“You fear the world too much,’ she answered gently. ‘All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off, one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol 4 In…
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Feasting While He Fights
“As the outward man is not fit for work for any length of time, except we take food, and as this is one of the first things we do in the morning, so it should be with the inner man.” George Mueller Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou…
Mindset: Do What You Say
“To have faith in Christ means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying…
Mindset: Say What You Think
There is power in words. What you say is what you get. Zig Ziglar Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21 When you talk to others about your life, what do you say? Are you excited about potential opportunities, or…
Mindset: You Are What You Think
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” Henry Ford For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. Proverbs 23:7 I can’t do that. How many times have you made that statement about something…
Trust the Timing: Seasons of Change
“Sometimes I arrive just when God’s ready to have someone click the shutter.” Ansel Adams To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven Ecclesiastes 3:1 What is taking so long? How many times have you asked that question? I ask it all the time, whether it’s the…
Turtles and Grace for the Moment
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamott And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather…
Refresh: A New Look at the Familiar
“The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity.” C. S. Lewis That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things…
Practice is Progress
“Try to put well into practice what you already know; and in so doing, you will in good time, discover the hidden things you now inquire about. Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.” Rembrandt The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but…
Hiding in Plain Sight
I was stunned. Not because I had found it, but because of where it was: in plain sight.