Will you hear the Master’s voice and heed his gentle call;
To throng with those who do His will, and at his feet, lay their all?
Heroes great and meager men assemble before His throne;
To hear from Him words long desired: “Come unto me, my own.”
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Scars
In the resurrection, when we all get new bodies, I wonder if we’ll get to choose which of our scars we can keep. Some of our scars are the result of raving stupidity on our part. But some are the noblest trophy we could retain: marks borne of heroism, service, self-sacrifice, or even persecution for The Name.
Surely the Lamb Forever Slain will bear scars on his body. Scars that tell the tale of how he won our freedom. Don’t we all wish to see? (Or maybe we’d rather not.)
Maybe the scars we will to keep are the stuff of which our crowns will be made. If we’re able to keep certain scars, scars for which we are proud, I think we’ll be tossing those at Jesus’ feet. I think we’ll realize that, only through him, do we achieve that which merits honor and praise.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Roth’s engaging world requires minimal suspension of disbelief. She does a wonderful job of conveying visceral, touch-by-touch sensory details of a young woman’s infatuation, budding sexual appetite, and romance. Her male lead is unrealistic in his ability to back himself graciously away from a steamy encounter, yet damaged enough by parental abuse to, in the second book, attack his own father in a cowardly and bullying way in front of supportive witnesses. Young women should avoid men who display such combinations of traits and history. They may make good movie fodder, but the sword will never leave their households.
Failure Rate
If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.
-Thomas Watson (Founder of IBM)
Principled Behavior
In the 21st century, principled behavior is the surest path to success and significance in business and in life.
-Dov Seidman (his book ‘How’)
Wasting Away Again in Burritoville
I’d live on burritos if the cholesterol wouldn’t kill me.