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In the year 1219 A.D. — as the Medieval Crusades were raging — Francis of Assisi, a Christian minister, sailed to Damietta, Egypt, where crusaders were besieging a Muslim fortress. It was not his intention to join in the bloody…
Gathering his people to the mountain, the King kindly assures each one of them, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5.1,2,4).
John Stott points out, “It is plain from the context that those…
The last time we were in our “faith” category, we talked about the Gigantic Joy that God takes in his creation, the work of his hands. Well, listen, God is not like the selfish kid who doesn’t want to share…
Listen to how Frederick Buechner once described what could be a typical congregation as they gather in preparation for this thing that God has ordained… this thing called “preaching”:
“In the front row the old ladies turn up…
Under the “Quick Links” on the side, I have a link that tells you a little bit about a book (Life Together) written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He’s one of those heroes of the church’s story who should really be better…
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” This is something of a motto in the wisdom literature of the Bible.
But what does it mean that fearing God is the “beginning” of wisdom? …