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Tag Archives: truth
Look Closer
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you even Solomon in all his glory was not adorned like one of these.” ~Matthew 6:28-29 “Or ask the animals and they will … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged beauty, God, Job 12:7-10, Matthew 6:28-29, purpose, spring, truth
18 Comments
What’s Your Happiness Baseline?
Thought for the Week Have you ever noticed how your happiness baseline—that bundle of things you consider essential for satisfaction—is constantly shifting? That’s because it’s based on what you’re currently used to, and what you’re currently used to is, well, just … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged happiness, love, purpose, satisfaction, thought for the week, truth
24 Comments
Babies Show Us Who We Really Are
Thought for the Week “Making the decision to have a child–it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone “I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged birth, children, growth, life, love, selflessness, thought for the week, truth
28 Comments
How Blessed…
“How blessed are those who ignore the advice of the corrupt, who resist the companionship of the wicked, who refuse to become jaded toward others; who delight instead in the teachings of the LORD and in meditating upon His truths … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged blessings, discipleship, God, meditation, Psalm 1:1-2, truth, wisdom
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What Is Unseen…
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, C.S. Lewis, eternity, glory, hope, real life, truth
22 Comments
A Lone Firefly
I saw a lone firefly last night Why didn’t you alight, small soul before September? See, now your ember will burn alone You’ve missed your chance for hearth and home your time to glow has long since ended Or can … Continue reading
Sinking Sand
Photo by Dan Grinwis Thought for the Week I was an atheist, and insufferably superior about it. I considered myself more rational, more progressive than my naïve religious friends. But there was one thing I couldn’t explain: The Wallaces. They … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged anthropology, civility, faith, thought for the week, truth, values
37 Comments
To Be Like Him
I’m particularly taken with this translation of Revelation 22:4 by theologian Dallas Willard. It captures viscerally the heart-stirring truth that to know God, “to see Him as He truly is,” is to be like Him (1 John 3:2). Oh, that … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1 John 3:2, eternity, God, light, love, Revelation 22:4, truth
18 Comments
Eclipses Are Illusions
The word eclipse, from the Greek ekleípō, means to “fail” or “abandon,” reminding us that throughout most of human history, eclipses have been viewed with horror as the sun’s light “abandoning” us, it’s “failure” to continue shining. But eclipses are … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged darkness, fear, Jesus, John 8:12, light, shadows, truth
49 Comments
What is Real
“The prayer preceding all prayers is, ‘May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.’” ~C. S. Lewis ∞
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 2 Corinthians 4:18, C.S. Lewis, eternity, God, prayer, reality, truth
12 Comments