Nathan Alberson
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Anything Worth Doing in Church
The problem with truisms is that they are generally only half true. Take "anything worth doing is worth doing well". Maybe you've considered that one as you've pondered how to give your time and talents to the church in 2008. Good. Everything we do should be done to the glory of God. But "anything worth doing is worth doing well" is really a half-truism. The other half might say "anything worth doing is worth doing... (posted by Nathan 4 years 94 days ago.)
The problem with truisms is that they are generally only half true. Take "anything worth doing is worth doing well". Maybe you've considered that one as you've pondered how to give your time and talents to the church in 2008. Good. Everything we do should be done to the glory of God. But "anything worth doing is worth doing well" is really a half-truism. The other half might say "anything worth doing is worth doing... (posted by Nathan 4 years 94 days ago.)
The Babe in the Bathwater: Dealing with Yuletide Cynicism
Cynicism is a peculiar vice because it blossoms under the light. Expose malice to love, and malice will shrivel. Introduce selfishness to selflessness, and selfishness will slink away ashamed. But the more love and light you throw at a cynic, the more he will gorge himself on deflating and twisting them. A cynic needs an ideal at which to sneer. And what ideal is more bloated with... (posted by Nathan 4 years 94 days ago.)
Cynicism is a peculiar vice because it blossoms under the light. Expose malice to love, and malice will shrivel. Introduce selfishness to selflessness, and selfishness will slink away ashamed. But the more love and light you throw at a cynic, the more he will gorge himself on deflating and twisting them. A cynic needs an ideal at which to sneer. And what ideal is more bloated with... (posted by Nathan 4 years 94 days ago.)
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