A Brick in the Valley


Why So Many are Depressed at Christmas
December 18, 2007, 11:16 pm
Filed under: Longings

I think the reason many are depressed over the holidays is because they do not know how to interpret the yearnings of their soul.

I don’t suppose that there is anyone who has not experienced yearnings or longings of the soul – Augustine said that he experienced them when he read Plato – -  he felt as though he was looking at a peaceful valley from a wooded ridge - -  a nostalgic feeling — that there was a beautiful place that he couldn’t quite access.

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Alcorn’s Final Post on Bonhoeffer
December 18, 2007, 10:09 pm
Filed under: Recommended Links

Here is Randy Alcorn’s final post on Dietrich Bonhoeffer – - lots to think about here, and some cool pictures.



Top 10 Christian Stories of 2007
December 18, 2007, 10:02 pm
Filed under: Recommended Links

Christianity Today has posted what they believe are the Top 10 stories of 2007:

“The events, people, and debates of the past year that Christianity Today’s editors believe have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.”

 HT: Triangular Christianity.