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Through The Stygian Silence Oct 15, 2021 The Enlightenment turned away from truth and toward a darkling weakening horizon, sad and grey to see. The afterglow of Christianity is near gone now and a stygian silence lurks in wait.~ Norm Macdonald Then I…
Remember Apr 9, 2021 It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.~Chuck Palahniuk While they were eating, He took some bread,…
Simeon-Sized Faith Feb 15, 2020 Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.~ Augustine of Hippo (354-430) “Oh, that the words I now speak were written! Oh, that…
Love That Makes The Darkness Tremble Mar 3, 2019 For bravery none compares with our Lord. He never turned His head from danger, not even when hell’s hatred and heaven’s justice appeared against Him.~William Gurnall The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes…
Some of My Students Interview Me Jun 4, 2018 TIS SENIORS’ RESEARCH PAPER – Reasons For Faith BY: (JY, DL, KBY) Introduction This research emerged from discussions in our ‘Reasons for Faith’ class and is aimed to research the theme of ‘worldviews’. Methodologically, we approached…
Immersed in Feeling – Brutally Honest And Sad Beyond Measure May 21, 2018 Sadness of soul follows from the heaviness of self-regard, a sadness and weight which precludes real union with the other. Joy, on the other hand… ~ Robert Barron O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry…
Fighting At Peace May 9, 2018 Better to be a Warrior in a Garden that a Gardener in a War. ~ Sun Tzu And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills…
Capacity for Messy Compassion Apr 26, 2018 It is compassion that removes the heavy bar, opens the door to freedom, makes the narrow heart as wide as the world. Compassion takes away from the heart the inert weight, the paralyzing heaviness; it gives…
Freedom in The Breakthrough Feb 24, 2018 Some people by the word freedom understand the ability to do whatever one wants … People who have the more allowed themselves to come into slavery to sins, passions, and defilements more often than others appear…
Encouragement: The Refilling of The Heart Jan 10, 2018 The gospel is absurd and the life of Jesus is meaningless unless we believe that He lived, died, and rose again with but one purpose in mind: to make brand-new creation. Not to make people with…
For The Honor: Life in Friendship with The Family of G_d Nov 26, 2017 Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family. ~ Vartan Gregorian After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, “Moses…
The Sacred Heart: Courage May 23, 2017 The time is always right, to do what is right. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant,…
Kings of Earth: The Secret to Real Power Apr 23, 2017 I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it. ~ George Sand And…
Dance Like Nobody Is Watching Mar 19, 2017 “Way! Way! Way!” came the voice. “Way for the White Barbarian King, the guest of the Tisroc (may he live forever)! Way for the Narnian lords.”. . . It was quite unlike any other party they…
Exulting Over The Majesty of Our Salvation Mar 10, 2017 Only to sit and think of God, Oh what a joy it is! To think the thought, to breathe the name Earth has no higher bliss. ~Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) And Mary said, “My soul magnifies…
Having A Full Heart on An Empty Tank Feb 28, 2017 The troubles of the 1st worlder are real. And, though we share most of the same heart issues as anyone who has ever breathed, there is a draining effect to the high-speed existence that an urban…
Overpressure: Putting Life’s Problems in Perspective Feb 27, 2017 Ever wondered about the reality of the problems we face in this life? This article puts things in perspective.
Courage in The Presence of G_d Feb 4, 2017 Oh, If only once we could be convinced of God’s goodness towards His children and of His desire to reveal Himself to them! We would no longer seek out own selfish desires. We would not be…
Fortitudo! Jan 14, 2017 Often the test of courage is not to die but to live! ~ Vittorio Alfieri Courage is a heart full… strengthened and made supple by Him. ~ Makala Barnabas Doulos There shall come forth a Shoot…
Courage to Finish Life Well Nov 28, 2016 Have plenty of courage. God is stronger than the devil. We are on the winning side. ~John Jay Chapman (1862-1933) So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered…
Shining in The Falling Dark Jul 5, 2016 Christ is full and sufficient for all his people. He is bread, wine, milk, living waters, to feed them; he is a garment of righteousness to cover and adorn them; a Physician to heal them; a…
Quit You Like Men May 11, 2016 God has given us everything we need to pull off the impossible. ~Makala B. Doulos I may not have many more opportunities of preaching, and I make up my mind to this one thing, that I…
Needing Encouragement: Getting It by Losing Something May 10, 2016 But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, “Courage, dear heart,” and the voice, she felt sure, was Aslan’s, and with the voice a delicious smell breathed…
Three Words to Live by: “I Got You” Dec 10, 2015 Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life.~Brennan Manning This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.…