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Tag Archives: G.K. Chesterton
Illusions
Art uniquely reflects our conflicting attraction to and fear of illusions. It strives to reconcile our dueling convictions that, on the one hand, only what we perceive is real; and that, on the other, what we perceive is nothing more … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged 2 Corinthians 4:18, art, G.K. Chesterton, illusion, mystery, photoblog, photography, reality
27 Comments
Images and Words of Hope
“I remember when I started searching, and just in case was constantly rehearsing what I’d say when hope came back again, ‘Hey, what’s the deal, where have you been?’” ~from the song “Paradox,” featured in the motion picture Healing River … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Movies, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Anne Lamott, coronavirus, Covid-19, G.K. Chesterton, hope, J.R.R. Tolkein, pandemic
20 Comments
The New-New Normal?
“The New Normal.” Well, that phrase got old fast–although not as old as the crisis that caused its overuse. And now we’re regrouping again. Society and individuals are trying to figure out how to get back to the Old Normal … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged coronavirus, courage, fear, future, G.K. Chesterton, Galatians 5:26, normal, overcoming
28 Comments
Don’t Just Survive – Live!
“Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all… It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength.” There are few writers whose words seem to me more relevant to … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged coronavirus, despair, faith, G.K. Chesterton, hope, isolation, joy, love, survival
24 Comments
Wise Bear
Have a wonderful end of the week, and then a perfecticle weekend, and then an even wonderfuller week, and then, well, you know, just keep on going. ℘ “If you look the right way, you … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged attitude, Dr. Seuss, G.K. Chesterton, gratitude, happiness, Jane Austen, satisfaction, Winnie the Pooh
20 Comments
Clouds
What are they trying to tell us? Then again, maybe it’s not so much what they’re trying to tell us, as what we’re trying to tell them. “There is divinity in the clouds.” ~Lailah Gifty Akita “Clouds in the sky … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged clouds, fantastic, G.K. Chesterton, imagination, Joni Mitchell, mysterious, Virginia Woolf
19 Comments
Marital Math
“Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses.” ~G. K. Chesterton
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged companionship, espenses, funny, G.K. Chesterton, joy, marriage, math
13 Comments
Real Diversity!
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Somewhere in the lush undergrowth of G.K. Chesterton’s essays is a delightful little piece about tolerance. In this essay, Chesterton avers that, because we crave diversity (the ultimate human adventure) some of us move away…
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged diversity, family, G.K. Chesterton, tolerance, truth, wisdom
15 Comments
Count the Cost
“Count the cost… Those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.” ~Luke 14:28, 33 “(But) if you continue in my word, then you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth, … Continue reading
Shutdown!
Source of quote unknown. The U. S. is on the verge of its longest government shutdown in history (due, as always, to an impasse over spending). Meanwhile, Congress and the current administration are vying to see who can win The … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged argument, G.K. Chesterton, government, Joss Whedon, politics, shutdown, United States
43 Comments