Circles (vicious and virtuous) and the Parable of Talents The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25) is a prime chilling illustration of virtuous and vicious circles. If you use what you have well (time, money, talents, relationships) even more will be … [Continue reading]
Faith as a Dare, a Game of Chicken
Faith is acting upon what you feel God calling you to do with no guarantees as to whether it will work or not. Walking into the Red Sea. Hoping, believing the waters will part. An act of sheerest insanity. An acting upon what you, or one in whom … [Continue reading]
A Cab at the Door by V.S. Pritchett
A Cab at the Door by V.S. PritchettFor a decade or two, I preferred reading memoirs to fiction. The best are as well-written, and with as much craft. But they are "true".V.S. Pritchett's A Cab at the Door is memorable. His father was a petty tyrant, … [Continue reading]
And He breathed on them, and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit." Good news!
And He breathed on them, and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit." And just like that, they did. That's brilliant. For that is why we need. The Holy Spirit to sort out our spirits. To give us wisdom. Self-control. Temperance. Peace. Calm. And as … [Continue reading]
Anthony and Cleopatra at Trinity College Gardens, Oxford
Anthony and Cleopatra at Trinity College Gardens, OxfordI enjoy the Oxford Shakespeare Company's production of "Anthony and Cleopatra" in the gardens of Trinity College. Trinity at dusk looks more like a stately home than a college.The production of … [Continue reading]
Holidays: Restoration, refreshment, rejuvenation, rekindling, renewal
I really needed our holiday in Ireland. I was worn out creatively, intellectually, mentally and psychologically. I was not sleeping brilliantly. At first, I could not think coherently and deeply. I was too tired to pray, though I was conscious, as … [Continue reading]
Anthony and Cleopatra at Trinity College Gardens, Oxford
I enjoyed the Oxford Shakespeare Company's production of "Anthony and Cleopatra" in the gardens of Trinity College. Trinity at dusk looks more like a stately home than a college. The production of this perennially moving play was professional … [Continue reading]
Saving Western Civilization through good grammar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgTsF1ZCuRc&feature=channel Bookmark this on Delicious … [Continue reading]
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