I am currently rereading Keller's The Meaning of Marriage in preparation for some premarital counseling. It's a great book; if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. But this post is about one of my favorite Lewis quotes that I had nearly forgotten, but Keller reminded me of tonight. Lewis wrote in The Weight … Continue reading Favorite C.S. Lewis quote [one of them at least]
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Plantinga Quote
“If we know the characteristic sins of the age, we can guess its foolish and fashionable assumptions— that morality is simply a matter of personal taste,that all silences need to be filled up with human chatter or background music,that 760 percent of the American people are victims,that it is better to feel than to think,that … Continue reading Plantinga Quote
Death, Be Not Proud – John Donne
I quoted the first two lines of this sonnet yesterday in my Daily Devotional, but the whole poem is worth posting. It comes from Donne's collection of poems, Holy Sonnets. Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow … Continue reading Death, Be Not Proud – John Donne
Absolute vs. Relative Harm
When my boys were younger we would wrestle a lot. They’d jump on me or punch me in the arm and I’d say something like “a fly, a fly just landed on me,” or “a gnat just bit me.” It was my way of saying, “Do your best, you can’t really hurt big ole dad.” … Continue reading Absolute vs. Relative Harm
God Entranced 