“Certainly the most obvious . . . example of the strictly infantile essence of America's all-conquering mentality greets our eyes daily, anywhere and everywhere, in the guise of the tabloid newspaper. The tabloid newspaper actually means to the typical American of the era what the Bible is popularly supposed to have meant to the typical Pilgrim Father: viz. a very present help in times of trouble, plus a means of keeping out of trouble via harmless, since vicarious, indulgence in the pomps and vanities of this wicked world.” WorldMeanHelpingEyeAmericaFatherTroubleExampleEssenceObviousNewspapersConquerVanityErasWickedPlusMentalityTypicalIndulgencePilgrimTabloidsGuiseInfantileVicariousTimes Of TroubleWicked World Author:e. e. cummings
“The essence of the ludicrous consists in surprise,--in unexpected terms of feeling and explosions of thought,--often bringing dissimilar things together with a shock; as when some wit called Boyle, the celebrated philosopher, the father of chemistry and brother of the Earl of Cork.” FeelingsTogetherFatherTermBrotherEssenceSurprisePhilosopherWitShockUnexpectedChemistryExplosionsCork Author:Edwin Percy Whipple
“The essence of that by which Jesus overcame the world was not suffering, but obedience. Yes, men may puzzle themselves and their hearers over the question where the power of the life of Jesus and the death of Jesus lay; but the soul of the Christian always knows that it lay in the obedience of Christ. He was determined at every sacrifice to do His Father's will. Let us remember that; and the power of Christ's sacrifice may enter into us, and some little share of the redemption of the world may come through us, as the great work came through Him.” KnowsMenWorldMayLittlesSoulChristianRememberSufferingFatherJesusChristSacrificeShareEssenceLaysDeterminedRedemptionObediencePuzzlesFridayGreat WorkGood Friday Author:Phillips Brooks
“The grief of losing my father has come in waves over the years, as it does with most people. His love and devotion as a father provided my closest, most intimate relationship. Dad, and our time together, is in my bones. While reflecting on him, the memories themselves seem to boil down into certain 'essences of Dad.'” PeopleYearsDoeSeemsTogetherCertainFatherMemoriesGriefDadLosingEssenceWaveBonesDevotionIntimateOur TimeClosestHis LoveReflectingTime TogetherIntimate RelationshipsOur Time Together Author:Jennifer Grant
“My helpless friend, your helplessness is the most powerful plea which rises up to the tender father-heart of God. You think that everything is closed to you because you cannot pray. My friend, your helplessness is the very essence of prayer.” ThinkingHeartFatherPrayerPowerfulFriendsPrayingMy FriendsEssenceMost PowerfulHelplessHelplessness Book:Prayer Source: Prayer
“This is the essence of Kingdom Authority. Fathers can have no authority in the home until they have surrendered to the headship of Jesus. Mothers cannot pray with authority for their children when they have no submissive spirit to their own husbands. Pastors cannot lead, teach, or preach with anointing and supernatural power without being fully broken and surrendered to the lordship of Christ, the authority of the Word, and the commands of the Spirit.” ChildrenHomeSpiritMotherFatherJesusChristTeachBrokenPrayingHusbandAuthorityEssenceKingdomsCommandPastorSubmissiveAnointingLordshipSupernatural PowersHeadship Book:The Incredible Power of Kingdom Authority: Getting an Upper Hand on the Underworld Source: The Incredible Power of Kingdom Authority: Getting an Upper Hand on the Underworld
“Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the only place where people like them could have a chance.My father was a bartender. And the journey from the back of that bar to the [election 2016], to me, that is the essence of the American dream.” PeopleDreamAmericaFatherParentBornChancePoorJourneyEssenceElectionBarsIslandsAmerican DreamCubaBartenderPoor Family Author:Marco Rubio