I think it’s fine and appropriate to quote from Christian speakers and authors we have benefited from. But while gratefully acknowledging I have benefited from these men and women, I do not put them on a pedestal.
Being a hero is something entirely different than being a celebrity. Fame is one thing. Virtue is another. The two aren't even remotely related. In fact, the more famous you become the harder it is to cultivate and retain virtue. Celebrities are just people with good looks, talent, money, and the ability to draw attention to themselves. Heroes are people who stand courageously for what is right, often against the tide of public opinion, and at great cost to themselves.
Fame is deceptive, isn't it? There's lots of school teachers and nurses and people who work with ...
I’m breaking from the longing theme, and will come back to Pascal on longing later this week. But I’m going to start doing some shorter and more conventional blogs from time to time. The sort of things I pass on to my friends, but which I’ll put in blog form instead, making them available to more people. I’ll still have the longer blogs, usually once a week.
Meanwhile, I want to thank everyone for the incredible response on the book drawing for Safely Home. Over 150 people have responded already, and I think we’ll be ...
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