The temptation of many gifted religious leaders is to aim & work for temporal success, kingdom of their own here and now. The present strong, almost exclusive emphasis upon the positive by some very successful religious entrepreneurs is an example. The writer fears that some of these men will have to see their work shattered … Continue reading THE TEMPORAL VS THE ETERNAL
Month: January 2017
VINTAGE RIDE
Where are they taking us Sid? I feel so embarrassed to be carted around like this! Chill, Jill! We are going to be exhibited in a show of old cars. Yeeks, that's even more gross! Imagine being made a spectacle! Look at the bright side. We were rotting in a corner of the garage. Now … Continue reading VINTAGE RIDE
TRAIN TALES
I'd rather travel by train than by the road. Why so? For a few good reasons. What reasons? You can stretch out and not have to sit all the time. It helps my back. That's just one! I love to watch the scenery pass by and the way the topography changes. Then? You could go … Continue reading TRAIN TALES
LOVE’S PLAINT
"OF SUCH AS I HAVE." By Susan Coolidge Love me for what I am, Love. Not for sake Of some imagined thing which I might be, Some brightness or some goodness not in me, Born of your hope, as dawn to eyes that wake Imagined morns before the morning break. … Continue reading LOVE’S PLAINT
THE PASSING YEARS
A PRAYER ON MY BIRTHDAY Prayer of Anonymous Abbess: Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from becoming too talkative, and especially from the unfortunate habit of thinking that I must say something on every subject and at every opportunity. Release me from the idea … Continue reading THE PASSING YEARS
WHEELS OF CHANGE
Jeremy, what's the curiosity about the village potter? Oh, I questioned Mom about my life. She directed me to the Jeremiah chapter 18. So...? God told him to go the potter's house and said He would speak to him there. So you also went there? Yep. Jeremiah saw the potter working the clay on the … Continue reading WHEELS OF CHANGE
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