{"author":"Ron Brackin","author_id":"Ron+Brackin","total_quotes":60,"quotes":[{"text":"God clues us in to the fact that, 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.' In short, God is not logical. This is not to say that he is illogical, only that he is not limited by logic. Simplified, 'logic' is connecting the dots. We identify the dots we consider relevant, then connect them into lines and patterns. God, on the other hand, may see that, beneath one of the dots is a stack of a trillion more dots, each of which may be combined with the others. Little wonder that our ways and meanings frequently fail to match God's ways and meanings. Great wonder that, when they don't, we tend to fault him.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["god-s-thoughts","god-s-ways","logic","logical-thinking"],"id":6064,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"The more we thank God, the less we ask of him.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["gratitude","greed","petition","prayer","thanksgiving"],"id":10219,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"One problem with today's culture is that we defend too many rights and ignore too many wrongs.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["culture","morals","rights","wrong-and-right"],"id":23869,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"Confusion and doubt are an important part of faith.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["christianity","confusion","doubt","faith"],"id":27776,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"Patience is not developed by being forced to wait in long lines or for long periods of time. Patience is a decision: to sit back rather than lean forward, to shift your weight from the balls of your feet to your heels. To settle your thoughts on now, to enjoy the journey, to give something or someone time to grow.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["impatience","love","patience","waiting"],"id":31621,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"People are fond of saying this or that 'changed my life.' What they mean is something influenced their life. Only Jesus Christ--or WITSEC--can really change a life.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["jesus-christ","life-changes","witsec"],"id":40966,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"Capitalism—trade and industry controlled by people instead of a state—is a fine notion. Sadly, it has devolved into a culture in which tradesmen and industrialists lie, cheat, and sacrifice themselves and others for money to buy stuff that doesn’t work, doesn’t last, and doesn’t matter. And after they’re dead, their lives haven’t mattered. Even if they built a city, others will tear it down one day to build a park. Successful capitalists invest themselves in the lives of others.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["capitalism","lying","marriage-advice","wisdom"],"id":42321,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"The Holy Spirit never uses guilt or shame to persuade us to give. For that matter, he never persuades us to give in the first place. That's called manipulation, a device employed by a different spirit.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["demons","giving","holy-spirit","manipulation","marketing"],"id":43011,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"Harpies, n. A disease transmitted to humans by birds with human faces.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["harpies","herpes","mythology","std"],"id":44199,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"},{"text":"If it is true, as God says, that we are as we think, we risk becoming what we most fear if our fear is stronger than our love.","author":"Ron Brackin","tags":["fear","identity","love","self-image"],"id":51681,"author_id":"Ron+Brackin"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":60,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}