Strange Way To Save The World
BJ Thomas | The Way In A Manger

I’m sure he must have been surprised
At where this road had taken him
‘Cos never in a million lives
Would he have dreamed of Bethlehem
And standing at the manger
He saw with his own eyes
The message from the angel’s come to life
And Joseph said:

Why me? I’m just a simple man of trade ( Read more... )

by Charles Bukowski

the best often die by their own hand
just to get away,
and those left behind
can never quite understand
why anybody
would ever want to
get away
from
them

This is taken from Ron Block's post, Soaring on the Wind, from The Rabbit Room. I hope Ron Block doesn't mind... this here is entirely his, not taking any credit for it, except for advertising on my personal blog what I think is a beautifully, almost-perfectly-written piece on what it means to follow the Holy Spirit's leading ( Read more... )

A quote from Dr Timothy Keller, as found in Christianity Today (February 2009), "Readers Write" (Pg 8):

There is a way to confront a wrongdoer that is quite pointed and yet exhibits love for truth and for the perpetrator himself. There is also a way to confront that exhibits a personal need to win arguments, demonise and punish, and build up one's ( Read more... )