February 2012
“Modern “liberalism” is strikingly illiberal; the high priests of “tolerance” are...”
– The Liberal Enforcers - Mark Steyn - National Review Online
“Drum asks us to envision a Muslim-run hospital that required its employees to...”
– Liberals and Catholic Hospitals - NYTimes.com (via ayjay)
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Where are the men?
ronniejones:
Taken from “A Word to the Men”
by: Pastor Mark Driscoll on Jan 31, 2012
“When men who’ve been changed by Jesus lead well by the power of the Holy Spirit, leading their homes in a loving and biblical way, amazing things happen.
For instance:
Men who lovingly and biblically lead their homes have considerably better marriages and families.[1]
Men who are involved with a local church...
January 2012
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ericbranscum:
I created a blog about fashion because NO DUH why haven’t I created a blog about fashion.
http://besttrendsforlife.tumblr.com/
Re-tumbl and follow and blahblahblah! I’ll be bored with it in a week.
December 2011
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“You should not look a gift universe in the mouth.”
– G.K. Chesterton (via invisibleforeigner)
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IRAN: NADARKHANI UPDATE →
derekthornton:
Iran’s Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, head of the judiciary, has ordered the judge presiding over Youcef Nadarkhani’s case to delay his written verdict for one year. The judge was specifically ordered to keep Nadarkhani in prison, using whatever means necessary to force him to recant his Christian faith and convert to Islam.
According to Present Truth Ministries, the order was...
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The Innocence Mission - Seven Christmas Songs! →
moochiethinks:
One of my favorite bands, The Innocence Mission, have released a free (WOOT!) Christmas album!
If you like them, or have never heard them, check them out! I think their music is really pretty & quiet. Perfect for Christmas Eve.
Enjoy!
The Ugly Realities Of Socialized Medicine Are Not... →
Other nations with government-dominated healthcare systems offer a preview of the fiscal woes and substandard care that lie ahead thanks to the president’s spendthrift reform plan.
In order to realize some savings, the NHS is raising the threshold at which patients qualify for treatment and lengthening wait times for surgeries determined “non-lifesaving.” The Service is also cutting more than...
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it is also a fact that we all got on the same...
sparklesdire:
Lord de Walden, William Archer, J.M. Barrie, G.K. Chesterton and Bernard Shaw, in the middle of making the cowboy film How Men Love.
from GKC’s autobiography: “We went down to the waste land in Essex and found our Wild West equipment. But considerable indignation was felt against William Archer; who, with true Scottish foresight, arrived there first and put on the best pair...
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“The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever...”
– Tim Keller (via lordmakemeflammable)
“Personally, of course, I believe in Santa Claus; but it is the season of...”
– G.K. Chesterton (via everybodyandtelevision)
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“Listen to me! Shall I tell you the secret of the whole world? It is that we have...”
– Gabriel Syme, The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (via rhyme-my-name)
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What's in a Name?
garnetkim:
Some of my favorite authors are only known by their initials.
Gilbert Keith [Last Name] John Ronald Reuel [Last Name] Clive Staples [Last Name]
Thank you for making my life extraordinary.
November 2011
“So he who wills to reject nothing, wills the destruction of will; for will is...”
– G.K. Chesterton (via veareflejos)
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Patient Endurance: Really Saying →
moochiethinks:
letsblametherain:
jspark3000:
It’s romantic to believe that the guy who calls and texts first, saves ‘I love you’ for you, covers you with his coat, cooks your favorite meal even if he’s allergic to it, and a flurry of other Hollywood montage moments will really fulfill you. Before we die, we want to visit Paris at night during Christmas and parasail over the Atlantic and...
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Chesterton on "Guy Fawkes Day"
veareflejos:
Excerpt from Chesterton Day by Day: The Wit and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton
By G. K. Chesterton
Marriage: It's not "freedom from." It's "freedom...
jeffreyoverstreet:
An excerpt from Christianity Today’s interview with Tim Keller about marriage:
Christianity Today:
One of the paradoxes you talk about is how the commitment of marriage actually produces freedom: the freedom to be truly ourselves, the freedom to be fully known, the freedom to be there in the future for those we love and who love us. Why do you believe that the commitment of...
October 2011
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The Logic of Abortion Leads to Infanticide →
sds:
Mark Steyn, quoted at the link:
So a [Canadian] superior court judge in a relatively civilized jurisdiction is happy to extend the principles underlying legalized abortion in order to mitigate the killing of a legal person — that’s to say, someone who has managed to make it to the post-fetus stage. How long do those mitigating factors apply? I mean, “onerous demands”-wise, the first month...
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“During Downey Jr.’s acceptance speech, he had even kinder words for Gibson. “I...”
– Robert Downey Jr. asks Hollywood to forgive Mel Gibson at American Cinematheque Awards (EW)
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“Youth will quite naturally accept things that are old, believing them to be new.”
– G.K. Chesterton in the Illustrated London News, 1/20/1934 (via gkchestertonquote)