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Canticle of the Sun

CANTICLE OF THE SUN

Translated by Paschal Robinson (public domain) and slightly modernized Here begin the praises of the creatures which Blessed Francis made to the praise and honor of God while he was ill at San Damiano. Most high, most powerful, good Lord,Praise, glory, honor and blessing are yours.To you alone do they belong, most High,And there is none fit to mention you. Praise be to you, my Lord, with all your creatures,Especially to my reverent Brother Sun,who lights up the day, and gives us...

Falcon illustrating the Rapture

RAPTURE!

“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them...

Man giving thanks because he knows his redeemer lives

I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES

I’m new to the Christian community on Twitter. And I’m still learning the ropes on how it works; courtesies and protocols, things like that. Yesterday, there were a number of tweets on the Rapture. I couldn’t find the original tweet to which people were responding, but one person apparently could not agree that the Rapture would take place before the Great Tribulation (nor can I with certainty) and another Christian replied to the effect that he’ll pray for him because...

Hungry wolf

Le Loup et L’Agneau

Throughout the ages, society has drawn on a unique class of poets and authors. These are people who craft fables and spin short stories that have moral messages, especially for children and the otherwise illiterate and unlearned peasants of their age. The most famous, without a doubt was Aesop, and his fables are taught to children even today. What child has not heard of the Tortoise and the Hare, from which they learn perseverance? Less known to American audiences is...

Dried-up well

DRIED-UP WELLS

One of the most precious commodities through the ages has been clean, pure water. Wars have been fought over water throughout recorded time, until even today. In the U.S. during the “Old West” period, there were occasions of conflict over water rights for cattle and in modern times, states such as Texas and Oklahoma and countries such as the Sudan and Egypt have faced off likewise over the commodity known as water. Water is one of the prerequisites not only...

Troubled young man torn

A PSALM FOR HURTING HEARTS AND BROKEN SPIRITS

A few mornings ago, I read Psalm 136 as part of my early devotions. There are twenty-six verses in the psalm, and each verse ends with the words “His love endures forever.” Over and over (twenty-six times), David reminds us of God’s love. Imagine the objet d’affection in your life–your spouse, child or parent telling you over and over (twenty-six times a day) that they love you! Would you ever get tired of hearing it? Could you ever doubt it?...

Catskill Mountains

OF THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE

This is not the view from my front door, but it’s close. However, what you actually see depends on the time of day and the atmospherics, because sometimes you see rows of mountains as in this photo, and some times you see nothing at all except a fairly flat horizon bordered on the upper margin by clouds or fog (most recently, smoke from the wildfires in California, 3,000 miles away.) But regardless of whether the mountains are visible or whether...

Second coming of the Bronco and Jesus

SECOND COMINGS

The second coming of the Bronco and the second coming of Jesus. A week or two ago as my wife and I were planning our move to a mountain house where we’d live for the next twelve months, she casually mentioned to me that it would be nice—and fun—to have a Jeep or four-wheel drive OTR/GOAT vehicle (in case I wind up in the ditch again, if not in traction.)  But she was actually thinking about the snow we’d encounter next...

Sin, like a strangler fig, can choke the life out of a host

WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT SIN

[Sometimes, I believe I have valuable insight on sin and how the Devil can trip you up. Other times, I think I’ve learned absolutely nothing about sin at all.] The world in which we live is not the world that God created for us. Unless we’re at a tropical resort on a sandy beach, in the mountains, or at some other breath-taking destination, few of us would call our world a paradise. Forces of nature and the destructiveness of people...

Viola signifying the voice of God.

HEARING GOD’S VOICE

One of the “life hacks” I want to leave behind has to do with hearing God’s voice.  Is it possible that God still speaks to us, and how can we know it if He does?  Psychotic patients firmly believe He speaks to them and hearing such a voice is a hallmark of some diseases. Are Christians psychotic if they believe God has communicated with them? It is my belief that God does on occasion speak to us in some way or fashion,...

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