Category Archives: Quotes

Transformation… to become more like Jesus….

Our great fear should not be that people leave our church but that they would stay in our church and remain unchanged. – Jim Cymbala

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Cicero, on history…

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

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A Prayer for Meeting God, by Rich Villodas

On Monday, Rich Villodas posted a prayer he wrote on Twitter/X. I found it encouraging and helpful. This is the text of the prayer: Lord, I’m here. I’ve come to meet with you.I’d rather be somewhere else. I’d rather be … Continue reading

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He has spoken to us by his son…

Recently, the Lectio 365 app included a paraphrase of Hebrews 1.1-3 in one of the daily morning devotions. For some reason, it struck me quite differently when personalized as they gave it. I thought I would share it and remember … Continue reading

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C.S. Lewis – “a living house”

Mere Christianity was one of the first non-fiction books I read by C.S. Lewis. As I recall, my first C.S. Lewis books were the Space Trilogy. I entered the C.S. Lewis world through Science Fiction! Next, I began to read … Continue reading

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On the cyclical nature human moral behavior(?)

I’m not sure that my choice of the term “moral behavior” does justice to this rather rancid topic. However, I wanted to point to Alan Jacobs rather excellent brief analysis of the cycle of human reaction to being offended and … Continue reading

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Joy is Needed

man cannot live long without joy, without some vestige of happiness to light up his days. Dorothy Day Alan Jacobs recently micro-blogged a reference to a passage in Dorothy Day’s diary, which I have quoted above. Alan Jacobs’ blogs are … Continue reading

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Notes on the Communion Maintenance message, mostly related to Dallas Willard

There is a great website packed full of resources from and about Dallas Willard. Many of his articles are freely downloadable from this site. There are descriptions of and links to purchase his books and other materials that are not … Continue reading

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You’re God’s Project.

Your work is hardly ever God’s work. You’re God’s project. God is making you. Dallas Willard

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Lactantius, on defending Christianity

Lactantius was a Christian writer in the 3rd and 4th century who wrote the Divine Institutes to explain Christianity to Roman critics, to whom it must have seemed quite foreign. Apparently, his wise words were often ignored through the centuries. … Continue reading

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