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Let It Go
Those who were able to forgive their former enemies were able also to return to the outside world and rebuild their lives, no matter what the physical scars. Those who nursed their bitterness remained invalids. It was as simple and … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, Corrie Ten Boom, forgiveness, jesus christ, prayer, September 11th, the monday prayer, unforgiveness
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Time Flies
For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. —James, the brother of Jesus (James 4:14). PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with … Continue reading
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Tagged armor of God, Armor of Light, jesus christ, prayer, Romans 13:11-14, the monday prayer
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Getting Even
If you seek revenge, dig two graves. —Old Chinese proverb. PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us … Continue reading
“You Look Like…”
If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, faith, God's promises, Isaiah 51:1-6, prayer, the monday prayer
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Water Walking
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. —C.S. Lewis PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Courage, Jesus, Matthew 14:22-33, prayer, Simon Peter, Virtue, walking on water
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Times of Trouble
Most people in the West have little idea of the threats Christians endure around the world…victims of persecution are ‘too Christian’ to excite the Left, and ‘too foreign’ to interest the Right. This was not always the case… –Author John … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon Andrew White, faith, Iraq, ISIS, Jesus, Jizya, John Allen, MH17, Persecuted Christians, prayer, the monday prayer, Vicar of Baghdad, War
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Knowledge Too Wonderful
PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Toffler, Future Shock, Google, information, knowledge, prayer, Psalm 139, the monday prayer
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The Third Reformation
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. ― C.S. Lewis PRAYER: (from the Lectionary) “O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Christianity, jesus christ, Os Guinness, prayer, progressive theology, Psalm 119:105, Reformation, revival, sexuality, the monday prayer
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Independence Day
These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man … Continue reading
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