{Beauty | Personal}

“Let us jointly make such works of artistic beauty – small and large, simple and complex – that the world around us will pause for one moment and say, “Truly there must be a God, and He must be here.”  {For the Beauty of the Church}

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{Transformed | Personal}

“To do for yourself the best that you have it in you to do — to grit your teeth and clench your fists in order to survive the world at its harshest and worst — is, by that very act, to be unable to let something be done for you and in you that is…

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{Up Ahead – Noteworthy Quotes | Personal}

{Taken at the Johnson Shut-Ins, Lesterville, MO} “Ain’t you thinkin’ what’s it gonna be like when we get there? Ain’t you scared it won’t be nice like we thought?”“No,” she said quickly. “No, I ain’t. You can’t do that. It’s too much – livin’ too many lives. Up ahead they’s a thousand lives we might…

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{Happiness – Noteworthy Quotes | Personal}

“What is the point of truth or beauty or knowledge when the anthrax bombs are popping all around you? People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then… we’ve gone on controlling since.“It hasn’t been very good for truth.. but it’s been very good for happiness. One can’t have something for nothing. Happiness has…

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{His Peace | Personal}

“You will not find lasting peace in the world around you, in circumstances, or in human relationships. The external world is always in flux – under the curse of death and decay…“Take time to delve into the riches of My residing Presence.” {Jesus Calling, Sarah Young}  “And let the peace of God rule in your…

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