We are going to keep up or be left far behind. If we are going to keep up, we are going to have to do so with intention and purpose. The older we are, the more we are going to… Continue reading

Donatello, Imago Pietatis, 1449–50, bronze relief from the high altar of the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua Weeping Savior "Jesus wept." John 11:36 No two words are as precious as these. The Lord of glory so identified with our… Continue reading

Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber Tenzing Norgay, 1953 This beautiful rendition of the beloved hymn brought my heart to Acts 14. 1."It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God." 2. "When they arrived, they called the… Continue reading

Photo by Putz Adrian on Unsplash Mark 7:31-37 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went by way of Sidon toward the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man… Continue reading

"We should always choose our books as God chooses our friends, just a bit beyond us, so that we have to do our level best to keep up with them. – Oswald chambers, "Shade of His Hand" "It is not… Continue reading

King Solomon with his wives. Illustrated in 1668 by Giovanni Battista Venanzi. Solomon was attracted to women and to power. He could get both by marrying both. He found a way to satisfy his desire for what Richard Foster identified as… Continue reading

Photo by Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash "Heal me because I do not deserve it." He does not say, "Heal me because I am a good man," here. Nor does he suggest any qualities of his character to make him… Continue reading

I wondered if it was true years after telling it and hearing it and not questioning it. I guess one gets more skeptical as one ages. Thankfully, it really is true. Here is one quote among many I found: "According… Continue reading