Sunrise The God of gods—it’s God!—speaks out, shouts, “Earth!” welcomes the sun in the east, farewells the disappearing sun in the west. From the dazzle of Zion, God blazes into view. Our God makes his entrance, he’s not shy in his coming. Starbursts of fireworks precede him. Psalm 50:1-3 (Message) Sunset May you be […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Washington Irving
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. ~Washington Irving It’s been a week of tears. May we turn them into prayers and action. Remembering […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Ernie Harwell
I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I’m nothing, and I thank him for His great blessing. ~Ernie Harwell Everyone sees it. God’s work is the talk of the town. Be glad, good people! Fly to God! Good-hearted people, make […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: A.W. Tozer
In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker’s praise without anxiety. ~A.W. Tozer Goldfinch. Taken through the window with the big girl camera.
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: History
History is a ribbon, always unfurling. History is a journey. And as we continue our journey, we think of those who traveled before us . . . we see and hear again the echoes of our past: a general falls to his knees in the hard snow of Valley Forge; a lonely president paces the […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Grace and Mercy
I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence. ~Christopher Columbus
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Winter
“Hear! Hear!” screamed the jay from a neighboring tree, where I had heard a tittering for some time, “winter has a concentrated and nutty kernel, if you know where to look for it.” ~Henry David Thoreau (November 28, 1858 journal entry)
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: Moon
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon. ~Edward Lear
Seasoned Sayings~Courage
He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick so there
Compassion~In More Than 140 Characters
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you, too. ~Frederick Buechner In His compassion, He entered our skin. It was […]
