Tag: Hope
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A Word from a Long-Dead Saint on Humility
I’m reading through 1 Clement, one of the letters from a first century church father, likely Clement of Rome (the guy in the mosaic above). The letter was written around AD 80-100. The letter is addressed to the Corinthians—that same group of Christians we read about in the New Testament who struggled so much to […]
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Wilderness Worship
“Wilderness is still the place of worship.” – Michael Card, A Sacred Sorrow Everything Jeremiah knows and loves is gone. The enemy has come into his city—God’s city–to steal, kill, and destroy. To him, the world is ending. He mourns the destruction of his nation in the Old Testament book of Lamentations. There, he uses horrific […]
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Plead with God the Merit and Righteousness of Jesus Christ
Another gospel-centered prayer. This time from Matthew Henry. The merit and righteousness of my Lord Jesus Christ, which I rely upon as my main plea in my petition for the pardon of sin. I know that as you are gracious and merciful, so you are the righteous God who loves righteous deeds, and will by […]
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Morning Prayer
Here is a prayer I wrote that I will start to pray each morning to remind myself of the gospel. It is a prayer that I’m sure will change slightly over time and it is not meant as a “be all, end all” prayer. It is also not meant to produce “religious gibberish” that is […]
JAMES PRUCH 