I have not been the witness I wanted to be.
A thousand hills, but no birds in flight, Ten thousand paths, with no person's tracks. A lonely boat, a straw-hatted old man, Fishing alone in the cold river snow.
I can confirm, although I am not certain, that we have very good reason to believe that tomorrow is Monday.
The afternoon had made them tranquil for a while, as if to give them a deep memory for the long parting the next day promised.
When people use the word hell, what do they mean? They mean a place, an event, a situation absent of how God desires things to be. Famine, debt, oppression, loneliness, despair, death, slaughter--they are all hell on earth. Jesus' desire for his followers is that they live in such a way that they bring heaven to earth. What's disturbing is when people talk more about hell after this life than they do about Hell here and now. As a Christian, I want to do what I can to resist hell coming to earth.
Snow in April is abominable," said Anne. "Like a slap in the face when you expect a kiss.