No doubt, God’s grace is on display everywhere and always. It never wanes; it’snewevery morning. And, as illustrated above, when we intentionallylook,we see his fingerprints in theGRACE of place. But God’s grace is not only evidentaroundus. God has provided aplace ofGRACE within us...
Although Stephen King is known for novels featuring horror such as soul-sucking hotels, he wrote the novel that 'The Shawshank Redemption' is based on. Titled 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption', the novel was part of a collection, including 'Apt Pupil' ...
Failed states are states where the governing body essentially loses control of or diminishes its capacity to affectively administer large portions of their territory. Somalia is the best example we have, but also Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. Lawlessness and insecurity promote mass human migrations. ...
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” This indicates that focusing on positive and virtuous thoughts can shape one’s experience and create a more positive environment. ...
) The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. Obedience (n.) Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. Obedience (n.) A following; a body of adherents; as, the ...
But it was precisely that unvarnished earnestness—not a naïveté, as the press suggested, but a heartfelt lack of cynicism—that made The Cranberries’ 1993 debut, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, so singularly moving, so unblinkingly sincere, breaking open even the irony...
("my mirror never lies") and seems to draw parallels between the dehumanising effects of fame and cruising ("nobody gives a damn who are"). Destructive and defiant, it is a bruised survivor’s anthem (Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ is referenced). Or as Ball puts it more succinctly: ...
Jesus' classic parable on this contrast is the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. "To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax ...
Alexander Schmemann, ‘to change the people of God into the Body and Blood of Christ.’ A mission priest’s calling is to go where there is ‘nothing’ and allow himself to be led by God in the creation or revelation something wonderful, (=’full of wonder’) to His glory. A ...
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Matthew 6:22 Hello fellow peoples of the planet! I thank you for visiting my wee blog. Before this blog gets going however……… At the end of the previous blog I said that...