How we learn to live with the death of a loved one differs with each one of us. We must all find a way to grieve. As the theologian, Tom Wright said, "Not to grieve, not to lament is to slam the door on the very same place in the innermost heart from which love itself...
I know that the only way for me to live my faith is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God.
A pastor of a small church would occasionally call on one gentleman to pray, and every time this one particular guy would pray, he would end with the strangest statement, “And, oh Lord, prop us up on our leaning side.” Finally, the pastor pulled him aside, and he...
Rather than ask why God wanted Jesus to die the way he did, we should ask why God wanted Jesus to live the way he did and why this way of life led us to want to kill him.
Too few people ever truly fall in love, which makes me sad. I think it could be because they are forever looking for the perfect partner who will finally rescue them and make them happy. They don't realize that no one can "make you" happy. A person can wait their...
Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of (another)... There are just some kind of men who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the...
You've gotta Dance like there's nobody watching,Love like you'll never be hurt,Sing like there's nobody listening, andLive like it's heaven on earth.
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.----------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive...
To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. from In Blackwater Woods
Time is a non-renewable resource. There is only a finite amount and we can't get it back. So make the most of the days you're given. Live fully. Laugh often. Love deeply.