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“Some want to live within the sound of a church bell. I want to run a rescue shop a yard from hell.” C T Studd

“Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.” Daniel 12:3

“When we focus on what God has given us, we find a better way to live.” Meghan Asbury

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Hebrews 12:1

“It is not your hold of Christ that saves you, but his hold of you.” C H Spurgeon

“I have not lost one of those you gave me.” John 18:9

Book Review: Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (four stars)

Book Review: Lady Clementine: a Novel by Marie Benedict (four stars) In his company, I felt drawn into the thick of things, as if I was becoming an essential cog in the core of England. Imaginative tale of Clementine Churchill. … Continue reading →

“Our call is to abide. I have to entrust myself—my growth—to God.” Matt Hinshaw

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” John 15:4

Book Review: The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters (five stars)

Book Review: The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) by Ellis Peters (five stars) (After fifth reading, June 2024) “Never go looking for disaster. Expect the best, and walk so discreetly as to invite it, and then … Continue reading →

“We are seen, secure and safe in God’s love.” Lysa TerKeurst

I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. Ezekiel 34:23

“A Christian is not a person who experiences no bad desires. A Christian is a person who is at war with those desires by the power of the Spirit.” J C Ryle

Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. James 1:14

“Life is a battle, whether you signed up for it or not. For those of us getting older (which is 100% of us, like it or not) there is good reason to review the values we hold dear and focus on the behaviors into which they ought to guide us. We are constant

Book Review: “Better Living through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (five stars)

Book Review: “Better Living through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarksworld #200, May 2023) (five stars) “You have to use your phone as a phone? I’m out,” Cool. Just right mix of social commentary and projection. Topical in more ways than … Continue reading →