"Screwtape reveals a powerful tool for distraction: 'The horror of the Same Old Thing is one of the most valuable passions we [demons] have produced in the human heart--an endless source of heresies in religion, folly in counsel, infidelity in marriage, and inconstancy in friendship. The humans live in time, and experience reality successively. To… Continue reading The Horror of the Same Old Thing
Category: Inspiration
the King of Autumn
Fall is officially here in Northern California. There is a distinct chill in the air, the evening breeze has a different feel, almost ominous, and the days seem compact and more fleeting than ever. The sky before the day ends is a milky sheet of cloud stretched out above everything, but the sunsets this time… Continue reading the King of Autumn
revisiting Narnia
I've been thinking a lot about the love of God, and maybe that's apparent from what I've been writing about lately. I decided that there are few better illustrations of the love of God than dear old Narnia. So for the past couple nights I have been up late reading the lovely books that helped… Continue reading revisiting Narnia
the good news
Yesterday in church, after the sermon while the "prayer counselors" were down at the end of the aisles, available to pray with anyone who would like to, something caught my eye. One of the prayer counselors across the room was a bigger gentleman, tall and built pretty tough, with black-rimmed glasses. I was only looking… Continue reading the good news
taste and see
I wrote an entry a couple months ago about the Third Day song Nothing Compares. I wrote that, like the song says, when all is said and done, nothing compares to the greatness of knowing God. And that can be meant in at least three ways: 1) Nothing else in the world compares to the greatness of knowing my… Continue reading taste and see
My Heart's Overflow 