01UndatedIf one man challenges a statement and another cannot prove it, it does not necessarily follow that the statement is false.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
02UndatedGod 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.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
03UndatedGod cautions us in Isaiah 55:9 that his ways are not ours and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts (undoubtedly one of the grander understatements).God is warning us that he is not logical and that believing him to be logical will lead to all kinds of disappointment.Logic has been defined as 'the science or history of the human mind, as it traces the progress of our knowledge from our first conceptions through their different combinations, and the numerous deductions that result from comparing them with one another.'Doesn't sound much like God. Yet, we so often strain our relatively minuscule brains to conceive, combine, compare, and deduce. Then we fault God when his conclusions disagree.The repetition of this useless exercise leads to a form of insanity which ultimately manifests in denial of the existence of such an illogical God.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
04UndatedOMG, I think I’ve become a feminist. I mean, I’ve always been in favor of women voting and being paid the same as men for doing the same job. But then, the other day on the train, I didn’t get up and give a woman my seat. I thought about it. But then I thought it might insult her, might imply that I considered her weaker than a senior citizen, maybe even inferior in some way. But that’s not what prompted me to fire up my laptop. I was brushing my teeth this morning and thinking about romance. People do that when they get older, I suppose. Romance is one area where men and women are still different—unisex lavatories and fashions notwithstanding. And here’s the difference: a romantic woman envisions a knight on a white horse; a romantic man envisions a dragon in a dark cave. Think about it next time you brush your teeth.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
05UndatedI am old enough to enjoy a bit of nostalgia, but wise enough to know that there haven't been any "good ol' days" since Eden (the garden, not the prime minister).Ron Brackin / quote ↗
06UndatedWhen a lady accessorizes in here in Texas, she's selecting caliber, not color.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
07UndatedIf wool shrinks when you wash it, why don't sheep get smaller when it rains?Ron Brackin / quote ↗
08UndatedThe 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.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
10UndatedThe words 'good' and 'love' have become so trivialized in our culture--not that our definitions were so accurate to begin with--that, in times of distress or disappointment, we struggle to believe that God is either.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
12UndatedWhen a friend of mine boasted about living in a gated community, I thought he meant Folsom, and I wondered whether he knew Charles Manson.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
13UndatedIn the world, success is measured in terms of legacy, what we leave behind. In God's kingdom, success is measured by what we send on ahead.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
14UndatedHomeowners' Association: the means whereby people who own homes are able to transfer their rights to the neighborhood control freaks.Ron Brackin / quote ↗
