A favorite hymn by Isaac Watts begins, O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. The hymn is a paraphrase of the 90th Psalm, which explores the contrast between human frailty and God’s eternal faithfulness. The hymn and Psalm are … [Read more…]
June 11 is the feast day of St. Barnabas. Here is how he is introduced in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 4: With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as … [Read more…]
The Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated as Trinity Sunday in honor of the mystery that God has revealed himself as both one and yet also three. Pondering the life of Jesus, his followers wrestled with the fact that Jesus prayed to God his Father and yet said “I and the Father are one.” John 10:30. … [Read more…]
It’s Here! After Jesus rose from the dead, he was with his friends for 40 days, explaining what his death and resurrection meant and what they must do to establish the Church. On the 40th day, he was taken away (the Ascension), but he said, “Stay in Jerusalem until you are baptized by the Holy … [Read more…]
May 30, 2020 – Saturday Morning Let us labour to enter into that rest.1 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction: … strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find … [Read more…]
On this Memorial Day, we are thankful for the sacrifice so many throughout our history have made, for the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and for their families who had to carry on without them. It is a sacrifice that is easy to forget. For those who have it, freedom is … [Read more…]
Thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord.1 Jesus … because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God … [Read more…]
The Gospel of Luke (Chapter 24 verses 44 ff) tells us that, after his Resurrection, Jesus stayed with his disciples 40 days, teaching them from the Scriptures (what we call the Old Testament) that it was necessary that he should suffer and then rise from the dead. He then told them to stay in Jerusalem … [Read more…]
Mother’s Day is an opportunity to be sentimental while shopping for flowers and candy. It also calls up the following thoughts: Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12. The family was the basic unit of ancient … [Read more…]
Wait a minute, isn’t Easter over? It’s true that Easter Sunday was a couple of weeks ago, but Easter is so important that is celebrated for 50 days! It is not every day that someone dies and rises again. Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday (the first day of the week) and appeared … [Read more…]
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