“It behaves just as he ordered it.”

Back in August I posted this introduction to the ancient Christian document known as “1 Clement”– Sometime in the last few years of the first century or first few years of the second–in other words, within living memory of the Apostles–the leader of...

A prayer for the Holy Spirit

Here’s another awesome prayer/meditation from The Valley of Vision… Spiritus Sanctus O Holy Spirit, As the sun is full of light, the ocean full of water, Heaven full of glory, so may my heart be full of thee. Vain are all divine purpose of love and the...

Death Lost its Power at Christmas

Hey everyone, the hiatus from the blog was unintentional. Trip to Croatia, etc. Join us tonight for our Young Adults study, as usual! But for today, here’s the ancient Christian writer Athanasius, kicking off the Christmas season for us. It’s such a...

Two Pro-Life Inconsistencies?

It’s not the only thing that’s important, but it is really important for us to be able to think, in public, out-loud, as Christians, in our world. This is especially true in hotly-contested (and life-or-death) issues like abortion. I recently ran across...