Ron Andrea's Blog, page 12
July 4, 2025
Book Review: The Living God by Dave Duncan (five stars)
Book Review: The Living God (A Handful of Men #4) by Dave Duncan (five stars) “Trouble should become easier to handle as we are older, but by then we know that the world is not cruel, only indifferent, and that … Continue reading →
July 3, 2025
“My giving of myself to the Lord must be an initial fundamental act. Then day by day I must go on giving to Him, not finding fault with His use of me but accepting with praise even what the flesh revolts against.” Watchman Nee
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. Ephesians 1:4
July 2, 2025
“We are chosen, forgiven, given grace, and covered with God’s love.” Lysa TerKeurst
Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. Jude 1:2
July 1, 2025
“The sweetest thing in my life has been the longing—to find the place where all the beauty came from.” C S Lewis
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
June 30, 2025
Book Review: The Stricken Field by Dave Duncan (four stars)
Book Review: The Stricken Field (A Handful of Men #3) by Dave Duncan (four stars) Now [redacted] had a whole new terror to deal with. Despair was much easier to bear than hope. Ensemble cast scattered across the inhabited world attempt to save civilization as they know it. But the stakes are even higher than … … Continue reading →
June 29, 2025
“Our souls were designed to be satisfied in one thing, and one thing only: the Lord God.” Joni Eareckson Tada
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. Psalm 62:1
June 28, 2025
“To will is of nature, but to will aright is of grace.” Augustine of Hippo
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. 2 Corinthians 3:5
June 27, 2025
Book Review: The Trials of Empire by Richard Swan (one star)
Book Review: The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf #3) by Richard Swan (one star) “To effect even the most extraordinary and profound evil will seem like a good idea to someone.” Swan concludes his fantasy of the end … Continue reading →
June 26, 2025
“Jesus had all the answers, and yet He still wept.” Lysa TerKeurst
“I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:23
June 25, 2025
“Since Christ is our righteousness, our works are good only insofar as they are of Christ.” Ulrich Zwingli
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21
