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“Purpose is an essential element of you … the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.” Chadwick Boseman

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. 2 Timothy 1:9

“The gospel lived out is always worth the cost.” Alex Early

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1

Book Review: Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters (five stars)

Book Review: Leper of Saint Giles (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5) by Ellis Peters (five stars) (Sixth reading: August 2024) “Such as he live with a humility that transcends all possibility of humiliation.” Murder and romance in medieval England. That … Continue reading →

“The West has finally achieved the rights of man, and even to excess, but man’s sense of responsibility to God and society has grown dimmer and dimmer.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn

The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31

Movie Review: The Forge (four star)

Movie Review: The Forge, written, produced, and directed by Alex and Stephen Kendrick. (four star) “God has forgiven me so much. Who was I to refuse to forgive?” Exceptional Christian take on discipleship and community. On growing up. Several characters … Continue reading →

“Jesus did not die to make us healthy but to make us holy. He came not to make us comfortable but to heal us from our propensity to sin. The best cures have to do with eschewing sin and drawing closer to Jesus Christ.” Joni Eareckson Tada

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26

Book Review: “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (five stars)

Book Review: “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny #55) (five stars) “If the sun was shining…” Excellent feel-good twenty-first century Swiss Family Robinson. Natural apocalypse. Maybe. Neighbor binds with neighbor to survive and thrive. Kritzer unwinds the skein … Continue reading →

“Let today be a new day and a new beginning. Leave the past behind, and look with hope to the future.” Marsha Burns

Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

Book Review: Saint Peter’s Fair by Ellis Peters (four stars)

Book Review: Saint Peter’s Fair (Chronicles of Cadfael #4) by Ellis Peters (four stars) (Fourth reading Aug 2024) “The manifold gifts of God are those to be delighted in, to fall short of joy would be ingratitude.” Better with each … Continue reading →

“We have to trust God with our tomorrow and with our past as well. In our new nature we are so much more sensitive by our sins. Not only today’s but yesterday.” Matt Hinshaw

“You will remember your conduct and all the actions by which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil you have done.” Ezekiel 20:43