Thomas Powell
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“While the children of Babylon – by which I mean our wicked thoughts – are still young, we should dash them to the ground and crush them against the rock, which is Christ (cf. Ps. 137 : 9; 1 Cor. 10 : 4).”
― The Philokalia Vol 1
― The Philokalia Vol 1
“The Christian conception of sacrifice is not concerned with the suffering involved qua suffering, it is not primarily concerned with the toil and the worry and with the difficulty, but with salvation, with the fullness of being, and thus ultimately with the fullness of happiness: “The end and the norm of discipline is happiness.”
― Leisure: The Basis of Culture
― Leisure: The Basis of Culture
“Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”
― ESV Reader's Bible
― ESV Reader's Bible
“Living in golden calf country as we do, it is both easy and attractive to become a successful pastor like Aaron.”
― Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness
― Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness
“On one occasion St. Thomas speaks of contemplation and play in the same breath: “because of the leisure that goes with contemplation” the divine wisdom itself, Holy Scripture says, is “always at play, playing through the whole world”(Prov 8:30f.).”
― Leisure: The Basis of Culture
― Leisure: The Basis of Culture
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