There are two reasons people become religious: to approach mystery, and to escape mystery. Scott Peck
Paradox is truth standing on its head and waving its legs to get our attention G.K. Chesterton
People don’t see things as they are; they see things as THEY are. Richard Rohr
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. Success, popularity, and power can, indeed, present a great temptation, but their seductive quality often comes from the way they are part of the much larger... Continue Reading →
It takes more courage to examine the dark corners of your own soul than it does for a soldier to fight on a battlefield. W.B. Yeats
Ole Hallesby describes the second key to prayer: faith (and how it isn't what you think)
Ole Hallesby explains what prayer is and how a sense of helplessness is essential to it
Every day do something for no other reason than its difficulty, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. Asceticism in this sort of thing is... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Edwards lists those things that CAN be relied upon as signs of the Holy Spirit
The Magpie 