"I personally favor a religion that worships a just God who rewards moral conduct. As for religions that worship a proud God who rewards mere allegiance, they have been tried, and the result is what you see."
The New Robert Brault Reader
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Words
Words Pilate might have said to Christ, "You are charged with unlawful doing unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Words you don't wish to have said at your memorial service: "He was a person who, if he chased a butterfly, it would take him to the office."
Words picked up from outer space: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
Words from a graveside ceremony: "Before I begin, please silence your cellphones." Voice from inside the casket: "Sorry."
Words overheard on Judgment Day: "To begin with, I want to thank you for your service."
Words overheard at my house: "I don't crave recognition. I like recognition. I crave chocolate."
Sunday, April 21, 2024
The Beauty of Forgiveness
"The beauty of forgiveness is that it requires only a forgiving party. It does not require a party worthy of forgiveness."
"To forgive the forgivable is merely justice, an accommodation of a reasonable mind. To forgive the unforgivable is true forgiveness, an accommodation of a merciful heart.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Sparsely Sage...Rosemary...and Rhyme
"You only get one life, but you can't get through it as only one person."
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The Voice of Experience
You come to realize this about the satisfaction of growing old together -- that it is entirely a triumph of "together" over "growing old."
Monday, April 15, 2024
Some New, Some Old
There are few opportunities in life more exciting than meeting a beautiful person who has not yet been sufficiently informed of the fact.
What person of faith does not pray for certainty, as if the world needs fewer people of faith and more people of certainty.
A key element in the art of communication is the perfectly-worded glance.
You can look at it as traffic, or you can look at it as a convocation of people who, with varying degrees of resolution and determination, got themselves up, dressed and out the door this morning.
I have this dream. It's Judgment Day and the Lord says to the assembled hopefuls, "I see what you have done to planet Earth. Why exactly again would I want that done to Heaven?"
One thing I've observed, both in myself and others, is that you can be as good a person as a child mistakenly thinks you are.
The trouble with self-love is that it doesn't last, and rarely do you remain friends after the break-up.