I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. ~ Booker T. Washington Fear of something is at the root of hate for others and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. ~ George Washington Carver In time we hate that which we often fear. ~ William Shakespeare Without question, our [...]
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Easter: Not Just Another Holiday
It’s painfully clear that the Resurrection is either the whole hope of the world—the very center of reality—or Christianity is not worth our time. ~ Tish Harrison Warren “If it’s just a symbol, then to hell with it.” These were the words of Catholic novelist Flannery O’Connor when a non-Catholic party host suggested that the [...]
A Christmas Without Christmas
“Whatever you may believe about it, the birth of Jesus was so important that it split history into two parts. Everything that has ever happened on this planet falls into a category of before Christ or after Christ.” Philip Yancey In the popular Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the main character George Bailey attempts [...]
Truth Be Told . . . (The Truth of Easter)
“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing and should therefore be treated with great caution.”― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”― Flannery O'Connor In our current culture and for decades now, truth has become an unreliable commodity. We have safeguards [...]
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