Prayer, again, following such reading, finds the soul, stirred by yearning towards God, fresher and more vigorous. Prayer is to be commended, for it engenders in the soul a distinct conception of God. And the indwelling of God is this – to hold God ever in memory, His shrine established within us. We, thus, become [...]
Archive for March, 2009
On Prayer
Posted in Basil the Great, Prayer on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Studying the Scriptures
Posted in Biblical Interpretation on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A most important path to the discovery of duty is also the study of the divinely-inspired Scriptures. For, in them, are not only found the precepts of conduct, but also the lives of saintly men, recorded and handed down to us, [as they] lie before us like the living images of God’s government, for our [...]
For the Lord’s Day (63)
Posted in Book of Job, For the Lord's Day on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that He should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that He should do wrong. For, according to the work of a man, He will repay him, and according to his ways He will make it befall him. Of a truth, God will not [...]
A Reading Goal: the Bible
Posted in The Bible on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This experience of a whole race beginning to go to school for the first time presents one of the most interesting studies that has ever occurred in connection with the development of any race. Few people who were not right in the midst of the scenes can form any exact idea of the intense desire [...]
On the Puritans
Posted in Anthony Trollope, Puritans on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To me, I confess, this Northern division of our once unruly colonies is, and always has been, the dearest. I am no Puritan, myself, and fancy that, had I lived in the days of the Puritans, I should have been anti-Puritan to the full extent of my capabilities. But I should have been so through [...]
Religion of the Presidents – 14
Posted in Presidential Religion on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) (president: 1853-1857)
Religion: Episcopalian. Pierce first expressed deep faith in God in college; he and his roommate, Zenas Caldwell, knelt nightly to pray. Still, Pierce never formally professed his faith until late in life. When his son, Bennie, died in a train accident, Pierce feared that he was being punished for never having [...]
Religion of the Presidents – 13
Posted in Presidential Religion on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) (president: 1850-1853)
Religion: Unitarian. Before becoming a charter member of Buffalo’s Unitarian Church in 1831, Fillmore, apparently, belonged to no church. Just why he chose the Unitarian faith is unknown, for a Fillmore cousin in town was a Methodist minister and Fillmore’s wife was a Baptist. Unlike many other politicians of the period, [...]
The English Standard Version (ESV)
Posted in English Standard Version on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most remarkable recent success stories in publishing is Crossway’s English Standard Version translation of the Bible. In the face of an unprecedented glut of Bible translations, the ESV, which came out in 2001, has managed to win a great deal of acceptance among conservative readers looking for a relatively literal modern rendering. [...]
The Choice of the Apostles
Posted in Ferdinand Prat, The Apostles on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Even if they were not scribes and doctors of the Law, the apostles were not necessarily illiterate. It is highly probable that they could all read and write, for education was, at that time, much more widespread among the Jews than is generally believed. Each synagogue had its school and there were synagogues in all [...]
For the Lord’s Day (62)
Posted in Book of 1 Corinthians, For the Lord's Day on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my [...]
