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Tag Archives: suffering
Faith, Not Pretension
Thought for the Week “Be anxious for nothing, but in all things, through prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Jesus, Matthew 26:39, peace, petition, Philippians 4:6-7, pretension, suffering
43 Comments
Condemned Alleys Fading Stars
Originally posted on Recollections At Fall:
On rare pensive moments when one contemplates on the vagaries of human existence Fleeting thoughts and images flash with persistence You stop the car at the traffic lights an emaciated maimed hand knocks at…
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, comfort, compassion, Featured Blogger, humanity, India, poverty, suffering
11 Comments
Suffering and Self-Preservation
Originally posted on forty-one ten:
The other day I heard someone say, “The more we are consumed with self-preservation the less attention we give to self-evaluation.” The less attention we give to self-evaluation the more blind, and even calloused, we…
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged blogger, blogging, enlightenment, featured, suffering, truth, wisdom
14 Comments
Earth Day is Us Day!
I’m not a flaming liberal. I’m more of a smoldering moderate (and smoke-free at that). But when it comes to protecting my home planet, I tend to flare up a bit. Here’s why: Pollution kills. We’re not just talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes
Tagged compassion, death, Earth Day, healing, pollution, pro-life, sickness, suffering
16 Comments
Their Illicit Lover
This is one of my darker posts. And for a good reason. Please read through to the end. A true story. He said he would kill them In his time, in his way And yet they let him stay … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged cigarettes, death, illicit, lover, smoking, suffering
66 Comments
Deep in December
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged alone, C.S. Lewis, comfort, empathy, hope, Mother Teresa, purpose, suffering
23 Comments
Diminished
“No man is an island Entire of itself Every man is a piece of the continent A part of the main If a clod be washed away by the sea Europe is the less As well as if a promontory … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged attack, death, eternity, John Donne, London, suffering, terrorist
12 Comments
Deep in December
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged C.S. Lewis, empathy, heart, hurt, Mother Teresa, suffering
30 Comments
Their Illicit Lover
One of the darker things I’ve posted–for a reason. Read to the end. This is a true story. He said he would kill them In his time, in his way And yet they let him stay Even before they loved … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Poetry
Tagged cigarettes, death, illicit, lover, smoking, suffering
27 Comments