Thomas Merton: We must be ready to cooperate not only with graces that console, but with graces that humiliate us. Not only with lights that exalt us, but with lights that blast our self-complacency. Much of our coldness and dryness in prayer may well be a kind of unconscious defence against grace. Without realizing it, we allow our nature to de-sensitize our souls so that we cannot perceive graces which we intuitively foresee may prove to be painful. Read more
I’m plowing through Torrance’s meaty book, Theological Science. It’s packed full of good stuff, but I just wanted to share this quote with you: Jesus will always prove intractably enigmatic, indeed an impossible subject for plastic representation of any kind, precisely because He is a Subject who by His very nature resists being subjected to what we deem to be observable being interpreted exclusively in terms of cosmic perceptibility (p. 23). Read more
This is my daily reminder to you to enter the cartoon caption contest for the possibility of winning an original piece of art. GO HERE TO ENTER! Read more
“Kill yourself by inches” (John Wesley). Read more
The best caption for my cartoon of Jesus and Santa playing poker (according to my wicked sense of humor) will receive this wintery original watercolor painting of mine (size=2.5″x3.5″), gallery valued at $80! Start sending in your captions under the comment section of this post… as many as you can think of! The last caption contest was so much fun for many people, and I know we can outdo ourselves on this one! I reserve the right to moderate all... Read more
“No one has any obligations to a concept; that is what is so agreeable about conceptuality- it promises protection from experience. The spirit does not dwell in concepts, but in deeds and in facts” (Carl Jung). Read more
I came across this video on another Canadian Christian blogger Tim Challies, and thought I would post it. Check it out and make a comment. It would be interesting to hear what other people think about this. I kinda chuckled at Diane Sawyer’s response… that it was a puzzle to her. What can you say? CHECK IT OUT HERE. There are some disturbing scenes, and it isn’t just the “demons”. Apparently, you can be free of a demon for as... Read more
Someone sent me this link yesterday because he knows I read Karen Armstrong, who calls herself a “freelance monotheist“. The interview is a good read because she discusses everything from science to eternal life. CHECK IT OUT HERE. Read more
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