Do you have the heart of a hero? Do you have the spirit of a superhero? My favorite superhero stories are the ones in which the protagonist has no supernatural…
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Tag: slow and steady wins the race
“Quae tribuit deus, ante oculos non semper habemus.” “We do not always have before our eyes the things God has bestowed.”[1] his proverb was recorded from a common folk of…
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What is the secret to effective chivalry? One can read about the ideals and commandments of chivalry all day (thanks in large part to a chap named Leon Gautier). But…
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Sorry, but I’m not going to write a blog post today. I have too many other things to do. My wife needs me to help and spend time with her, instead…
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This is a passage you won’t hear in many Sunday school lessons or sermons. And yet it’s an increasingly countercultural and desperately needed message in our contentious, frenetic, and drama-addicted…
4 Comments“My Jesus, my king, my life, my all, I again dedicate my whole self to Thee. Accept me, and grant, Gracious Father, that ere this year be gone I may…
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The context of Luke 21 is somewhat dry. We tend to focus on the much-debated passage of Jesus foretelling a coming day of judgment[1] or the (admittedly moralistic) point that…
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What do I do when that fickle Muse deserts me, Especially when a Monday Musing’s due? She’s missing and I cannot find her, So I’ve typed up drivel through and…
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What anxiety and care and hard work we put into temporal things – some of which are fine or even noble, some of which are wrong. I am…
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The phrase came to mind as clear skies and acres of green pecan trees flew past me without cheering me up. It’s an old adage that actually makes some sense.…
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