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“It is sometimes given to us, this lovely emptiness, and then the Holy Spirit can fill it . . . .” Madeleine L’Engle
. . . and it happens, too, when words upon the printed page fall into place, and fit the moment and the heart and, by undivided Grace, what lies within, what lies without, converges into deepest sight. In this depth and breadth and height, the outworn self evaporates. Its hidden fears and petty hatreds all abate. For across that lovely emptiness, the Voice behind all voices sings, beckons us, and flings His joyful laughter up against the gates of Paradise and, for a moment, swings them wide once more.”
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. . . and it happens, too, when words upon the printed page fall into place, and fit the moment and the heart and, by undivided Grace, what lies within, what lies without, converges into deepest sight. In this depth and breadth and height, the outworn self evaporates. Its hidden fears and petty hatreds all abate. For across that lovely emptiness, the Voice behind all voices sings, beckons us, and flings His joyful laughter up against the gates of Paradise and, for a moment, swings them wide once more.”
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“Books should for one of these four ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight or use.”
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“Most places have one sky. Oklahoma city has about 12.”
― Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis
― Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis
“For I bless God in the libraries of the learned and for all the booksellers in the world.”
― Jubilate Agno
― Jubilate Agno
“Sadly, many of us aren’t gripped by the stunningly magnificent events and truths of the birth of Jesus anymore. Sadly, many of us are no longer gripped by wonder as we consider what this story tells us about the character and plan of God. Sadly, many of us are no longer humbled by what the incarnation of Jesus tells us about ourselves. We walk by the garden of the incarnation, but we don’t see the roses of grace anymore. Our eyes have gone lazy and our hearts have grown cold.”
― Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional
― Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional
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