When you find yourself in a difficult situation, choose honesty. Honesty takes a boy swallowing his pride, and it returns a man who has conquered the test of his soul.
“The soul forgetful of her nobler birth had hewn him lofty shrines of stone and wood and left unfinished and in ruins still the only temple he delights to fill.”
-Jones Very
To the Mysterious Stranger Inside Mommy
Posted on 04/07/2015 · 5 Comments
Today we found out a little bit about who you are. Up until this morning, we’ve been praying for him, her, or it. “Help him or her be wise, intelligent, holy, and beautiful God. Or…good-looking.”
Today marks the official end of those prayers, as well as your introduction to this site (there were only two to choose from). Welcome. I’m glad you’re not an it. [Read more…]
Another little boy is having his first prayers. We will be starting another My Son’s First Bible soon.
If you preach the Word of God, it’s foolishness to the world. If you don’t, it’s foolishness to the church.
Ugliness is the 21st Century art. We practice and hone it, filling in hours online to make up for what we did not apply in person. Under the anonymity of ugliness, the perfect reply. An ingenious response. Ugliness outdoing ugliness. And we become sharp and witty and quick and skillful. But there’s nothing unique about ugliness. It is so common it’s become faceless, anonymous even — forgotten. No one will remember you for it. But beauty in relationships, especially anonymous ones, is rare. It is uncommon, has a memory. It will outlast you.
You remember a face that strikes you. The same is true with a Christian.
I have no right to take your time and not return the Word of God.
You can’t expect to hear God’s voice if you don’t open his Word. No one would turn a phone on mute and blame the other person for not talking. God wrote you a love story, a manual, a journal, a personal letter. But you’ll never know what he has to say, and how much he loves you, if you don’t open it.
There is a way that seems right to a man… (Prov.14.12)
Most people who take a path that leads to death, it seems right to. All people who take a path that leads to death, it isn’t the Word of God.
Walk safely. Don’t ignore the road markers.
