by Prasanta | Jul 8, 2017 | Quotes, Writing
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by Prasanta | Jun 26, 2017 | Books, Quotes
I started watching the Netflix series of “Anne with an E” recently. The previous one I’d seen starred Megan Follows as Anne (produced in 1985) and was so excellent and well done. (It’s available to watch, for free, on...
by Prasanta | Jan 23, 2017 | God's love, Mercy, Quotes
“Justice is the grammar of things. Mercy is the poetry of things.” ~ Frederick Buechner * *
by Prasanta | Jan 17, 2017 | Jesus, Prayer, Quotes, Uncategorized
I’m reading a book called Prayer, written by O. Hallesby. It’s been a few years since I read a book on prayer (and I think I’ve only read maybe a few books ever on this topic). My daughter’s team is reading and discussing this book on their...
by Prasanta | Jan 16, 2017 | Quotes
Yesterday afternoon, I attended Milwaukee’s 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Celebration in the downtown performing arts center. I am not sure if the art, writing, and speech contests have been going on for that long, but the city has been...
by Prasanta | Dec 23, 2016 | Advent, Poetry, Quotes, Uncategorized
Mary’s Song Blue homespun and the bend of my breast keep warm this small hot naked star fallen to my arms. (Rest … you who have had so far to come.) Now nearness satisfies the body of God sweetly. Quiet he lies whose vigor hurled a universe. He sleeps whose...
by Prasanta | Dec 16, 2016 | Poetry, Quotes
Below are some inspiring and beautiful quotes by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Mary Oliver. *********************************************************************** “Listen. Are you breathing and calling it a life?” “Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made...
by Prasanta | Oct 30, 2016 | Quotes
Today’s post contains quotes and scripture regarding speech. First, a few quotes: “Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.” ~Publius Syrus (42 BC) “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver....
by Prasanta | Aug 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the river, anything can happen. A beautiful, picturesque day can quickly turn cloudy. A mistake in boating can result in misery. The river changes; one day, the levels are low, the next day, after a heavy rain, the levels can be high. It is never the same. The...
by Prasanta | Jul 26, 2016 | Quotes
“You love the roses – so do I. I wish the sky would rain down roses, as they rain from off the shaken bush. Why will it not? Then all the valley would be pink and white and soft to tread on. They would fall as light as feathers, smelling sweet; and...
