Originally posted on P. Andrew Sandlin:
One of the greatest enemies of Christian culture within the church is dualism. Broadly speaking, dualism is the division of life into two overarching spheres or principles, generally antithetical to one another. Likely the earliest dualism was Gnosticism,[1] which posited two gods, the good god of the mind and…
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let us pray together
Heavenly Father, Creator of all living things. Throughout man’s history have plagues and diseases pillaged upon our human frailties, And still another leviathan plunders Your children – stealing, destroying and taking life without prejudice – We beseech You without timidity, but in all reverence and humiliation, Merciful Father, Reminding You of Your promise to Your … Continue reading
fill me
A PRAYER FOR A PROPER HEART AND A PROPER SPIRIT TO EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY CHRIST Continue reading
all is one. . .i am not you
if all is one and i am not you, which is it? do you want to be me? do i want to be you? if all is one, then i am god? Continue reading
ALL THAT HE IS
All that he is, is all God wants him to be. All that he is, is happiness, because, God is. For without God, there is no happiness; without God there is no reason; without God there is no solution; without God what is, is not. So, all that he is knows this and rests in … Continue reading
God the Great Encourager
“No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers … Continue reading
The Present Crisis
When a deed is done for Freedom, through the broad earth’s aching breast Runs a thrill of joy prophetic, trembling on from east to west, And the slave, where’er he cowers, feels the soul within him climb To the awful verge of manhood, as the energy sublime Of a century bursts full-blossomed on the thorny … Continue reading
The Mystery of Jesus
He was the meekest and lowliest of all the sons of men, yet he spoke of coming on the clouds of heaven with the glory of God. He was so austere that evil spirits and demons cried out in terror at his coming, yet he was so genial and winsome and approachable that the children … Continue reading
The Litany of Humility
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, From the desire of being extolled, From the desire of being honored, From the desire of being praised, From the desire of being preferred to others, From the desire of being … Continue reading
A Better Resurrection
By Christina Rossetti— I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is numb’d too much for hopes or fears; Look right, look left, I dwell alone; I lift mine eyes, but dimm’d with grief No everlasting hills I see; My life is in the falling leaf: O Jesus, … Continue reading
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