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Archives for July 2016

The Intellectual Life

July 22, 2016 by Peter Dubbelman Leave a Comment

Be a person that reflects, assimilates and then originates! “‘Look in thy heart and write,’ said Sidney. The man who writes like that, without pride or artifice, as it were for himself, is in reality speaking for humanity, provided he has the talent that will carry true words far and wide. Humanity will recognize itself in him, because it is human nature that has inspired the discourse. Life recognizes life.” Read More »

“The Most Important Mechanism of Grace”

July 8, 2016 by Peter Dubbelman Leave a Comment

“The most important mechanism of grace is that it forms in us a real will, a real desire, for God and for his will to be done. God attracts us to himself; he does not bully us or constrain us (except with the constraint of desire). The most typical evidence of grace being at work in us is not that we find ourselves aware of a duty, but that we find ourselves aware of a desire. … [T]hose who follow [Jesus] will become themselves attractive to their fellow men and women.” Read More »