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The ancient Greeks and Romans, who extensively documented the culture and cultivation of the vine, gave only succinct “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” assessments of their wines, evidently finding little reason to delve into the nuance of
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“Fill my memory with the record of your mighty works; enlighten my understanding with the light of your Holy Spirit; and may all the desires of my heart and will center in what you would have me do. Make me an instrument of your salvation for the people entrusted to my care, and let me by my life and speaking set forth your true and living Word.”
― The Divine HoursTM, Pocket Edition
― The Divine HoursTM, Pocket Edition
“If we are made for friendship, then we will be missing something fundamental in our marriages and parenting if we try to do those without friends.”
― Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
― Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
“People who think that they are spiritually superior because they make a practice of a discipline such as fasting or silence or frugality are entirely missing the point. The need for extensive practice of a given discipline is an indication of our weakness, not our strength. We can even lay it down as a rule of thumb that if it is easy for us to engage in a certain discipline, we probably don’t need to practice it. The disciplines we need to practice are precisely the ones we are not “good at” and hence do not enjoy.”
― The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives
― The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives
“The internet and smartphones are fantastic for connections, communication, and knowledge. But connections are not friends, communication is not intimacy, and knowledge is not wisdom.”
― Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
― Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
“Our struggling stewardship of time shows us two important things. First, we have much more time than we think. But second, we are not good at using that time well because we are often mentally compromised at the moment of choice. Enter the saving power of a schedule.”
― Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
― Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
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