“Justice” by George MacDonald

From George MacDonald's Unspoken Sermons Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.–PSALM lxii. 12. Some of the translators make it kindness and goodness; but I presume there is no real difference among...

Am I Missing Something by Joe Beach

'Christian' Militia in the NewsThis morning, I read about the arrest in Michigan of eight "patriotic Christians" who had plotted to bomb a funeral service of a policeman. On the same day, I received another email about the "pray for Obama"...

Merton and Chrysostom from Ben Eisner

Friends. This morning, while reading Merton's Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, I came across something that took the wind out of my sails (that’s a good thing).  I instantly thought of Jesus' call to be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves....

Stand Close By by Iona and Eli Snair

When anxiety came to our house, it didn’t come inconveniently like an uninvited guest – it came violently and unimaginably like a home invasion. Our son Eli was 9 years old – an explorer and adventurer, with an unstoppable drive to conquer every inch of the forest...

Brueggemann – Psalms of Vengeance

This 2 DVD series entitled, The Psalms: The Hard Road From Obedience To Praise includes three lectures plus Q & A times on these topics:Lecture 1 Orientation:  The Hard Road from Obedience to PraiseLecture 2 Disorientation:  Faith in the...