Ron Andrea's Blog, page 37
October 29, 2024
“Jesus will handle what we cannot see in the ways He knows are best for us.” Sarah Freymouth
“But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel.” Luke 24:21
October 28, 2024
Book Review: The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath (The Rotstorm #1) by Ian Green (four stars)
Book Review: The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath (The Rotstorm #1) by Ian Green (four stars) ‘It will be the balanced blade, but I think you are less about the gauntlet than the fist beneath. Even without metal you still … Continue reading →
October 25, 2024
Book Review: The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters (four stars)
Book Review: The Rose Rent (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #12) by Ellis Peters (four stars) “What does it prove?” “It proves that I am a fool, said Cadfael ruefully, “though I have sometimes suspected as much myself.” One of the … Continue reading →
October 24, 2024
“The elect are chosen by God. Not chosen by our own schemes or fortitude. Chosen. Doesn’t depend on you. It depends on God. Settle your soul. Depend on him.” Matt Hinshaw
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
October 23, 2024
“The human soul is not the seeker but the sought; it is God who seeks; the parable about the Good Shepherd looking and finding the lost sheep sums it up.” C.S. Lewis
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10
October 22, 2024
“Even in the silence, the unknown, and the places where it looks like evil is winning, God is working.” Lysa TerKeurst
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Esther 7:10
October 21, 2024
Book Review: The Glass Palace by Kathryn Trattner (three stars)
Book Review: The Glass Palace by Kathryn Trattner (three stars) This man felt like someone she would love, the emotion was there, waiting, hoping, ready. But not yet, she needed more. Another myth retold. Maybe Cupid and Psyche; maybe East … Continue reading →
October 18, 2024
Book Review: The Raven of the Foregate by Ellis Peters (four stars)
Book Review: The Raven of the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #12) by Ellis Peters (four stars) “A man with every virtue, except humility and human kindness. That is what I have brought upon the Foregate, [redacted]. And now what … Continue reading →
October 17, 2024
“Jesus does not choose us because of what we are, but because of what He can make us.” Reinhard Bonnke
“Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” Matthew 11:11
October 16, 2024
“Rejoice in coming to the edge of yourself because it is there that God is found.” Jamie C. Finn
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians … Continue reading →
