Barely enough time for seconds.
"Revelation 8:1 "about the space of half an hour". One half hour is not long in itself, however, time is long or short in accordance to that which is taking place. Two minutes is a long period if you are hanging by your fingers from a high ledge. On the other hand, one half hour is very short if one is eating chicken and dumplings."
Willard Willis, The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Flee from temptation.
"As one preacher puts it, “There is no easy way to flee; fleeing is ugly.” It might not be dignified, but it certainly is effective."
Eric Mason, Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole
Get to work.
"The sooner we begin serving where there is a need, the sooner we will begin to learn where the Lord is leading us in our service to Him."
Richard D. Phillips, The Masculine Mandate
Sing the Psalms.
"Fourth-century bishop Athanasius spoke eloquently about how they are God’s medicine for humans in all different circumstances: “Whatever your particular need or trouble, from this same book you can select a form of words to fit it, so that you not merely hear and pass on, but learn the way to remedy your ill.”8 Whether in St. Benedict’s monasteries or John Calvin’s Geneva, a wide range of Christians have experienced the Psalms—in good times and bad—through meditating, praying, and singing."
J. Todd Billings, Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in ChristPolitical Fashion. What beliefs are in this season?
"Stepan Arkadyevitch had not chosen his political opinions or his views; these political opinions and views had come to him of themselves, just as he did not choose the shapes of his hat and coat, but simply took those that were being worn."
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