAKE PICTURES IM GOING TO SAY NO
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus →
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be...
– Thomas Stearns Eliot, “Little Gidding”
On Joy
Psalm 126
Proverbs 10.28
Isaiah 49.13; 61.10
Habakkuk 3.17-19a
Matthew 13.44-46
Acts 14.17b
Romans 5.1-5
Philippians 4.4-5
1 Thessalonians 1.6b; 5.16
Hebrews 12
James 1.2-4
1 Peter 1.3-9
Jude 1.24-25
Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is...
– Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right →
Great reminder of Matthew 5.38-42.
(Hat tip to ER.)
South Florida Church sets sight on becoming “A... →
I know this is weird, but I actually teared up reading this. I am so proud of my parents!
Dabo Swinney on USC: They'll Never Be Clemson →
Amazing reply from Dabo.
This Denies the Gospel →
Sure, banning interracial marriages denies the gospel. But then again, doesn’t allowing divorce - or greed?
The takeaway for me is that it’s easy to criticize crazy fringe groups that ban interracial marriage. It’s not so easy to criticize the real problems plaguing American churches today.
Embryonic Turtles Communicate to Coordinate... →
Implications for the debate about when life begins, no?