“There are few objects more comforting than a mug,” said Clive. “And, as for a mug full of coffee, well, there are no objects more comforting than that.”
The Man Who Lived Too Long, Part 1/3
Category: Star of Bethlehem
My Thirst is Your Presence
With the boredom of the longest of days / I find myself in your presence / With the final plight of these pleasurable experiences / I find myself in your presence
Peter: Act 2
What were you looking for, Peter? Were you looking for bread with all the rest, and so you followed this man, Jesus, because you knew that he could provide it? It seems there was something more in you, but even you did not know what it was.
A Noble Aim
I have pains and sorrows just as others do. / I go to Jesus and say the words my Lord spoke to His Father in the garden, / “Take this cup from me.” / With a noble spirit I think a second thought / “Yet not my will but thine be done.”
Mine’s Not Hallelujah
Mine’s not hallelujah / The song I’m asked to sing / For silence calls / In echoing halls / And bells refuse to ring / So if you hear the chorus / That rises in my heart
True Devotion
My Lord, for you I present endless bounds of grandeur. A magnificent cathedral with high steeples and heavy wooden doors leading within. The bells ring out mightily to announce your arrival. Candles on the altar; their flames flicker and tremble in your presence. Clouds of incense rise to the Heavens; prayers from the faithful ascend [...]
Thirst Was Made for Water
"As the deer longs for running streams, so my soul longs for you, O Lord." Psalm 42:1 Whether they acknowledge it or not, everyone can relate, in some capacity, to the longing described in Psalm 42. We experience normal daily desires for things like more freedom, better weather, more friends, or a different job. But [...]
Anything More Lovely
Is there anything more lovely than songbirds in sun-brushed boughs / Or soft beams that first awaken dreams and make the streams to run / Is there anything more beautiful than wildflowers on the hill / That pierce the steep with purples deep and violet in the sun / Yet what could be more joyous than nighttime ‘neath dazzling skies / As singsong flames and fireflies frame forests with their glow...
Mixing Ends and Means
Here is a proposal: simple but profound. It is actually impossible for us to avoid sin, insofar as avoiding sin is our end. A careful thinker will probably narrow his eyes incredulously at hearing this. After all, "impossible" is a strong word...
The Limitless Power of Christ’s Sacrifice
Unlike the blood of animals, which cleansed man externally, the blood of Christ cleanses man from sin internally. If the blood of animals had the power to cleanse the flesh, the author of Hebrews writes, “how much more shall the blood of Christ..."