Our Wonder Room

Admiration

“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel, theology professor (1907-1972) When I finished reading this quote, I thought that it sounded pretty accurate for my case. However, the interesting thing that I think I ask the same question: “How’d they do … Read more

Not Like Other Men

“In an astonishing interview with the Sunday Telegraph, actress Joan Collins described the state of her soul and the inventory of her life’s conduct. Said Collins, ‘I have never done anything bad to anyone. Never. And that is one of the things I’m proud of—I have never hurt anybody. I have never been vicious about … Read more

An Invasion

“Prayer is invading the Impossible.” – Unknown Short and sweet isn’t it? But it is also a sad commentary on the fact that many of my own prayers are a result of me coming to the end of trying to do something on my own. I need to do a better job of praying even … Read more

Oh, Harry Potter

“Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.” – Oscar Wilde The above quote was in one of my devotions yesterday. Then, last night as I was finishing up the second Harry Potter book, I found another connection to Romans. Connections can come from odd places. Anyway, it comes from Professor Dumbledore as … Read more