Paralyzed… “Learn to Live With It!”
David Yaniv I was born in Tel Aviv in 1936 to parents who immigrated from Germany. My parents kept up tradition, celebrating Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, and other holidays, but they were never really religious. After the Second World War, when my father found out that two of his sisters and one brother and theirContinue reading “Paralyzed… “Learn to Live With It!””
God, rid me of God.
Joel McKerrow Of the smallness of that which I comprehend. Of the arrogance to believe that I see clearly That these answers could be just another notch on the belt of my own insecurity. They may help to hold up my pants but they’ll never let me run free. So liberate me from the idolatryContinue reading “God, rid me of God.”
Blank Check
I have put my soul, as a blank [check], into the hands of Jesus Christ my Redeemer, and desired Him to write upon it what He pleases. I know it will be His own image. ~George Whitefield
“Never Left or Forsaken”
Lillian Trasher (1887-1961) was a formidable lady. In 1910, she arrived in Egypt and began to care for orphans in the following year. She often saw God in action when the need was great. Supplied During the Second World War, the Italians (partners with Germany) invaded Egypt. The War caused great hardship. The orphanage nowContinue reading ““Never Left or Forsaken””
FOLLOWING HARD AFTER GOD
A.W. Tozer – from ”The Pursuit of God” “My soul followeth hard after Thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.” – Psalm 63:8 Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man. Before a sinful man can thinkContinue reading “FOLLOWING HARD AFTER GOD”
Psalm 90 redux
I stand beneath a canopy of stars and marvel —If all time were held in this graced movement,If every story began in the swirl of dust and gas that shimmers, Still You would be greater. I kneel beside a hoed garden bed, head covered —If all beauty coalesced in the soft petals of this rose,Continue reading “Psalm 90 redux”
BLESSED GOD,
From Valley of Vision Ten thousand snares are mine without and within, defend thou me; When sloth and indolence seize me, give me views of heaven; When sinners entice me, give me disrelish of their ways; When sensual pleasures tempt me, purify and refine me; When I desire worldly possessions, help me to be rich toward thee; When the vanitiesContinue reading “BLESSED GOD, “
The Dread Face of His Detachment
And they that followed were afraid. (Mark 10:32 rv) The disciples had been living in closest intimacy with Jesus, but now they begin to see that there is a dread side to His life. He has an attitude to things which is not easy to understand, and it fills them with fear. There are differentContinue reading “The Dread Face of His Detachment”
God Enjoyed
From ”The Valley of Vision” THOU INCOMPREHENSIBLE BUT PRAYER-HEARING GOD, Known, but beyond knowledge, revealed, but unrevealed, my wants and welfare draw me to thee, for thou hast never said, ‘Seek ye me in vain’.To thee I come in my difficulties, necessities, distresses; possess me with thyself, with a spirit of grace and supplication, with a prayerful attitude of mind, with access intoContinue reading “God Enjoyed”
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