Category Archives: Timeless Wisdom

All Around Me

“Christ be with me, Christ within me Christ behind me, Christ before me Christ beside me, Christ to win me Christ to comfort me and restore me” St. Patrick (≈390-460) God is all around me, all the time.     … Continue reading

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Eyes to See God’s Will

“Silently now I wait for Thee, Ready my God, Thy will to see, Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!” Clara H. Scott, 1895 This hymnwriter got it right. It’s my job to wait and be willing. The Holy Spirit … Continue reading

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Eyes Cannot See

“Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see.” Reginald Heber (1783-1826)     Good morning, Lord. Earthly eyes cannot see the glories of heaven. I’ve read the description in … Continue reading

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Revival in Our Nation

“There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer.” A. T. Pierson (1837-1911)   Do you believe we need a nation-wide revival? Are you praying for a nation-wide revival?   … Continue reading

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Prayer for the Nation

“Thy love divine hath led us in the past, In this free land by Thee our lot is cast; Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay, Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.” Daniel C. Roberts, 1876 … Continue reading

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Keep Running

“Run each day’s race with all your might, so that at the end you will receive the victory wreath from God. Keep on running even when you have had a fall. The victory wreath is won by him who does … Continue reading

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It’s All about the Holy Spirit

Last Sunday commemorated Pentecost, the anointing of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts 2 — the birthday of the Church (upper-case C, meaning all believers in Christ, over time and around the world).  “Without the Spirit of God we … Continue reading

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Hurting and Healing Words

“Cold words freeze people, and hot words scorch them, and bitter words make them bitter, and wrathful words make them wrathful.” Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)   I often feel like I live in the flow of freezing and scorching words. It’s … Continue reading

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The Music of Heaven

“Every soul there [in heaven] is as a note in some concert of delightful music that sweetly harmonizes with every other note, and all together blend in the most rapturous strains in praising God and the Lamb forever.”  Jonathan Edwards … Continue reading

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Hope of Heaven

This week, we’ll catch a few glimpses of our future in heaven. “It is not darkness you are going to, for God is Light. It is not lonely, for Christ is with you. It is not unknown country, for Christ … Continue reading

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