Jesus taught that perseverance is the essential element of prayer. Men must be in earnest when they kneel at god's footstool. Too often we get faint-hearted and quit praying at the point where we ought to begin. We let go at the very point where we should hold on strongest. Our prayers are weak because they are not impassioned by an unfailing and resistless will.
Very broadly, literature concerns itself with the internal, cinema with the external.
Every brilliant book I read is an influence and an inspiration. As is every brilliant movie I watch and every brilliant box set.
The banking sector is under pressure across Europe and the US, still feeling the impact of the oil and commodities slump.
Progress in science occurs in fits and starts, and paradigm shifts occur when evidence can be marshaled to support a new point of view.
Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco advertisers.
I think, a lot of times, we find ourselves in a relationship where we are on two different pages.