Fleeing from the World
“Now it is pleasant to my heart,I give thanks therefore to God,My going to the glen is a good fortress,And only my angel will be at my disposal.” He was fleeing from the world,Fear of its peril possessed him;He would have preferred, had it not been wrong,To go from it forthwith to heaven. – The […]
Instructions for Masters
Ephesians 6.1-12 (4) Pray Psalm 103.1-4. Bless the LORD, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name!Bless the LORD, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:Who forgives all your iniquities,Who heals all your diseases,Who redeems your life from destruction,Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies… Sing Psalm 103.1-4.(Old 100th: All Creatures That on […]
Laying Hold of Joy
Why are so many Christians so…unenthused about the faith? So lacking in what I would call Christian joie de vivre? Why are we so urgent and even angry or fearful about goings on in the world? Shouldn’t we be the people who, come what may, know joy? Our reading for today is from The Gospel of the […]
Timothy’s Sacrifice
Acts 16:1–5 (ESV) Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him […]