by revd | May 5, 2022 | Jesus Christ, Glory
Not the empty tomb but the uninhabited cross. Look long enough and you will see the arms put on leaves. Not a crown of thorns but a crown of flowers haloing it, with a bird singing as though perched on paradise’s threshold. R.S. Thomas (1913-2000),...
by revd | May 5, 2022 | Our Father
‘A wolf is not only turned into a sheep, but doth also take to himself a shepherd’s nature. It is as if Christ should bring forth with his hand some angel sent from heaven.’ John Calvin (1509-64), Commentary, (Acts 9:1-5).
by revd | Nov 17, 2023 | Humankind
Thinking we were safe – insanity! We went in to make love…. … someone should have warned us That without permanent intentions You have absolutely no protection – If the act is clean, authentic, sumptuous, The concurring deep love of the heart Follows the...
by revd | May 3, 2022 | Humankind
Thinking we were safe – insanity! We went in to make love…. … someone should have warned us That without permanent intentions You have absolutely no protection – If the act is clean, authentic, sumptuous, The concurring deep love of the heart Follows the...
by revd | May 1, 2022 | Humankind
Men go abroad to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering. Augustine (354-430),...