Monthly Archives: October, 2019
Cultural Quote #6: Thomas Merton
The greatest temptations are not those that solicit our consent to obvious sin, but those that offer us great evils masking as the greatest...
Proverbs 6:25-29
Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes; for the price of a prostitute...
Proverbios 6:25-29
No codicies su hermosura en tu corazón, Ni ella te prenda con sus ojos; Porque a causa de la mujer ramera el hombre es...
Christian Quote #1: C.S. Lewis
A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to...
Proverbios 5
Hijo mío, está atento a mi sabiduría, y a mi inteligencia inclina tu oído, Para que guardes consejo, y tus labios conserven la ciencia....
Proverbs 5
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge....
Cultural Quote #5: Frederick William Faber
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.Frederick William Faber
Proverbs 3:7-8
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment...
Proverbios 3:7-8
No seas sabio en tu propia opinión; teme a Jehová, y apártate del mal; Porque será medicina a tu cuerpo, y refrigerio para tus...
Why I Stopped Watching Porn (Ron Gavrieli)
Mass consumption of pornography is a relatively recent phenomenon made possible by the internet. As time has elapsed, scientific data and anecdotal evidence have...
Cultural Quote #4: Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.Aristotle
Psalm 119:9-11
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let...
Salmo 119:9-11
¿Con qué limpiará el joven su camino? Con guardar tu palabra. Con todo mi corazón te he buscado; No me dejes desviarme de tus...
Cultural Quote #3: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted What...
Psalm 51:10-12
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take...
Salmo 51:10-12
Crea en mí, oh Dios, un corazón limpio, y renueva un espíritu recto dentro de mí. No me eches de delante de ti, y...
Cultural Quote #2: Stephen R. Covey
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...
Psalm 24:3-5
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure...
Salmo 24:3-5
¿Quién subirá al monte de Jehová? ¿Y quién estará en su lugar santo? El limpio de manos y puro de corazón; El que no...
Cultural Quote #1: Leonardo Da Vinci
You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself…the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. …And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.
Job 31:1-4
I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? What would be my portion from God above...
Job 31:1-4
Hice pacto con mis ojos; ¿Cómo, pues, había yo de mirar a una virgen? Porque ¿qué galardón me daría de arriba Dios, y qué...
Connection Is The Opposite of Addiction
The title of this article is a quote I recently heard that resonated with me. It speaks to the idea that emotional trauma lies...
Gaining Freedom From Pornography (John Bevere)
John Bevere is a best-selling author, conference speaker, and international evangelist. He wrote Killing Kryptonite: Destroy what Steals your Strength and Extraordinary: The Life...