Letter One
The Reawakening of Spiritual Reality
As I have thought perhaps more quietly than in previous days, it has seemed to me that in the past there has been a fallacy in my thinking.
Read more: Words Written to Friends: Selections From Letters by Francis Schaeffer
| King Solomon - rich guy with a lot of wives. |
This past week in The Story, we read about King Solomon! What a guy. He brought peace to his country, built God a beautiful temple, amassed a fortune, and, because he was so wise, created a body of literature any writer would envy. It's quite a story, Solomon's, but as I was reading all this I hit on this little nugget of information: "He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines..." Nice.
Yesterday Tom and I got some cul-cha. We saw Pina, a film about Pina Bausch, a German dancer/choreographer. And, weirdly enough, it was in 3D! Now, a lot of times, I think 3D doesn't add a lot to a movie - just makes it look dark. But this is one time that it really boosted the experience... It really showcased dance as the multi-dimensional art that it is.
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If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin
Read more: March 31 Devotional: Oswald Chambers (discernment)
Watch your step when you enter God's house. Enter to learn. That's far better than mindlessly offering a sacrifice, Doing more harm than good.
Don't shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don't be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. God's in charge, not you - the less you speak, the better.
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I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight
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