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The Firm Foundation of Weakness Mar 18, 2023 Christ above me, very God of very God,Christ below me, incarnate of the dust,Christ at my right hand in my strength,Christ at my left hand in my weakness,Christ before me when seen,Christ behind me when unseen,Christ…
Never Apologize for Being in The Fight Mar 4, 2023 It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who…
To Us Fathers Who Failed Jul 10, 2022 I am more sinful and flawed than I ever dared believe, more loved and welcomed than I ever dared hope. ~Elyse M. Fitzpatrick And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even He Who…
Deadly Mind Chess Jun 4, 2022 I am more sinful and flawed than I ever dared believe, more loved and welcomed than I ever dared hope. ~Elyse M. Fitzpatrick Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let…
Too Much Jesus? The Joy of Being An Ex-Addict Oct 27, 2018 From morning to night keep Jesus in your heart, long for nothing, desire nothing, hope for nothing, but to have all that is within you changed into the spirit and temper of the Holy Jesus. ~William…
Deal with It, Or Act It Out – Don’t Fake It, Face It Jun 4, 2018 It is in the dark that God is passing by. The bridge and our lives shake not because God has abandoned, but the exact opposite: God is passing by. God is in the tremors. Dark is…
Beware The Pleasures of This World Mar 11, 2018 How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves, in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great possessions and pleasures, in diversions and vain things, which have a bitter end! In…
Hunger for Righteousness: Born from Death to Self Jan 21, 2018 When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes kin to the Apostles, the Prophets, and all the Saints and Righteous Ones, then…
Plasma Life: Living on The Right Side of Psalm 73 Jan 1, 2018 The ragamuffin who sees his life as a voyage of discovery and runs the risk of failure has a better feel for faithfulness than the timid man who hides behind the law and never finds out…
G_d Is Not Fair! : The Scandal of The Cross Sep 30, 2017 The Lord loves all people, but He loves those who seek Him even more. To his chosen ones the Lord gives such great grace that for love they forsake the whole earth, the whole world, and…
Into The Memory Abyss: Finding Healing Jul 13, 2017 There is no escaping the cross. You will feel either pain in your body or tribulation in your spirit. Sometimes you will feel deserted by God. Sometimes your neighbor will trouble you. Quite frankly, you will…
Requiem for A Reputation May 21, 2017 If we are wise, we will do what Jesus said: endure the cross and despise its shame for the joy that is set before us. To do this is to submit the whole pattern of our…
Longing for A Certain Death Apr 21, 2017 There is an intimate bond between the sufferings of Christ and the conflict and suffering in each Christian life. The daily dying of the Christian is a prolongation of Christ’s own death. Paul writes in Romans…
Politics Won’t Save Us Jan 24, 2017 I remember once when I had been giving a talk to the R.A.F., an old, hard-bitten officer got up and said, ‘I’ve no use for all that stuff. But, mind you, I’m a religious man too.…
Only If You Want It Forever Nov 7, 2016 Our inhuman enemy inspires the thought that God loves mankind, and that He quickly forgives this sin. But when we observe the guile of demons, then we see that after the commission of the sin, they…
The Epidemic of Distraction: An Addict’s Dilemma Oct 30, 2016 We are so ministerial-minded, and we want so to come into our ministries, and a lot of souls are made shipwreck by a premature coming into ministry when there had been no attention to the foundation…
Blessed Poverty Oct 20, 2016 If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your selfishness and your intellectual pride will inhibit His coming to live in your heart…
Denial Is More Than A River in Egypt Apr 15, 2012 Love the truth though it may do you harm; hate the lie though it may please you.~Arabian Proverb So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.…