A LANGUID SPIRIT
Ephraim of Syria (306-373) wrote many hymns, poems and various theological works. I especially like this prayer concerning the languid (lazy, slow, weak) spirit. His […]
March 2018
HATING SELFISHNESS
George MacDonald (1824-1905) a Scottish minister and author wrote, “To be right with God is to be right with the universe; one with the power, […]
THE OTHER RIGHT LEG
Recently I had to have a knee replaced followed by several weeks of physical therapy. About my third trip down to the therapy place I […]
ON BEING TOGETHER
Over the years many things have changed in the way I approach being together with the Lord. To be with the Lord… to be present… […]
TO BE AT PEACE
Frederick Buechner wrote, “When somebody you’ve wronged forgives you, you’re spared the dull and self-diminishing throb of a guilty conscience. When you forgive somebody who […]
TWO CREATIONS #5
“So for anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation: the old order is gone and a new being is there to see” […]
TWO CREATIONS #4
The ‘baptism into the Holy Spirit and fire’ (Matthew 3:11) is our identity into this new creation. We become new as we receive and accept […]
TWO CREATIONS #3
The second creation is what takes place in Christ and is on the same order as the first and original act of creation. Still, it […]
TWO CREATIONS #2
To create something is to make something new that did not previously exist. This is the work of God as he breaks into eternity to […]
TWO CREATIONS #1
Sometimes in prayer I feel like I am trying to get to the sea so I can sail away. It is as though I am […]