February 2012
32 posts
Nothing Will Compensate for a Lack in Prayer →
Eden and Humanity: The First Temple and Its... →
Youcef →
Puts persecution (and a lot of things) in perspective.
“If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and...”
– Alexis Carrel, “Prayer Is Power”
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A mighty one Who will save;
He will...”
– Zephaniah 3.17
“The Lord is my strength and my shield;
In Him my heart trusts, and I am helped;...”
– Psalm 28.7
Towards Effective Alms for the Poor →
“The dear Lord accepts imperfect surrender, ignorant faith and love, of which He...”
– Alexander Maclaren, The Holy of Holies
Should I?
“There is a guy I know, Joseph Porter is his name. Who absolutely refuses to read ‘The Hunger Games.’ Now don’t get irate yet, Don’t put up a fight He hasn’t completely said no Today he said he “might.” I just don’t understand it The book is so good! With his intelligence level I know that he could Hahaha it’s written for Kids who are ten I know many boys who like...
“God loves us unconditionally, but He doesn’t accept us unconditionally.”
– Kevin M. Miller
Jesse and Lai-Yan's Wedding! →
“How much we ought to hate sin! Instead of loving it, cleaving to it, dallying...”
– John Charles Ryle, Expository thoughts on the Gospels, with the text complete, St. Luke
A Priestly Advocate for the Poor →
Real-life 'Vow' Couple: 'You Do the Right Thing' →
I don’t care what you think, this is adorable.
Finding God →
“One notable limitation of the sphere assigned to the Holy Spirit in the New...”
– Thomas Rees, The Holy Spirit in Thought and Experience
Jeremy Lin Is No Fluke →
“If the defeated and depressed group of disciples overnight could change into a...”
– Pinchas Lapide, The Resurrection of Jesus: A Jewish Perspective
“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him;
Yet I will argue my ways to His face.”
– Job 13.15
“At an acceptable time, O God,
In the abundance of Your steadfast love answer me...”
– Psalm 69.13b
“If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
The Lord would not have listened.
...”
– Psalm 66.18-19
“For You, O God, have tested us;
You have tried us as silver is tried.
You...”
– Psalm 66.10-12
“Our Master was his own Gospel. Men came to Him one by one attracted by the...”
– Reginald John Campbell
“I see you driving
‘round town with the girl I love.
And I’m like, haiku.”
– Bazinga!
OBSESSED!
(via yeahwriters)
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
But we trust in the name of the Lord...”
– Psalm 20.7
The Prodigal Son - Luke 15 →
Jesus and the American Christian
Money
Jesus: “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. […] Sell your possessions and give to the poor” (Matthew 6.24; Luke 12.33a).
The American Christian: “The median annual giving for an American Christian is actually $200, just over half a percent of...
