John Newton (1725-1807) was a slave owner, but he changed his life and became a Christian minister. In thankfulness for his opportunity to recognize his errors and repent, he wrote a song that has given hope to many: Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but … [Read more…]
October 24, 2019 – Thursday Evening & The Purpose of Life: When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them.1 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good?2 What hath man of all his labour, and of the … [Read more…]
October 23 is the feast day of James, the brother of Jesus. To learn about his life, we have to put together several clues from the New Testament. Matthew 13:55 has residents of Nazareth, Jesus’ home town, exclaiming in wonder, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? This is the carpenter’s … [Read more…]
Sin is failure to do what God wants us to do. There are greater and lesser sins, but it is hard to deny that, to some degree or another, each of us sins every day. This thought has disturbed Christians for centuries. Some have feared that if they sin after being baptized, then maybe the … [Read more…]
Pet Blessings! In honor of St. Francis Join Us! Bring your pet for special Blessings! Sunday, October 6th at Noon St. Barnabas Anglican church 2340 N. 155th Shoreline, WA 98133 206.365.6565
Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.1 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.2 O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we … [Read more…]
Thanks to generous donations, our project to replace our two aging furnaces is proceeding. The furnace at the north end of the church building has been replaced, just in time for the cooler temperatures of fall. Speaking of being strangely warmed, in 1738, John Wesley was attending a church service. While listening to the preacher … [Read more…]
Our lives are often filled with worries. What have we done? What is going to happen to us and to those whom we love? Wouldn’t it be a relief (and so much more than a relief) to find something of great value and just bask in contemplation of that thing? We get glimpses of this … [Read more…]
September 19, 2019 – Thursday Evening I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord.1 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.2 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O … [Read more…]
September 21 (Saturday) is the feast day for Matthew, the gospel writer who is regarded, both from internal and external evidence, to have been one of Jesus’ first followers and therefore an eye witness of many of the things he recorded. It is extraordinary that we have four contemporary accounts of Jesus’ life, from four … [Read more…]
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