Category Archives: Devotio

Today we studied Jeremiah a sermon by Dr. Timothy Keller on Jeremiah 9:21-26. It is an amazing passage, as all are if you stop and actively read with a careful eye and thoughtful mind and heart. It’s a “Sunday School” … Continue reading →

I’m going to start a new mini-series putting up distinctive quotes from Augustine’s Confessions as I read through it. It is a beautiful book, written in his forties, as he looks back over his life. Much of the book reads … Continue reading →

“The idea that God, if there is a force of Logic and Love in the universe, that it would seek to explain itself is amazing enough. That it would seek to explain itself and describe itself by becoming a child … Continue reading →

Bread of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By Whom the words of life were spoken, And in Whose death our sins are dead. Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the … Continue reading →

There’s been a recent study that today’s teenagers believe in God but not in a true Christianity sense but rather with a religion of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. That is, that God exists but remains separated from our world and doesn’t … Continue reading →

“This ancient world ended with Rome, because of overpopulation. “Rome was a flea market of borrowed gods and conquered peoples, a bargain basement on two floors, earth and heaven, a mass of filth convoluted in a triple knot as in … Continue reading →

If you want someone to do something where God will be glorified as a result of what you wish them to do, don’t just call it a “favor.” Call it something more sanctified like a: Jesus Job Trinity Task Father’s … Continue reading →

Up next for you I have a powerful, beautiful poem by William Cowper. I recently learned his name is pronounced “Cooper.” He had a troubled life and spent a long time in a British asylum, which cannot have been pleasant. … Continue reading →

This Regina Spektor song is really interesting and oddly deep. She has a very singular voice. Listen to the lyrics though.