Eventually I realized that I am being invited because Chicago is trying to be like a normal school with a celebrity commencement speaker. But of course they couldn’t go for a big time celebrity right off the bat. Chicago is a place where you lose your virginity slowly. 最终我意识到,我之...
Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and in the consciousness that what we have of good is due to the grace of God. — Charles Hodge 18 I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterians thought the Methodists were wro...
People have accepted the media's idea of what feminism is, but that doesn't mean that it's right or true or real. Feminism is not monolithic. Within feminism, there is an array of opinions. —Judy Chicago 21 The arena of logic was made by men for men; it was expressly founded on ...
I’ve been thrust into some real introspection recently. It’s been said that though we have been saved by grace, we can’t just live by grace. There are too many imperatives in the Bible. So, we need to live by “grace, BUT…., here is what we have today DO to live the Christ...
Grace is dealing with a serious loss in her life and as a result, wants to connect with the brother and sister she knows are out there somewhere. Maya was adopted by a family with whom she never truly feels a part. Joaquin has serious trust issues but lives with a loving foster family...
Finally, I had to say what was in my heart. “Woman, behold your son”, and to the disciple “Behold your mother”. That was the grace of my death. A believer would share in my relationship to my mother. From this flows every gift. So, I say to all...
And my one parting piece of advice is this: I would suggest that you and your board of trustees create a mission statement for Throop Church. Not a long list of everything you would like and hope to be, but something short, focused, memorable, something that captures the essence of wha...
The Not So Big Software Design Lemons Building Better, Not Buzzwordier Where is the client? Better Software Architecture Which Theory Fits the Evidence? why do theory p and theory d matter? belief drives behaviour so which theory fits the evidence? d is for “d’oh! we should have...
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Eternal life is God’s free gift, and therefore everything that leads us towards it-even the very beginnings of faith-is a free gift from him. But grace acts upon every man in accordance with his own individual nature, and therefore, as human minds and temperaments are almost infinitely di...