To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and […]
To say that God is invisible is to walk around with your eyes closed. One of my favorite quotes from the 19th century Scottish novelist George MacDonald is this: “The world is full of resurrections. Every night that folds us up in darkness is a death; and those of you […]
“If you’re thirsty, you may drink. Are you not thirsty?” said the Lion. “I’m dying of thirst,” said Jill. “Then drink,” said the Lion. “May I – could I – would you mind going away while I do?” said Jill. “Will you promise not to-do anything to me, if I […]
But in the war for a place in the sun, we must never mistake conquest for final victory, and above all, we must never mistake failure for final defeat. Because even if we do not find our place in the sun, or not quite the place we want, or a […]
Thou, oh Lord, are a shield about me. You’re my glory, and the lifter of my head. – Psalm 3:3
The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it. – Brennan Manning
But soon we shall die and all memory of those five will have left the earth, and we ourselves shall be loved for a while and forgotten. But the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return to the love that made them. Even memory is not […]
I was going to buy a copy of “The Power of Positive Thinking”, and then I thought, “What good would that do?” – Ronnie Shakes
I have one thing to say to those non-believers: Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion.
– Rudy Tomjanovich
