On Tuesday, residents of Puget Sound woke to the smell of smoke and a red sun rising. It was caused by wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington. This morning the region woke to a smokey haze from the smoke of fires from Oregon. Fires are part of the natural order. Plants grow, they dry out … [Read more…]
August 29, 2020 – Saturday Morning Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.1 Abrahaml staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.2 The children of Judah prevailed, because they … [Read more…]
One of the glories of the Anglican tradition is its Book of Common Prayer, which provides written prayers for Sunday liturgies, weekday devotions, and many other occasions. Some Christian traditions rely more on spontaneous prayers. Both written prayers and spontaneous prayers are valuable. The Book of Revelation shows, through images and metaphors, that in heaven … [Read more…]
The New Testament Letter to the Hebrews, Chapter 11, describes how the heroes of the Old Testament trusted in God, despite adversity, and relied on God’s promise of a better future. “These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so … [Read more…]
August 7, 2020 – Friday Morning The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name.1 If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.2 If … [Read more…]
The Bible contains a whole library of books written over hundreds of years by many people for many purposes. Together these books form a record of God’s relationship with man and man’s reflections on that relationship. Translations of the Bible were hugely influential in the development of modern languages, including English. The Bible was for … [Read more…]
Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ1 I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and a commander to the people.2 It became him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect … [Read more…]
“Lord of all hopefulness” follows the singer’s moods through the day from hopefulness and joy in the morning to eagerness and faith at noon, kindliness and grace in the evening, and finally to gentleness and calm at the end of the day. The various periods of the day represent in an idealized way the stages … [Read more…]
July 28, 2020 – Tuesday Evening Let your requests be made known unto God.1 Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.2 There was given to me a thorn in the flesh. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, … [Read more…]
July 25 is the traditional feast day of Saint James the Apostle. James, whose Hebrew name sounded more like Ya-kob, was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee and was one of the first disciples to be called, along with his brother John and two other fishermen-brothers, Peter and Andrew. James was prominent among the … [Read more…]
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