September 2010
1 post
July 2010
2 posts
“At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet. And by...”
– Seth Godin, Linchpin
“The system we grew up with is based on a simple formula: Do your job. Show up....”
– Seth Godin, Linchpin
December 2009
1 post
“Why did God allow His dear Son to appear in a form and to present a doctrine...”
– C.F.W. Walther, God Grant It, 84
October 2009
3 posts
“In no other way can man come to God or deal with him than through faith. That is...”
– Martin Luther
“If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire.”
– St. Catherine of Siena
“Eternal God, you counsel us not to be anxious about earthly things. Keep alive...”
– TDP, p. 774
August 2009
1 post
“A theologian is one who, driven by agonizing struggle, enters with prayer into...”
– Oswald Bayer
July 2009
1 post
“Just as light cannot be present without illuminating its surroundings, just as...”
– C. F. W. Walther
May 2009
2 posts
“Although the variety of sins is great and sad, from careless and vain thoughts...”
– C. F. W. Walther
“In the midst of the things, business, cares, goods, and pleasures of this world,...”
– C.F.W. Walther, God Grant It
April 2009
3 posts
“For whoever has truly recognized that he has earned hell with his sins cannot...”
– C. F. W. Walther
The Art of Nonconformity -- 279 Days to Overnight... →
“The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the glorious end, not of Christ himself, but...”
– C. F. W. Walther
March 2009
9 posts
“Because our Lord lets such awful things happen to his children, we must...”
– Martin Luther
O Me! O Life!
O ME! O life!… of the questions of these recurring; Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish; Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?) Of eyes that vainly crave the light—of the objects mean—of the struggle ever renew’d; Of the poor results of all—of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me; Of the...
“The space shuttle program has yielded some extraordinary scientific discoveries,...”
– President Obama
“He suffered, died, and was buried so that He might make satisfaction for me and...”
– Luther, Large Catechism
“From antiquity the church year, for very good reasons, has been divided into...”
– Martin Chemnitz
“We must believe God’s promises and never doubt his words. Because God...”
– Martin Luther (6:124)
“We are to trust in God alone and look to Him and expect from Him nothing but...”
– Martin Luther, Large Catechism (I, 24)
“Modern technology gives the impression that we can overcome time and space. The...”
– R. Scott Clark
February 2009
6 posts
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two...”
– John Fitzgerald Kennedy : American Statesman (35th US president: 1961-63)
“Wine is bottled poetry.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
“If we have not died to ourselves so that we disregard our own desires, how can...”
– Martin Luther
“Christ, our Lord, to whom we must flee and of whom we must ask all, is an...”
– Martin Luther
“Many Americans are hoping the new administration will solve the economic...”
– Ron Paul, 20 Nov 2008
“When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil,
I am the one who keeps...”
– Psalm 75.3, NLT
January 2009
5 posts
Today I am officially old enough to be President...
“He does not blush to call us brothers, because He has been made a partaker of...”
– Martin Chemnitz
“On this Inauguration Day, we are reminded that we are heirs to over two...”
– President Barack Obama
Why I push my kids to learn English well... →
“We recognize the nature of God best, not by thinking about his power and wisdom,...”
– Martin Luther (LW 42:13)
December 2008
1 post
“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
November 2008
4 posts
“Going to war is an incredibly fantastic experience if one lives through it…One...”
– Ch, Col, Frank Wismer, III, U.S. Army (ret)
Little Cog →
A thought-provoking blog with much to say about social issues from a consistently-conservative but not stereotypically-conservative point of view.
“The blood of lambs was shed for the preservation of the firstborn [in Israel,...”
– John Chrysostom
“I believe we should work our boss’ boss’ problems. I have found that...”
– Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, USAF
October 2008
3 posts
On the Economy...
I do NOT think the average Joe gives much creedance to all the talk on the economy. Why? Every restaurant I passed today driving all around different parts of Houston was totally packed. No slow down here. No penny pinching here. No money crunch here.
…or everybody is just still living on credit.
“It has been said that modern people:
- worship their work
- work at their play...”
– Robbie Castleman, Parenting in the Pew
September 2008
39 posts
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and give me life in your ways.”
– Psalm 119.37, ESV
“All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and...”
– Peter Pan, by J.B. Barrie
Ten Things You Are NOT →
Landfall?
Radar makes it look like Ike has made landfall on the east end of Galveston Island, but they haven’t made the ‘official’ call yet.
Brennan's On Fire
Culinary report: Saw reports online and some video on TV that Brennan’s restaurant downtown (think Terms of Endearment)is the site of a two-alarm fire…and will likely burn to the ground this morning.
“If power goes down again, I’m staying shut down until morning…”
“Lost power (finally) for about two minutes…just came back up, for now.”
“I wonder how much water would’ve driven under the back door if not here to...”