The painter, Paula Modersohn-Becker, on making life a celebration: “I know that I shall not live very long. But I wonder, is that sad? Is a celebration more beautiful because it lasts longer? And my life is a celebration, a short, intense celebration.” Source: Excerpt of her journal (1897); as quoted in Voicing our Visions: Writings by Women […]
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“If we consider the unblushing promises of reward … promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on […]
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I cannot give in to the devil’s principal, deceitful tactic which makes so many Christians satisfied with an “Easter celebration” instead of experiencing the power of Christ’s resurrection. It is the devil’s business to keep Christians mourning and weeping with pity beside the cross instead of demonstrating that Jesus Christ is risen, indeed. Reference: Matthew […]
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Even when the gift giving doesn’t go right, it can bring joy. I grew up in a family with six children, so it was hard to keep it straight what different family members wanted for Christmas. So we had a Master List, hanging on the refrigerator. When you’re ready to go shopping, you just look […]
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“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Wife: I have some good news and some bad news. Husband: What’s the good news? Wife: The good news is I found a picture that’s […]
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