Archive for February, 2008
For All Who Are Thirsty
Exodus 17:1-7
John 4:5-42
“If you are thirsty, you may drink.”
For a second she stared here and there, wondering who had spoken. Then the voice said again, “If you are thirsty, come and drink,”
…she realised that it was the lion speaking. …The voice was not like a man’s. It was deeper, wilder, and stronger; a sort […]
Published by the tattooed poet on February 22nd, 2008 tagged Worship, Spiritual Formation, Lyrics, Quotes, Lent | Comment now »
A True Texan Crosses Over…
RC Patterson, Jr crossed over into glory last night, February 12, 2008 at 10:10 PM. He was 92 years of age. He had been seeing into heaven all day, and wasn’t hungry because, he said, “I’ve been eating heavenly manna all day long…”
September 2007: Four generations of Patterson’s
Heaven, Pattersons
Published by the tattooed poet on February 13th, 2008 tagged Pattersons | Comment now »
Ordinary and Mortal?
“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as […]
Published by the tattooed poet on February 11th, 2008 tagged Spiritual Formation, Quotes | Comment now »
Ash Wednesday
Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man’s gift and that man’s scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the aged eagle stretch its wings?)
Why should I mourn
The vanished power of the usual reign?Because I […]
Published by the tattooed poet on February 6th, 2008 tagged Spiritual Formation, Poetry, Quotes | Comment now »
Love and Desire
If you asked twenty good men to-day what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked almost any of the great Christians of old he would have replied, Love. You see what has happened? A negative term has been substituted for a positive, and this is […]
Published by AP on February 3rd, 2008 tagged Love, Spiritual Formation, Quotes, Abundant Life | 2 Comments »
Winter Carnival
Greetings from snowy McCall, Idaho! Four feet (plus) and still coming down! What a winter. Here are some pics…. Enjoy!
America, Idaho, Photos