This is just a reminder for a contest that I began yesterday. Go there for details. The prize for the winner of the draw is Holy Discontent: Fueling the Fire that Ignites Personal Vision, by Bill Hybels. Go to that post and make a comment to win. Contest closes Sunday midnight Atlantic Time. Winner announced Monday morning. Good luck and have fun! Read more
Thanks to Zondervan for approaching me to review some new books coming off of their presses. In exchange they are giving me an extra copy to give away at my discretion. So make a comment on this post before Sunday midnight Atlantic Time and your name will be entered into the draw. I’ll announce the winner Monday morning. Your name will be entered only once no matter how often you comment. The book I’m reviewing this week is Holy Discontent:... Read more
If you want to be free you must: no longer worry about money no longer worry about attendance speak only what you know to be the truth be yourself always without apologies allow others the freedom to make their own choices do not exclude anyone; include everyone call bulls**t when you see or hear it coerce no one ever for anything, no matter how important do not cling to anything or anyone trust God for the future in all things... Read more
Grace is offensive. Back in this post from December of last year I quoted 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... Read more
Lisa and I took our much-needed weekend and went to a nearby city, Moncton. We took our daughter Casile and a young woman who’s staying with us right now… Melissa. We had a wonderful time. I didn’t take my computer. I still can’t believe it, since my computer plays a pretty major role in my life with blogging, my writing, cartooning, my art on ebay, and keeping in touch with all in my sphere through facebook. It gave me space... Read more
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