Category: Quotation of the Week

God did work a whole lot of good out of the circumstances of this weekend. How do I know? I made a list this morning. (Of course I did.) And the thing is, the list doesn’t erase the heartache, it just sits next to it. The good God works out is an AND, not an… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

Years ago, the Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann wrote one of my favorite biblical articles titled, “The Costly Loss of Lament.” In it he says the reason that we can lament is that when God created a covenant with us, God made us partners. Both sides have responsibilities and things they must uphold. Without lament,… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

This ‘heresy’ has created the impression that it is quite reasonable to be a “vampire Christian.” One in effect says to Jesus: “I’d like a little of your blood, please. But I don’t care to be your student or have your character. In fact, won’t you just excuse me while I get on with my… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

What can a parent do then? Get “radical,” Dean says. She says parents who perform one act of radical faith in front of their children convey more than a multitude of sermons and mission trips. A parent’s radical act of faith could involve something as simple as spending a summer in Bolivia working on an… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

“The monastic life is a culture of silence,” he said. “It’s not that there’s nothing to be said, it’s that there is so much to be heard.” He said that the practice of silence stands in strong opposition to a culture that is “obsessed with multitasking… Multitasking has been normalized. It is costly to the… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

Recent msnbc.com headline: “Is Text Messaging Ruining People’s Lives?” accompanied by a picture of Tiger Woods. Yeah. It’s clearly the text messaging. From a Facebook satus update from my friend, Josh Staub.

Q: So every Christian is called to be a pacifist? A: Yes, absolutely. Q: So how do you respond to people who say that’s unrealistic? A: Try lifelong monogamous fidelity in marriage. Do you think that’s realistic? Yet we do it. I’m not terribly cowed by the charge of being unrealistic. From an RNS interview… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

“No, the one who in love forgets himself, forgets his suffering, in order to think of someone else’s, forgets all his misery in order to think of someone else’s, forgets what he himself loses in order lovingly to bear in mind someone else’s loss, forgets his advantage in order lovingly to think of someone else’s… Continue reading Quotation of the Week

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” -Plato (H.T. Annemarie)