Thursday, May 6, 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

C.S.Lewis on Chastity

'Chastity is the most unpopular of the Christian virtues."

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Just doin' what comes naturally!

Ringo Starr sang: "All I gotta do is act naturally." The truth is: if you act naturally you're toast.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Ouch! My anger hurts me.

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else: you are the one who gets hurt." G. Siddharta

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves." J. Dryden

Sunday, May 2, 2010

The best is yet to come.

"It's not what you're going through - it's what you're going to that matters." J. Hagee

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Nulla fides fronti

I first heard this little couplet as a child from a rodeo clown goofing off before the next bull rider exploded out of the gate.

"Not all that tempts your wandering eyes and heedless hearts is lawful prize: Nor all that glisters gold." Thomas Gray

Friday, April 30, 2010

In the midst of a problem

We often make the mistake of asking God to change our circumstances when God has ordered our circumstances to change us.

We focus on our problems when God wants us to focus on the problem solver - Jesus.