Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
“Don’t think too highly of yourselves, but take a sane view…” (Romans 12:3, Beck) A few years ago, while visiting the Science Museum of Minnesota, I was introduced to a powerful pictorial representation of the universe – from the minute … (read more)
"And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing” (Judges 8:4). I have been reminded recently of Gideon. We meet him in the book of Judges. Here … (read more)
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Go therefore…’” (Matthew 28:18-19). Year after year, Christ the King Sunday concludes the ecclesiastical calendar. It is the last Sunday of the … (read more)
"Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain." (Psalm 127:1) I have recently discovered a fascinating web site entitled "How Everyday Things are … (read more)
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it…”— 2 Timothy 3:14 A dear friend of mine, an Episcopalian, visited the other day. She had been crying. My friend was … (read more)
"[L]ook at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs" (James 3:4). I have recently purchased a Palm … (read more)
"The Lord said to [Moses], ‘What is that in your hand?’" (Exodus 4:2). I have recently remembered a wonderful proverb in Kiswahili, a pearl of wisdom from East Africa. "Nilikuonyesha nyota na uliangalia kidole tu." I learned the proverb some … (read more)
"Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life." (Isaiah 43:4) A recent article in the New York Times described an important logic … (read more)
"Elijah was sent…to a widow at Zarephath" (Luke 4:26). I have been thinking lately of the widow of Zarephath and the wonderful visit of Elijah – a story recorded in 1 Kings 17. A photo-essay in the New York Times … (read more)
"Thou art the man" (2 Samuel 12:7). I am recently reminded of an episode from the life of that great Christian poet and apologist, G.K. Chesteron (1874-1936). The episode occurred nearly one hundred years ago, in the uncertain period leading … (read more)