{Miracles | Personal}

“We have insulated ourselves from miracles. We no longer live with such reckless faith that we need them… If we get sick, we go to a doctor. If we need food, we go to the store and buy it. We’ve eliminated the need for miracles.” {Shane Claiborne} “We say things like, ‘I can do all…

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{Commonplace | Personal}

“Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative… we find that it is not a new scene which is needed, but a new viewpoint.” {Norman Rockwell}

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Little things and a Big God

[A few thoughts from the book I just started reading, ‘The Irresistible Revolution’, by Shane Claiborne] “We are surrounded by unbelieving activists and inactive believers. Where are the true Christians?”  “We live in a world that has lost it’s appreciation for the little things… a world that wants things bigger and bigger. We want to supersize…

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