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Augustine on Providence
“[In] those situations where it is beyond our power to understand the providence of God, we are rightly commanded to make an act of faith rather than allow the rashness of human vanity to criticize even a minute detail in the masterpiece of our Creator.” — Augustine, City of God
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I’m Rich!
I was at Robinson’s last night during its midnight sale and when I went inside BookSale my heart leaped when I found out that new (second hand) books had arrived. So I went into action getting this, then that, and finally settled on the books listed below. I’m rich – in books! “Wisdom is supreme; […]
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Quotes on Free Speech
“Truth is not a piece of matter or a unit of energy that will survive pummeling and emerge unscathed in one form or another at one time or another. It is a fragile and ethereal aspiration, easily buried, difficult to retrieve, and capable of being lost forever. That is why every time an idea is […]
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Rescue from Fearful Subjection to Sense
“…in matter of fact, the sinful spirit repents and protests it will never sin again, and for a while is protected by disgust and abhorrence from the malice of its foe. But that foe knows too well that such seasons of repentance are wont to have their end: he patiently waits, till nature faints with […]
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Atty. Paguia on Proclamation 1017 and 1021
Thanks to Rizalist at Philippine Commentary for pointing out to me Atty. Alan F. Paguia’s keen and provocative legal analysis of PP 1021. According to Atty. Paguia, PGMA never lifted the military rule portion of PP 1017, only the state of national emergency. You can read all about it here.
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Barth’s Church Dogmatics
Vol. 1.1 and 1.2 of Karl Barth’s 14 volume Church Dogmatics came in yesterday (thanks to Chaz) and I am as happy as a hyena! Those who love theology understand why. Barth is considered by many as the greatest theologian of the 20th century, a modern church father, and it seems his influence is increasing […]
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Atty. Ralph on Proclamation No. 1017
My good friend, Atty. Ralph Sarmiento (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City; Fulbright Institute Fellow on the U.S. Constitution, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; MCLE Lecturer; and Bar Reviewer) who has more knowledge of the law in his little finger than I have in my whole body has written an article […]
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Thanks!
Today is a special day for me. I’d just like to say thank you to all my friends who greeted me. Above all, I thank God for being so gracious to me, for giving me the gift of life, for providing a Savior for my sins and for giving me meaning and purpose in life. […]
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Quote: We are Spiritually Inflammable
“We are born again, we are Christians and yet sin rages within us. Our lives fall short of their potential. Our lives are not straight. They are transgressive and anomalous. There can be no bigger mistake than to forget this power and force and prevalence of sin in our lives. Indeed, we must build our […]
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Quote of the Day
“In theology, as in international affairs, it is a dangerous world out there.” – John M. Frame; click here for source of quote.
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