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Some people have requested my reading list for 2014. I don't recommend all of them but the variety keeps my mind and heart and soul alive. “When a man writes from his own mind, he writes very rapidly. The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading in order...
How God Made Himself Vulnerable in a Baby
“The time came for the baby to be born, and Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger” (Luke 2:6,7). “The angel said to the shepherds, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy…. A Savior has be born to...
How Dr. Ben Carson Was Changed from an Angry Young Man
The Bible chronicles the rise and fall of dynasties and civilizations. Heaven and earth will pass away, this generation, like all generations before it, will pass away. But the word of the Lord will endure forever. Jesus said, “My words will never pass away.” They are...
How Can We Prepare for the Future?
How can we go about being prepared for the future? Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Mark 13:31) What did he mean by that? St. Peter expanded on what Jesus is saying: “For you have been born again, not of perishable...
Are you Prepared?
The four weeks before Christmas Day constitute the season of Advent, which marks the beginning of the Christian year. Advent means ‘arrival’. It refers to the coming of Christ: his first coming in humility at Bethlehem, and his second coming in glory at the end of...
A Thanksgiving Confession
On Thanksgiving Day (November 27 in the USA), the following by Stanley Pritchard may be an appropriate admission. Lord, we confess that we love to be independent, and we find it hard to give thanks for everything that happens to us, everything that comes our way. We...
Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving Day approaches in the USA (November 27 this year), I want to focus more on Praise and Thanksgiving for my many blessings, and to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. As an aid in that regard I am using The Preces Privatae of Lancelot Andrewes...
What Would It Take to Make You Convinced of the Love of Christ?
St. Paul is persuaded, convinced, sure, that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ (Romans 8:38,39). This kind of certainty does not come easily. When it seems to come easily it smacks of arrogance, of presumption. People can become too sure of themselves...
What is the continuity between this life and the next?
November 1st has always been celebrated as All Saints’ Day when Christians remember their communion with all the saints, the unity of God’s people in this world and the next. November 2nd is also celebrated as All Souls’ Day when Christians commemorate all the...
How Do We Manage Our Grief at the Loss of A Loved One?
How do we manage our grief at losing a loved one? St. Paul based his consolation on the belief that as God raised the Lord Jesus from the dead, he will also raise us with Jesus (2 Cor.4:13ff.). We are encouraged to believe that as we physically decline we are actually...
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