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Perseverance in Prayer (Mysticism)
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” Søren Kierkegaard The Battle of Prayer Prayer links faith to endurance, and links obedience to discipline. As such, prayer is the greatest weapon of the saint. Most of us are not called to have our…
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Living Counter-Culturally (Morality)
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” G.K. Chesterton, What’s Wrong with the World, “The Unfinished Temple” We were Born in Exile We are sojourners on this earth. We were born in exile. Our home is not of this world. Being exiles, we constantly…
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Faith As Fact (Miracles)
“A messenger does not dream about what his message might be, or argue about what it probably would be; he delivers it as it is. It is not a theory or a fancy but a fact.” G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man Certainty of Mystery Before knowing anything else about a rules-based system (other than whether…