May 2012
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“Don’t settle for sermons that reduce the Biblical narrative to an Idiots’...”
– www.michaelspotts.org
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“We love the Word that we understand with our minds. Now of course, we believe on...”
– Sinclair Ferguson, spoken during Message 6, “Losing My Religion,” from the 2011 Ligonier National Conference, The Christian Mind
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“To most people music is intrinsically attractive. Moreover, melodies tend to...”
– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisted
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Man is Moderately Gregarious—Like a Wolf
“Biologically speaking, man is a moderately gregarious, not a completely social animal—a creature more like a wolf, let us say, or an elephant, than like a bee or an ant. In their original form human societies bore no resemblance to the hive or the ant heap; they were merely packs. Civilization is, among other things, the process by which primitive packs are transformed into an analogue, crude and...
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April 2012
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“The wider our contemplation of creation, the grander is our conception of God.”
– Cyril of Jerusalem (c 313 — 386)
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“Mere aspirations are the impoverished brood of cowardice and sloth; they live...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org More glintings here.
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“Yesterday came suddenly.” Even Paul McCartney was forced to confront the...”
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March 2012
19 posts
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“True peace of heart is possible only after the cross becomes the standard by...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“A friend is one who preserves the well-being of others by sacrificing some of...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“The quality of friendship is not to be measured by time or place, but by the...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“The death of Christ was an event of incredible gravity which continues to draw...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“My sin seems an abyss yawning to devour the whole universe. The heavens, they...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org From The Secret to a Gracious Heart
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“If I had enough years—though it seem like an eternity, yet it would be less than...”
– Michael Spotts www.michaelspotts.org
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“There’s nothing you can’t do in the United States over a twenty-five...”
– Grover Norquist, on political reform and cultural transformation.
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“Each day I fall short, neglecting the everlasting enterprise of the eschaton for...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
“Three free spirits were hanging outside the coffee shop with uekeleles and...”
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“It is not wrong to desire all good things, but only good things by bad means or...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
February 2012
30 posts
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“Every one talks about saving the world, but neglects to see the world is full of...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“Faith knows God is in our corner even in rounds where we feel ourselves taking a...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“Faith sees God’s hand over every step of our spiritual race, including any...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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“The next time you feel hopeless and helpless in your war with sin, remember that...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.org
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Getting Up After We Sin →
New article on struggling with sin. Excerpt: “The next time you feel hopeless and helpless in your war with sin, remember that Jesus Christ is on your side, and His Spirit will never forsake His post within you.”
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“Paul told the saints at Ephesus to put on the “helmet of salvation.” This was to...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.com
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“There is more treachery in doubting the grace of God to restore a sinner than...”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.com
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“After a Christian sins, he may collapse into a paralysis of guilt and despair....”
– Michael Spotts:. www.michaelspotts.com