Scratching the Surface of the Infinite with a Finite Mind
“Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.” – Elisabeth Elliot
One of the funniest movies I ever watched during my college years was the 1987 hit, “The Princess Bride”, a fairy-tale with a modern buffoonish twist.
“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s Grace. Your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s grace.”—Jerry Bridges
“Thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been wakened by the touch of God within them.” – A.W. Tozer
“What comes to our minds when we think about God is really the most important thing about us.” — English Theologian, G.K. Chesterton
“Perhaps, in the future, you will hold your tongue until you have discovered where the surplus population is, and WHO it is. It may well be that, in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than MILLIONS like this poor man’s child.” – The Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
“The best we can hope for in this life is a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. Yet a glimpse is enough. It’s enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail us aren’t worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon.” -Joni Eareckson Tada
“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” – William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice
Imagine living in a world where there’s no governmental authority; no law enforcement; no justice system designed to protect the innocent and punish the guilty?
In his book, “Disappointment with God”, Phillip Yancy tells the story of his friend who went swimming in a large lake at dusk. “As he was paddling at a leisurely pace about a hundred yards offshore, a freak evening fog rolled in across the water. Suddenly he could see nothing; no horizon, no landmarks, no objects or lights on the shore. Continue reading “The God I do not Understand”
“Faith will falter if the authority of Holy Scripture is shaken; and if faith falters, love itself is shaken; and if faith falters, love itself decays. For if someone lapses in his faith, he inevitably lapses in his love as well, since he cannot love what he does not believe to be true.” – Augustine of Hippo
I recently read a question that intrigued me. It’s a question that makes you think.
“Satan destroys the church from within. He doesn’t need to bring in any ‘bad’ people. Jesus ‘loving folks’ will work just fine. His mission: to tear apart the local body of believers using believers. He’s sly and subtle but his tactics are vintage. They’ve been around forever.” –Julie Buchtenkirch
I’m about to tell you something mind-blowing and stultifying! Continue reading “Our Most Faithful Church Attender”