Blessed Cross

Thus far did I come laden with my sin; Nor could ought ease the grief that I was in, Till I came hither: What a place is this! Must here be the beginning of my bliss? Must here the burden fall from off my back? Must here the strings that bound it to me, crack? … Continue reading →

Imitating Christ’s Humility

“If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as … Continue reading →

Pride and Humility – a Quote

“We need to know two things: 1. That our salvation consists wholly in being saved from ourselves, or that which we are by nature; 2. That in the whole nature of things nothing could be this salvation or savior to us but such a humility of God as is beyond all expression. Hence the first … Continue reading →

Do Not Linger!

This is from a sermon by J.C. Ryle on Lot’s lingering as he came out of Sodom and how so many Christians linger as they leave sin. Would you know what the times demand?—The shaking of nations—the uprooting of ancient things—the overturning of kingdoms—the stir and restlessness of men’s minds—what do they say? They all … Continue reading →

Psalm 62 – Song of Trust in God Alone

To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. 3 How long will you assail a person, will you batter your victim, all of … Continue reading →

Holy Scripture and “What ails us?”

Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scripture to be written for our learning: Grant us to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ… Anglican Collect for Bible Study Reading … Continue reading →

Temptations to Sin

Lenten Meditation-Mark 9: 49-50 49 ‘For everyone will be salted with fire.50Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it?  Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.’ Fire Salt — Bad Sin is bad. Don’t sin. If you do sin, you will burn in hell for all … Continue reading →

Food Offered to Idols

Lenten Meditation-1 Corinthians 8:1 81Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that ‘all of us possess knowledge.’ Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Puffed up; isn’t that our society? What society ever had more knowledge than us?  We have vast amounts of it. Far more than any one person could ever assimilate. So … Continue reading →

Lenten Meditation-Mark 2:16-17

Jesus Calls Levi 16When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax-collectors, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does he eat with tax-collectors and sinners?’ 17When Jesus heard this, he said to them, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come … Continue reading →

Psalm 91-“He is my refuge and my fortress”

 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.  3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. … Continue reading →