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Category Archives: Wisdom
As pigheaded as Pharaoh
I have been continuing with my journey through the Book of Exodus, the second book in the Bible. I’m in the section with all the plagues, you know, snakes, bloody water, frogs, flys, gnats, boils (eeeeewwwww), locusts, the whole thing. … Continue reading
A False Assumption
By J. C. Blumhardt If you are truly humble, you will always be ready to seek (and accept!) help from others. The present genteel, self-loving brand of piety assumes, “I don’t need anybody; I can set things right with God … Continue reading
Posted in Quote of the day, Wisdom
Tagged A False Assumption, assumption, Friedrich Zuendel, help, humble, madeleine, The Awakening
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Lessons from Moses Hitting the Road
A few mornings ago while doing some quiet time with God and reading the Bible. This particular morning I was reading through Exodus 4. I had recently started from the beginning of the Bible and am journeying through scripture to … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Wisdom
Tagged 4, aaron, circumcise, Circumcision, eqypt, exodus, Exodus 4, four, moses, pharaoh, Zipporah
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All Will Be Well
Eberhard Arnold Difficulties should not depress or divert us. The Cause that has gripped us is so great that the small weaknesses of individuals cannot destroy it. Therefore I ask you only one thing: do not be so worried about … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Wisdom
Tagged be well, difficulties, peace, surrender yourself
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Is Cardinal Confused on Origins?
I have seen this confusion again and again amoungst leaders in the Catholic church. They try to side with evolution and with creationism. If you define evoulion as purposeless, naturalistic evolution (with no designer involved) like the hardcore evolution crowd … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Politics, Religion, Science, Wisdom
Tagged Cardinal, Christoph, evolution, intelligent design, Schoenborn, Vienna
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This is your day
By Bob Perks "This is your day, not his. He has his own. It is your choice whether you will permit him into your day or not and how much," I said to her. Choice. We struggle with so many … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged bob perks, choice, choices, happy, heart warming, heartwarming, love
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The More You Give
Dorothy Day To attack poverty by preaching voluntary poverty seems like madness. But again, it is direct action….To be profligate in our love and generosity, spontaneous, to cut all the red tape of bureaucracy! The more you give away, the … Continue reading
George Will: The Doctrine of Preemption
By George F. WillJournalist George F. Will writes a twice-weekly column that appears in more than 450 newspapers and a biweekly column in Newsweek. He also appears regularly on ABC’s This Week on Sunday mornings. In 1977, he won the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Politics, Wisdom
Tagged Doctrine of Preemption, Doctrine Preemption, George F. Will, george will
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DEATH — WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT
A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side." Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don’t know." … Continue reading
Posted in Wisdom
Tagged death, explain, heartwarming, wisdom
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Digging a Hole
Two brothers once decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of other boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "We’re going to dig a hole … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged Digging a Hole, heartwarming, heartwarming story
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Humble Love
By Jean Vanier My heart is transformed by the smile of trust given by some people who are terribly fragile and weak. They call forth new energies from me. They seem to break down barriers and bring me a new … Continue reading
Dennis Prager: The left and hysteria
Dennis Prager is at the top of his game again today! Commenting on the way the world work for the left he states… If you want to understand the left, the best place to start is with an understanding of … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Politics, Wisdom
Tagged animal rights, christianity, dennis prager, environment, global warming, health, hysteria, jewish, left, racism, risks, the left and histeria, war
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The wallet
As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some identification so I could call the owner. But the wallet contained only … Continue reading
Growth
by Jane Tyson Clement At what instant does the summer change?What subtle chemistry of airand sunlight on the clean and windsmooth sand? The small birds at the water’s edge— yesterday they were not there. So suddenly the magic … Continue reading
But without God…
Members of the White Rose (Munich, 1940-43) Everywhere and at all times demons lurk in the dark, waiting for the moment when man is weak; when of his own volition he leaves his place in the order of creation as … Continue reading
Every Human Heart
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart, and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the … Continue reading
Posted in Wisdom
Tagged Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, evil, heart of the human, Solzhenitsyn
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When Catastrophe Strikes
Eberhard Arnold Only when we take human existence upon ourselves in its starkest and most humiliating misery—a misery in which nothing has meaning—can we win through to the only possible way to live. Only when we taste the lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Wisdom
Tagged Catastrophe, katrina, When Catastrophe Strikes, wisdom
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Always Ask, “is It Meaningful?”
The other day I picked up the book by Dennis Prager “Happiness is a Serious Problem” for a little light reading. I ran across a paragraph that got my attention. To be a good person, it is always necessary to … Continue reading
I Pray the Lord, My Soul to Keep
by Kathy Pippig Harris It was blistering hot even though the sun had set two hours earlier. Prone on the ground, Seth crawled through dry grass and dusty earth. Soil and weeds clung to his clothing. Gnats and mosquitoes clamored … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Religion, Wisdom
Tagged heartwarming story, I Pray the Lord, Kathy Pippig Harris, My Soul to Keep, wisdom
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A little bird told me
By Bob Perks There seemed very little I could do for it. I thought for sure it was injured. It was just last week I discovered another small sparrow in our yard. That one looked ill and could barely get … Continue reading
Posted in Heartwarming Stories, Wisdom
Tagged bob perks, heart warming stories
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The Grace of Joseph
By Wayne M I was reading in the Bible this morning out of the book of Genesis chapter 45 . This is part of the story of Joseph in Egypt (you know, Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Wisdom
Tagged Donny osmond, genesis 45, Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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Small Opportunities
Success rarely comes from making just a few big efforts. Success almost always is the result of small efforts multiplied again and again. Small, simple acts can reliably lead to big, magnificent achievements. It’s just a matter of putting enough … Continue reading
Northern ‘burbs blog: Marriage Myths
Northern ‘burbs blog is doing a great series on marriage. Todays episode is on the myths of marriage. Link: Northern ‘burbs blog. Marriage: The Myths There are a number of myths about marriage vis a vis the Bible that I … Continue reading
Happy are They
By Brother Roger of Taizé One of the first things Christ says in the Gospel is this: "Happy the simple-hearted!" Yes, happy those who head towards simplicity, simplicity of heart and simplicity of life. A simple heart attempts to live … Continue reading
Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible – World – Times Online
The Catholic Church is getting itself into hot water, in my humble opinion. THE hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true. The Catholic … Continue reading →