Monthly Archives: May 2013

Fire from Heaven

Posted on May 27, 2013 by

“I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe, 19th Century American writer and the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) … Continue reading →

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Finishing the Race

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

“Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” —the fictional “Mrs. Fletcher” in a 1990s advertisement for a remote home medical alarm system. “In the dust of defeat, as well as the laurels of victory, there is glory to be … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Power: Pride or Love?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

For pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense. ― C.S. Lewis It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. —St. Augustine … Continue reading →

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Unlimited Once More

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

See, the Conqueror mounts in triumph, See the King in royal state, Riding on the clouds His chariot To His heavenly palace-gate; Hark, the choirs of angel voices Joyful halleluiahs sing, And the portals high are lifted, To receive their … Continue reading →

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