Tag Archives: Love

What are humans, that You are mindful of them?

Reflections on the 8th Psalm:   How admirable is His Name . . . God’s magnificence is greater than that which can be conceived. His glory is unsurpassable by even those with the most fertile imaginations. The multiplicity created by … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Waiting

Reflections on Psalm 40 Waiting I waited for the Lord . . . Waiting. Everyone is waiting. The whole world is in expectation. Such is the way of time, that each moment passes and a new one is coming, and … Continue reading

Posted in books, Christianity, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Psalm 23

The Old Testament Psalms are constant reminders of how easily humans forget divine blessings and have to be reminded by daily prayer. The Psalms have been human prayer companions for centuries. The Psalms are some of the greatest literature ever … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Answer Is: Power, Love, Self-Control

I belong to a group of men, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, most of whom are of the Anglican tradition, who meet weekly to discuss Christianity, and to share a meal as well as Eucharist or Morning Prayer from the … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, God's Providence, Great Commission, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

And God Saw Every Thing that He had made, and Behold, it was Very Good

The title of this post comes from Genesis, 1:31, the final verse of the first chapter of the Old Testament. This final verse provides commentary on the sixth day of the Creation, in which God had, after the creation of … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, God's Providence, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Blessed are the Poor?

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, as recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus taught his disciples as well as others what he considered to be the most important lessons by which to live. Matthew and Luke … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, God's Providence, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Seduction of Time

In Mark 8:33 of the New Testament, Jesus tells his disciple Peter, “Go behind me, Satan,” because Peter has suggested that Jesus was not going to suffer as the Son of Man. What does this verse tell us about Satan, about Jesus, … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Reflections on the Psalms | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Love and the Constitution

Love and the Constitution Is our society founded on Christian virtues and teachings? What is the greatest Christian teaching? What is the essence of Christianity? What is the one truth above all others that sums Christianity, Christian teachings, Jesus’s life? … Continue reading

Posted in books, Christianity, Great Commission | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Constitution and Religion

The framers of the Constitution developed their conceptions of religion and government based on a variety of sources: classical political theory, such as Aristotle; European political theory, such as Machiavelli; English political theory, such as Locke and Hobbes; but also … Continue reading

Posted in American History, Biography, books, Christianity, Government | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Missionaries and Love

Missionaries and Love: There were many missionaries of many denominations who brought the Gospel to American Indians in the United States and Canada: Anglicans, Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, Moravians, Presybterians, and Baptists. They shared a similar interpretation of the compelling call … Continue reading

Posted in American History, Biography, Christianity, Great Commission | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment