There is an account in the Old Testament of a time when the Syrian armies laid siege around the city of Samaria until the people of the city were about to perish of starvation. There were four lepers at the gate of Samaria who were also near death from starvation. One night they decided to … Continue reading Do we well?
Faith and life
La Nobla Leyçon – V
Then sent God the angel to the noble virgin of royal descent, Who sweetly saluted her according to the command of him that sent him, And after said unto her, Fear not Mary, For the Holy Ghost shall overshadow thee; Thous shalt bear a son whom thou shalt call Jesus, He shall save his people … Continue reading La Nobla Leyçon – V
Thous shalt not kill
The teachings of Jesus: Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever … Continue reading Thous shalt not kill
La Nobla Leyçon – IV
He forbade service unto idols, Homicide, adultery, and all sorts of whoredom, Lying, perjury, and false words, Usury, rapine, and evil coveting, As also avarice and all wickedness. To the good he promised life, but threatened death to the wicked; Then were they clothed in their principality: But those which sinned and did wickedly They … Continue reading La Nobla Leyçon – IV
La Nobla Leyçon – III
We may be instructed hereby To keep ourselves from evil, and that all ought to repent. For Jesus Christ hath said it, and in Saint Luke it is written, That all those shall perish that shall not so do. Now to those that escaped, God made a promise, That the world should never more perish … Continue reading La Nobla Leyçon – III
Running Over
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again (Luke 6:38). People say that a pessimist sees the cup as half empty and the … Continue reading Running Over
La Nobla Leyçon – II
How came this evil to enter into mankind? Because Adam sinned at the first beginning, By eating of the forbidden apple, And thus the grain of the evil seed taking root in others, He brought death to himself and all his posterity; Well may we say, this was an evil morsel, However Christ has redeemed … Continue reading La Nobla Leyçon – II
Missing Fathers
Twenty years ago, Québec psychologist Guy Corneau published a book entitled père manquant, fils manqué. The title is a French play on words that is untranslatable, but means that there is something lacking in the development of a son when the father is missing. Mr. Corneau explained that he did not only mean fathers who … Continue reading Missing Fathers
La Nobla Leyçon – I
[La Nobla Leyçon (The Noble Lesson) is an ancient poem of the Vaudois or Waldenses, actually a lengthy statement of their faith. The original is in an old French dialect and is rhymed. I searched the web for a copy, but found pnly a photocopy of it in the English translation of Jean Paul Perrin's … Continue reading La Nobla Leyçon – I
Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of
At the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry, Satan came to Him with this temptation: “Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down … Continue reading Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of
