We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what.
My mind has changed. My strength has not.
Why are people so unkind?
Anyone can admire creation. Only a barbarian sees the beauty in demolition.
A good whack on the head usually has the same effect.
The Cabal mocks the natural order. For its minions, death is just a pause between duties.
Two or three tons of rock can really get you down-and keep you there.
We just planted our 21st church.
The Giant Ocean Tank, with its 52 large viewing windows, is the main attraction here. Myrtle, a giant green sea turtle, is one of the tank's most popular animals, along with sharks, rays and more than 100 other species. The Aquarium Medical Center is a working animal hospital exhibit that allows visitors to observe veterinarians examining and treating sea creatures.
When Lila was born, "I felt like, now I've got a partner in crime".
We need a dedicated minority who, like the apostles of old, are willing to be called the scum of the earth and a spectacle to the world for the scandal of the cross.