I bind unto myself today The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same The Three in One and One in Three. I bind this today to me forever By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation; His baptism in Jordan river, His death on Cross for my salvation; His bursting from the spicèd tomb, His riding up the heavenly …
Chesterton’s “Gloria in Profundis”
There has fallen on earth for a token A god too great for the sky. He has burst out of all things and broken The bounds of eternity: Into time and the terminal land He has strayed like a thief or a lover, For the wine of the world brims over, Its splendour is spilt on the sand. Who is …
Running in the Snow
Though it is hard to describe, there really is something wonderful about running in the snow for me. It heightens my senses. It deepens my joy. It lifts my eyes to the horizon. It strengthens my resolve. It extends my mileage. Like walking barefoot along a deserted Florida beach at sunrise, or coming upon a surprising misty vista in the …
The Ascension
1. Prophecies and types: Ps 24:7; 68:18; Eph 4:7,8, Le 16:15; Heb 6:20; 9:7,9,12 2. Foretold by Jesus: Jn 6:62; 7:33; 14:28; 16:5; 20:17 3. Forty days after His resurrection fortelling His return: Acts 1:3, 1:10,11 4. From Mount Olivet: Lk 24:50; Mk 11:1; Acts 1:12 5. While blessing and instructing His disciples: Lk 24:50, Acts 1:6-11 6. After he …
The Glory of the Ascension
“Hail the day that sees Him rise, Ravished from our wistful eyes! Christ, awhile to mortals given, Re-ascends His native heaven. There the glorious triumph waits, Lift your heads, eternal gates! Wide unfold the radiant scene, Take the King of glory in!” Charles Wesley “By the Ascension all the parts of life are brought together in the oneness of their …
Happy Saint David’s Day
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! Today is the Feast of Saint David, the Patron of Wales. During a battle against the Saxons, David suggested to King Cadwallader that the Britons wear leeks in their hats to distinguish them from their enemies. They won the battle, and to this day, Welshman celebrate the victory by affixing leeks to their hats. “I …
Our Cottage in the Wood
“For our titanic purposes of faith and revolution, what we need is not the old acceptance of the world as a compromise, but some way in which we can heartily hate and heartily love it. We do not want joy and anger to neutralize each other and produce a surly contentment; we want a fiercer delight and fiercer discontent. We …
TR On Heroes
“Every great nation owes to the men whose lives have formed part of its greatness not merely the material effect of what they did, not merely the laws they placed upon the statute books or the victories they won over armed foes, but also the immense but indefinable moral influence produced by their deeds and words themselves upon the national …
Calvinism: My Favorite Coolidge Quotes
1. “I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.” 2. “No man ever listened himself out of a job.” 3. “The ideas expressed in progressive, big government schemes are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Founding Fathers.” 4. “Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.” 5. “Don’t expect …
A Plethora of Sites
1. Our primary ministry blog: http://grantian.blogspot.com 2. Our church website: http://parishpres.org 3. Our school’s website: http://www.franklinclassical.com 4. The college website: http://newcollegefranklin.org 5. Our coop website: http://www.thecomeniusschool.com 6. Our study center website: http://kingsmeadow.com 7. This site, just for fun: http://eleventary.blogspot.com 8. Our pro-life blog: http://ppgi.blogspot.com 9. Our blog for the Parish Life Network: http://parishlife.blogspot.com 10. Our seldom updated (shame, shame) running blog: http://deruns.blogspot.com; which is a corollary of our running team …
St. Valentine’s Day
Valentine was a third century pastor who was imprisoned for his faith. He wrote small pastoral notes to members of his congregation on leaves he was able to pluck from a maple tree just outside his cell. These little “Valentine’s cards” expressed his love for the flock, and his desire that they demonstrate like love toward one another. Gradually the …
FAS 101
Variously called the “Guru of the Fundamentalists,” “Missionary to the Intellectuals,” and “Godfather of Evangelicalism,” Francis A. Schaeffer was born on this day 101 years ago. He was undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers, theologians, authors, and apologists of the past generation. His books, tapes, and films gave new credibility to Evangelicals interested in the arts, culture, politics, and …
Ye Distant Spires
Ye distant spires, ye antique towers, Hold me in thy sway; Make me see, make me flee, Unto thy rich array. For there amidst, and there consist The root and branch and leaf, Of faith and hope and love persist In this, the world of grief. –Tristan Gylberd