I come back to this quote from Ray Ortlund often. It’s simple and clear. This is what I long for the church to be. I share it here in it’s entirety so I don’t lose … A Church Where Anyone Can GrowRead more
Commonplace
Simply write.
Write simply. As few words as you need, but no fewer. But simply write. –Via Seth Godin
The plan, not so much
The process of planning is very valuable, for forcing you to think hard about what you are doing, but the actual plan that results from it is probably useless. –Marc Andreessen
Ten Looks
“For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ.” –Robert Murray McCheyne
Only God
“David married Bathsheba, and Solomon was born. When David confessed his sin of numbering the people, he built an altar on a piece of property he had bought, and on that piece of property, Solomon … Only GodRead more
Sit Quietly
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” –Blaise Pascal
Easily Edified
A mature Christian is easily edified. Harold Best, via: An Aspirant to Easy Edification
Five Hour Rule
Success, In One Hour A Day (x5) The rule itself is pretty simple: Carve out one hour from each weekday (one hour + five weekdays = five hours) to devote to deliberate practice and learning. … Five Hour RuleRead more
Love is not
Life is fragile, love is not. -A Perfect Day (A Christmas movie)
No need to justify your sorrow before God
In your illness, in your pain, in your suffering, don’t immediately compare yourself to others, and don’t feel the need to justify your sorrow before God. Don’t wallow silently and stoically. Turn first to your … No need to justify your sorrow before GodRead more
We are a soul
We don’t have a soul, we are a soul. –Dr. Derek Thomas
Custodians of Memory
“Writers are the custodians of memory, and that’s what you must become if you want to leave some kind of record of your life…” –William Zinsser