You have, to be sure, known pain and fear,And the anguish of failure and frustration are near;Yet your eyes read companionship not distance,Your home beckons forth, with no hint of resistance;Indeed, your cloak, though threadbare, is half mine,You are …
Favorite Indonesian Foods
1. Satay2. Nasi Goreng3. Char Siew Wonton4. Popiah5. Roti prata6. GorengPisang7. Kalamansi …
In All the Annals
“Inlooking back over the history of the Christian Church, and thinking of thegreat men who have from time to time appeared on her stage, I cannot recall anyman who so brilliantly combined so many qualities of greatness as ThomasChalmers. We may…
In His Time
“Christiansoften have occasion to remark that God’s ways are not as man’s ways, nor Histhoughts as man’s thoughts. Likewise,His measure of time oft far varies from our own estimations. This holds true ina vast variety of respects—but it…
40 Days of Prayer for Congress
Lots of us complain about the current political and moral mess in Washington. But how many of us are actually trying to do something about it?According to the Apostle Paul, there is something we can all do–something that is more effectual than a…
Slow Down and Rest
“I have often felt that the bustle of too active and varied sphere of exertion is adverse to the growth of one’s personal and spiritual Christianity.” Thomas Chalmers
God’s Design
“The first thing to notice in the story of the building ofthe ark is that its plan was not dreamed up by Noah. He was not a boat engineer. Rather, the plan of the ark came from God Himself. It was a specific, propositionalrevelation…
Half-Hearted Ruts
“OurLord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-heartedcreatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy isoffered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in theslum because he c…
Isaiah 54:9-10
“This is like the days of Noah to me,” says the Lord. “As I swore that the waters of Noahshould no more cover the earth, so I have sworn that I will not forever beangry with you, and I will not rebuke you. For the mountains may depart and t…
Epiphany Hymn
Incarnational hope hastens henceon bud, breeze, and blossomgrieving rynds banished in lilacscents.Hark, the Epiphany Hymn ringshastefrom its loveliest biding-place.A lavish breach of winter’s curthard swordan ardent repudiation of death’sdark pallthe o…
The Confessing Church
When the brash socialist agitator, Adolf Hitler first cameto power as the Chancellor of Germany in 1933, he was welcomed by most churchmembers and leaders from around the nation. One prominent pastor and theologian leader even said that1933 and H…