Adventure Quest #3: Is there a Paradise Somewhere? Paradise was beautifully created… Paradise is being wonderfully renewed… Paradise will be completely restored. “And God saw all that He had made, savoring its beauty, and indeed it was very good. ‘Excellent!’ He pronounced, and he completely approved all the work that He had done… Yahweh God …
Adventure Quest #2: Does Absolute Truth Exist? Old News. We are hearing nothing new these days regarding truth… Everyone has his own truth. You do your truth and I’ll do mine. That may be true for you, but it’s not true for me. How can you say there is such a thing as a universal right and …
Adventure Quest #1: What is My True Identity? To Quest (a very active verb): To engage in a long, difficult and adventurous journey that requires hard work in order to achieve a worthwhile goal or a valuable possession; to give oneself to a focused search, a single-minded pursuit, that frequently involves challenges, exploration, and personal growth; to …
The Adventuresome Life: An Old Pathway to a New Quest. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” (Helen Keller). To Quest (a very active verb): To engage in a long, difficult and adventurous journey that requires hard work in order to achieve a worthwhile goal or a valuable possession; to give oneself to a focused search, …
Questing for the Adventures of a Lifetime: Introduction. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” (Helen Keller). To Quest (a very active verb): To engage in a long, difficult and adventurous journey that requires hard work in order to achieve a worthwhile goal or a valuable possession; to give oneself to a focused search, a …
Book Review #21 – “The Hiding Place” by Corrie ten Boom, published 1971 by Fleming Revell Co. “If you remain indifferent in time of adversity, your strength will depart from you. Rescue those who are being dragged to death, and from those staggering to slaughter withdraw not.” (Proverbs 24:10-11). The First Hero in the Story: Caspar ten Boom. The …
Book Review #20 – “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” by Oscar Wilde, published 1888. “Bring me the two most precious things in the city,” said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird. “You have righty chosen,” said God, “for in my garden of Paradise this …
Book Review #19 – “Fer-de-Lance” by Rex Stout; published 1934, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publ. “That, of course, is the advantage of being a pessimist; a pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, and an optimist nothing but unpleasant.” (Nero Wolfe, “Fer-de-Lance“). An Amazing Detective Series of Murder Mysteries. If you’re a fan of crime thrillers/murder mysteries/detective stories, this is the …
Book Review #18 – “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe; published 1719. “I, poor miserable Robinson Crusoe, being shipwrecked during a dreadful storm in the offing, came on shore onto this dismal unfortunate island, which I called ‘The Island of Despair,’ all the rest of the ship’s company being drowned, and myself almost dead.” ” (Robinson Crusoe) Background …
Quotable Quotes from G. K. Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy” Many literary scholars have said that Orthodoxy was Chesterton’s masterpiece. So instead of regaling the reader here with potentially thousands of worthy Chesterton quotes, I’ll narrow my focus to that particular favorite of mine: (1.) “There is a motto of the modern world… ‘That man will get on; he believes in …
Book Review #17 – “St. Francis of Assisi” by G. K. Chesterton, published in 1924 by Doubleday. A heavenly version of St. Francis’ Canticle: Patty Griffin – All Creatures God and King “I should only be too thankful if this thin and scratchy sketch contains a line or two that attracts men to study St. Francis for …
Book Review #16 – “Prayers of the Martyrs” by Rev. Dr. Duane Arnold, 1991, Zondervan Publ. “… The glorious company of apostles praise You, The noble fellowship of prophets praise You, The white-robed army of martyrs praise You, Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims You;” (from the Te Deum, a poem of praise by Nicetus, 414 AD, …