An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene’s Journey from Prejudice to Privilege by Heidi Ardizzone is a biography of the young woman who was hired in 1905 as J. P. Morgan’s librarian for his private collection of rare books and art. Almost single-handedly she shaped and enlarged the hodge-podge collection over the years into the world-renowned Pierpont [...]
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Narcissism and “malignant naricssism”….
Posted in Books, The Assembly misc., tagged narcissism on August 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Faith is incomparably valuable….
Posted in Devotional, Faith, The Assembly misc., tagged Faith, growth on August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This morning in my reading in I Peter chapter 1 (my listening, actually – “The Word Becomes Flesh” New Testament recorded by Mercy Ministries), I was struck by Peter’s concept that faith is something more precious than gold, and suffering grief in all kinds of trials refines your faith and proves it genuine. Peter’s urgent [...]
