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I found a definition for love this year that made the concept of unconditional love coherent to me
Love is a pattern of attention
In every person/place/thing/idea there is some reflection of “the good”
When you love something, you orient towards whatever glimmer of good is in it, no matter how faint, you sensitize yourself to it, and by directi... See more
This may surprise many, but Christianity is growing around the world and is growing faster than the rate of population. From 2020 to the mid-point of 2024, the world’s population is expected to grow from more than 7.84 billion people to more than 8.11 billion, a 0.87% growth trend. The number of Christians worldwide is expected to climb from more t... See more
Aaron Earls • 8 Encouraging Trends in Global Christianity for 2024 - Lifeway Research
“ You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are rest-less till they find their rest in you. ”
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Saint Augustine
Why, my soul, are you so dejected?
Why are you in such turmoil?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Why are you in such turmoil?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Psalms 43 | CSB Bible | YouVersion
Feeling depressed today and am asking my soul this question.


Work smarter not harder, says The Teacher.
What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace? This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite ... See more
Glenn F. Chesnut • The God-Shaped Hole in the Human Soul
Blaise Pascal