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Frightfully Pleased: May 2015
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Thursday, May 7, 2015. At its best football is poetry, and at its best writing. Football must attempt to translate the untranslatable. This - the opening paragraph of Barney Ronay's recap of Lionel Messi's single-handed demolition of powerful Bayern Munich in the last 10 minutes of yesterday's Champion's League semifinal - is a wonderful try. Read the whole thing here. Below...
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Frightfully Pleased: Looking for grace at the World Cup
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Thursday, June 12, 2014. Looking for grace at the World Cup. In spite of the hype, the corruption, and the sometimes malevolent behavior of its fans, soccer remains. And the World Cup its ultimate stage. Now I'll be the first to admit it - looked at from one perspective - soccer. Boring. So why can't I keep my eyes off of it? An effortless containment in their bearing and el...
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Frightfully Pleased: Calvary
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Friday, August 7, 2015. Mild spoilers ahead.). This charge, or sending out (Latin: 'missio'), forms the basis for much of the Church's understanding of its mission in and to the world. Here too is the origin of our words. And another word much in vogue in contemporary Christian discourse:. What does it imply? All this happens to Father James, the hero of Calvary. McDonagh's ...
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Frightfully Pleased: A Christian challenge to sexual determinism
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Sunday, January 4, 2015. A Christian challenge to sexual determinism. A fuller and richer meaning of what it means to be human. Click the link below to hear their story. Attracted To Men, Pastor Feels Called To Marriage With A Woman. Posted by Stephen Ley. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). West Palm Beach, FL, United States. View my complete profile. Lectio Divina and the ...
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Frightfully Pleased: February 2014
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. A conversation full of light, mercy and grace. A while back I posted some thoughts. On one of the most compelling books I've ever read:. The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert. By Rosaria Champagne Butterfield. This week's White Horse Inn podcast is a conversation between the author and Michael Horton. I hope you check it out. But in noticin...
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Frightfully Pleased: June 2014
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Thursday, June 12, 2014. Looking for grace at the World Cup. In spite of the hype, the corruption, and the sometimes malevolent behavior of its fans, soccer remains. And the World Cup its ultimate stage. Now I'll be the first to admit it - looked at from one perspective - soccer. Boring. So why can't I keep my eyes off of it? An effortless containment in their bearing and el...
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Frightfully Pleased: January 2015
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Sunday, January 11, 2015. Then again, maybe the best review of Boyhood is the one-line assessment offered up by Shannon as we watched it together last night: "watching this makes me want to hug our boys." Indeed. Posted by Stephen Ley. Sunday, January 4, 2015. A Christian challenge to sexual determinism. Challenge the conventional wisdom on sexual attraction and you're liabl...
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Frightfully Pleased: Boyhood
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Sunday, January 11, 2015. Then again, maybe the best review of Boyhood is the one-line assessment offered up by Shannon as we watched it together last night: "watching this makes me want to hug our boys." Indeed. Posted by Stephen Ley. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). West Palm Beach, FL, United States. View my complete profile. The American Conservative Rod Dreher. Image...
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Frightfully Pleased: The virtue that renews the cosmos
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Monday, December 15, 2014. The virtue that renews the cosmos. The other night I read the article "Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson" which is the twelfth in a collection of essays published as. It's part of Chesterton's enduring relevance that it matters not a whit whether one knows Lowes Dickinson from Emily Dickinson. Posted by Stephen Ley. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Frightfully Pleased: April 2014
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And when a Christian is pleased, he is (in the most exact sense) frightfully pleased; his pleasure is frightful. - G.K. Chesterton. Thursday, April 10, 2014. Who's out of touch? But might there be subtle dangers in putting so much emphasis on catering to the tastes of a particular subset of our culture? Here's a thought-provoking quote from millennial author Andrew Byers. If I can download multiple apps to my smartphone, then why can’t the local church give me what I want? It is noted at times that young...