In/Not Of
Unfortunately, for the masses trying to determine their reality, the greatest temptation of this age is illusion: the illusion of self, the illusion of value, and the illusion of desire. – Joshua Weir
The Gospel of Mathematics
“From nursery school onward we are taught how to succeed in the world of ungrace…” Philip Yancey
Building an Empire
“It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” – David Allan Coe
Billions of Details and the Infinite God
“The years teach much the days never know.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Running on Empty…
“We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to our lives, but not life to our years…” – Norris Peters
The Vivacity of Hope
The heart of it is this: to make the Lord and his immense love for you constitutive of your personal worth. Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. God’s love for you and his choice of you constitute your worth. Accept that, and let it become the most important thing in your life. – John Eagan
The Treadmill of the Contemporary…
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E. E. Cummings
The Practical Pursuit of the Wrong Things
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” – Stephen Covey
Followers of the Asterisk…
“The truth is so obscure in these times and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” — Blaise Pascal
The Big Three…
“American Culture fosters and sustains a functional Trinitarian god of consumerism, hedonism and nationalism. Made in this image and likeness of such a god, we are committed to lives of possessiveness, pleasure and domination.” – John Kavanaugh We are facing some revolutionary times in the world right now. There is an atmosphere of assessment and […]