... a just view of afflicting incidents, fitted to quell the turbulent motions of corrupt affections under dismal outward appearances. I seemingly have daily need quelling the turbulent motions of ... I realize this is a little, fixable problem. But those turbulent motions of my corrupt affections have kicked into overdrive. I have been crying on and off for days, and fighting with fear and dread. I ...

There's a new edition of Monstrous Affections out, and this one utterly dispenses with that paper and glue and ink that have come to define all previous editions. This one's ... of the stories here, at The Devil's Exercise Yard's Monstrous Affections sampler page. But there are only a few stories from the collection there. The whole shebang is available for instant download here, at ...

... ;When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable thing. The baits of sin lose their attraction and disappear. Fill your affections with the cross of Christ and you will find no room for sin.” - John Owen, quoted by C. J. Mahaney in Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, ...

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:Its loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness" "I am certain of nothing but of the holiness of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination - what the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth - whether it existed before or not - for I have the same idea of all our passions as of love: they are all, in their sublime, ...

"A man not mortified to himself is easily tempted and overcome by little and small temptations. And he who is weak in spirit and is yet somewhat carnal and inclined to worldly things can with difficulty withdraw himself from worldly desires; when he does withdraw himself from them, he often has great grief and heaviness of heart and rebels if any man resists him. And if he obtains what he ...

There’s a subtle art to Craigslist Missed Connections. One must make clear that you are not just some workaday stalker — nay, that you are in fact a chivalrous gent who would simply like to declare his intrigue to the Missed Connectee. Or, you know, you could just write a short story about “the black girl at Neko Case concert,” sic. That’ll do it, too. Now, perhaps ...

 i tangled myself. i don't wish to speak, but deep down i want to settle it. be it for the better or worst. i'm just afraid either ways. i wonder what lies under the facade of relationships. in the minds of the two, what answers to the differences. its not easy, to accept facts in life. especially when lifestyles collide, when defending yourself shuts me up. prolly jaded. ...

Middle aged woman #1: Yeah, so my older daughter is really good with directions. She'll be fine getting around New York. Middle aged woman #2: Oh, that's good. Middle aged woman #1: Yeah, but my youngest... she's just... blonde. --El Quijote Restaurant Overheard by: Rachel Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us ...

No, I'm not leaving you for a Miss Gray with 50,000 pounds. Just admitting that I have to put blogging on hold for a few weeks. I have a grad school personal statement to write, and even though (or perhaps especially because) I'm not making much progress on it, I shouldn't spend that writing time on a blog post. But I have loads of Cybils books to write about, along with the next ...

It is the first time Dubai learned it has finite resources to manage its government. The Prince found out through hard lessons, "Wealth ain't all that." Literally. As a leader in an Arab nation, it is easy to indulge, but far, far more difficult to actually manage. The infrastruture of the small nation was never built, so much as 'indulged' in 'accommodation' ...