March 2012
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“It is not my purpose to present a theory of missions, but simply to give a clear...”
– Edward Judson, in the Life of Adoniram Judson, a biography of his father. My Bible study group is starting to read “To the Golden Shore,” a biography of Judson by Courtney Anderson and I came across this quote. It seems to me that the world would be better served with more stories and...
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Covered by Blood
By His blood I am washed Can there be blood enough? For my deeds to be squashed To erase the bad stuff How can I see? Coming from me Does He hear my plea? But blood does increase As focus to others turns And my self-thoughts decrease Then blood returns Enough for she and me Coming from He Whose blood was shed at Calvary
from Anna Karenina, which I am buried in,...
audreyassad:
“Through love she knew all his soul, and in his soul she saw what she wanted, and that such a state of soul should be called unbelieving was to her a matter of no account.” I can’t yet put my finger on exactly why, but these words brought comfort to a space in my heart I didn’t know needed it. Can I see beyond what someone is now, to what he can, and perhaps shall be?
“A faith which held that the Son of God was born in a manger, associated himself...”
– W. H. Auden, qtd. here
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World Water Day →
In light of today being World Water Day, I thought I’d post something I wrote recently on the energy-water nexus for Triple Pundit.
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“God’s power in the world is ambiguous. It doesn’t look like power—in...”
– What Shall We Say? by Thomas G. Long. This book looks like an interesting contribution to the never ending ongoing discussion of theodicy.
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“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress,...”
– Romans 8:35-39 (ESV). Tomorrow morning at First Baptist Church, I’m reading these verses during the 8:45 service. 