He Knows What He’s Doing
Give and grant and impart to me, Thy holy grace, and Thy Holy Spirit, to protect me and preserve me from all my sins present and future, and to kindle in me all righteousness, and to establish me in that righteousness to my life’s end… – Litany of Jesus II, Irish, 15th century[1] …for it is God who works in you […]
The Sweet and Bitter Word
Jesus throughout the Scriptures: Pre-exilic Prophets 5 (4) Pray Psalm 119.41, 42.Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD —Your salvation according to Your word.So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,For I trust in Your word.Sing Psalm 119.41, 42.(Dix: For the Beauty of the Earth)Let Your mercies come to me, Your salvation by […]
The Nature of Revival
Our readings in this series are from the book, Revived! Here is a brief excerpt from page 17: “But revival – in the Biblical sense – is nothing other than a work of God, beginning in the soul, by which believers recognize their need for a closer attachment to God, confess and repent of all known sin, reach out to […]
Stations of the Cross #12: Caring for the Closest
Mary is the first and ever-faithful witness to Jesus. Like the Ark of the Covenant in the Old, her womb was the chosen vessel for the centerpiece of the New: God’s own Son.
Intervention
Luke 11:37–44 (ESV) While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the […]