'joy' In Phillippians Is A Defiant 'nevertheless!'

Grace And Gratitude Belong Together Like Heaven And Earth. Gratitude Evokes Grace Like The Voice And Echo. Gratitude Follows Grace As Thunder Follows Lightning.

Whether The Angels Play Only Bach Praising God, I Am Not Quite Sure.

Faith Is Not An Art. Faith Is Not An Achievement. Faith Is Not A Good Work Of Which Some May Boast While Others Can Excuse Themselves With A Shrug Of The Shoulders For Not Being Capable Of It. It Is A Decisive Insight Of Faith Itself That All Of Us Are Incapable Of Faith In Ourselves, Whether We Think Of Its Preparation, Beginning, Continuation, Or Completion.

To Clasp The Hands In Prayer Is The Beginning Of An Uprising Against The Disorder Of The World.

Sin Scorches Us Most After It Comes Under The Scrutinizing Light Of God's Forgiveness And Not Before