William Ramier wrote at 2:52pm on May 15th, 2008
For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age.
Ephesians 6:12 (TEV)
Ephesians 6:12 (TEV)
William Ramier wrote at 2:49pm on May 15th, 2008
The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)
William Ramier wrote at 8:51pm on May 11th, 2008
"In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta."
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
William Ramier wrote at 8:50pm on May 11th, 2008
"The dictator decided on a sensible, rational policy. The whole country, or at least every part where there was any suggestion of water, would be paved over with concrete so thick that no spring of water could ever penetrate it. The water that people needed would be brought to them by a complex system of pipes. Furthermore, the dictator decided he would use the opportunity, while he was at it, to put into the water various chemicals that would make the people healthy. With the dictator controlling the supply, everyone would have what he decided they needed, and there wouldn't be any more nuisance from unregulated springs. For many years the plan worked just fine. People got used to their water coming from the new system. It sometimes tasted a bit strange, and from time to time they would look back wistfully to the bubbling streams and fresh springs they used to enjoy. Some of the problems that people had formerly blamed on unregulated water hadn't gone away. It turned out that the air was just as polluted as the water had sometimes been, but the dictator couldn't, or didn't, do much about that. But mostly the new system seemed efficient. People praised the dictator for his forward-looking wisdom. A generation passed. All seemed to be well. Then, without warning, the springs that had gone on bubbling and sparkling beneath the solid concrete could no longer be contained. In a sudden explosion--a cross between a volcano and an earthquake--they burst through the concrete that people had come to take for granted. Muddy, dirty water shot into the air and rushed through the streets and into houses, shops, and factories. Roads were torn up; whole cities were in chaos. Some people were delighted: at last they could get water again without depending on The System. But the people who ran the official waterpipes were at a loss: suddenly everyone had more than enough water, but it wasn't pure and couldn't be controlled.... We in the Western world are the citizens of that country. The dictator is the philosophy that has shaped our world for the past two or more centuries, making most people materialists by default. And the water is what we today call 'spirituality,' like travelers in a desert hearing news of an oasis. This isn't surprising. The skepticism that we've been taught for the last two hundred years has paved our world with concrete, making people ashamed to admit that they have had profound and powerful 'religious' experiences."
The Rt. Rev'd N. T. Wright
The Rt. Rev'd N. T. Wright
William Ramier wrote at 8:27pm on May 11th, 2008
"No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work."
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
William Ramier wrote at 8:12pm on May 11th, 2008
Nay, for an Angel cannot give repentance, but only shew the way thither.
St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure
William Ramier wrote at 8:00pm on May 11th, 2008
"Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
The Most Rev'd Desmond Tutu
The Most Rev'd Desmond Tutu
William Ramier wrote at 7:58pm on May 11th, 2008
O CONSIDER this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Psalms 50:22 (BCP)
Psalms 50:22 (BCP)
William Ramier wrote at 7:04pm on May 8th, 2008
"If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."
The Most Rev'd Desmond Tutu
The Most Rev'd Desmond Tutu
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