Beauty

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Ad Ora with Love Himself Jan 2, 2019 On a dark night, Inflamed by love-longing – O exquisite risk! – Undetected I slipped away. My house, at last, grown still. Secure in the darkness, I climbed the secret ladder in disguise – O exquisite…
Beauty: A Powerful Proof of Truth Jul 5, 2018 “The thing that I was experiencing and dwelling on the entire time is that there are so many things that are not OK and that will never be OK again,” says Newsom. “But there’s also so…
Ikons of Mercy And Grace Jun 13, 2018 A particular toy or a particular ikon may be itself a work of art, but that is logically accidental; its artistic merits will not make it a better toy or a better ikon. They may make…
Hiraeth: A ‘Now And Not Yet’ Yearning for Home Apr 27, 2018 Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a divine center, a speaking voice, to which we may continuously return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our…
Treasure in The Junk of Our Lives Feb 21, 2018 When I saw my name on Nancy’s reply and realized I hadn’t received it, I found it in my Junk file. There is a message from God here – you have to continually search your junk…
The Devil Knows Who You Are – And It Frightens Him Feb 18, 2018 One great tragedy of our existence is that often, the Devil, the liar, the Satan, the divider believes more in our identity in Christ Jesus than we do. ~ Makala Barnabas Doulos Grace to you and…
Understanding The Nature of Sin And Evil Nov 11, 2017 If a thing is free to be good it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though…
Coming Home to An Elephant Graveyard Jul 5, 2017 Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a divine center, a speaking voice, to which we may continuously return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our…
A Father’s Broken Heart Feb 21, 2017 What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle winds of failure, battered by their own…
Pain And Beauty Feb 15, 2017 Bloody nose and burning eyes Raised in laughter to the skies I’ve been in trouble but I’m ok Been through the wringer but I’m ok Walls are falling and I’m ok Under the mercy and I’m…
The Humiliation of Acceptance Nov 6, 2016 What a weak comfort is the praise of men. Upon such a frail ledge do we mortals build our happiness. ~ Francis Frangipane Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has…
Loved And Lovable Jun 23, 2015 Love is a believing creature.~OvidYou’re so beautiful, my darling, so beautiful, and your dove eyes are veiled by your hair as it flows and shimmers, like a flock of goats in the distance streaming down a…
Our Awkwardness in Intimacy with God Mar 2, 2014 No distant Lord have I, Loving afar to be;Made flesh for me, he cannot restUntil he rests in me.Brother in joy and pain,Bone of my bone was he,Now—intimacy closer still,He dwells himself in me.~Maltbie D. Babcock…
Beauty’s Source and Vessel Feb 26, 2012 The beautiful can have but one source… God. ~Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) One thing have I asked of the LORD,that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the LORDall the days of my…