The Only Choice that Matters
“Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good or good people better; Jesus came to make dead people alive!” – Lon Solomon
Finding the Way
“What a lost person needs is a map of the territory, with his own position marked on it so he can see where he is in relation to everything else.”
— Margaret Atwood
Perfect Timing
“God is always on time. He’s never late and He is never early. His timing is perfect.” – Lon Solomon
The Vivacity of Hope
“The heart if it is this: to make the Lord and his immense love for you constitutive of your personal worth. Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. God’s love for you and his choice of you constitute your worth. Accept that, and let it become the most important thing in your life.” – […]
Times of Hope
“Christians are a source of hope to the extent that others can find in them a source of strength and joy.” – Brennan Manning We find the word “hope” on the lips of the masses these days. Hope in the inauguration of a new president, hope in the resurrection of the economy, and hope to […]
This too shall pass…
“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things are passing. God alone remains.” – Therese of Lisieux With so many things in flux in our world today, we are longing for something to find consistency in. We are looking for someone to believe in and restore hope in our lives. Oh, to find […]
Conquering kingdoms and losing ourselves…
“Some favorite expressions of small children: “It’s not my fault. . . They made me do it. . . I forgot.” Some favorite expressions of adults: “It’s not my job. . . No one told me. . . It couldn’t be helped.” True freedom begins and ends with personal accountability.” – Dan Zadra Rome was […]
Talk of Rapture in the Streets…
“For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with splendor, joy, happiness and glory, yet when these things are spoken of, they remain utterly remote from our perception, and as it were, wrapped in obscurities, until that day” ~ John Calvin There is an underlying principle which is often […]
Some days are better than others…
“The early American Indians had a specific last rite of passage before a boy would become a man. On the night of his 13th birthday, after his testing though trials of hunting, fishing and scouting; he would be placed in the center of dense forest to spend the entire night alone. In the woods, thick […]
Hope springs eternal in the puppy beast…
“All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a promise in their hearts that guided them toward the future without the need to know exactly what it would look like. Let’s live with hope.” – Henri J. M. Nouwen […]