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“Reason is always a kind of brute force; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart, however pallid and polite, are necessarily men of violence. We speak of 'touching' a man's heart, but we can do nothing to his head but hit it.”
by G. K. Chesterton “Charles II” Twelve TypesRecommended Ministries
- Above Rubies Who can find a virtuous women? For her price is far above Rubies.
- Abundant Life Seed in association with Farming God's Way equiping the rural poor of Africa to realize the potential of their land
- Creation Ministries where the Bible is most under attack today: Genesis…
- Heart 2 Heart Crisis pregnancy centre in Mossel Bay brimming full of hope and testimonies of God’s faithfulness, impacting women, mothers, babies, prisoners, AIDS sufferers.
- The Family Policy Institute With the single minded objective of making the restoration of marriage and the family the cornerstone of South African social policy.
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Shasta’s heart fainted at these words for he felt he had no strength left. And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one.
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Would you bring me something from the fridge?
Great (offensively) prophetic rock song by the then version of the Newsboys about sleepy, comfortable, Christian unfaithfulness. Its old, but still carries the message well. I listened to it several times while driving through the night recently, great fire starter … Continue reading
Posted in Fight the Good Fight, Music
Tagged compromise, Music, newsboys, prayer, prophetic, unfaithfulness
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Yikes!
What exactly am I teaching if I let my tiredness, or my busyness, or my stress levels, or whatever, excuse a grumpy attitude at home? Hmm, basically I am broadcasting that I don’t need to obey God when I am … Continue reading
Posted in Fight the Good Fight
Tagged catechism, compromise, excuses, hypocrisy, obedience, rationalisation, sin
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an ogre’s castle
We do not want joy and anger to neutralise each other and produce a surly contentment; we want a fiercer delight and a fiercer discontent. We have to feel the universe at once as an ogre’s castle, to be stormed, … Continue reading
Posted in Good Reads, Truth
Tagged g.k. chesterton, life, optimism, pessimism, purpose, Truth
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