Monthly Archives: April 2018

The Stone Which the Builders Rejected

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say … Continue reading

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In the Land of the Stranger

And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and … Continue reading

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The Vision of His Europe and His People

Could great men thunder   As Jove himself does, Jove would ne’er be quiet;For every pelting, petty officerWould use his heaven for thunder,Nothing but thunder. Merciful Heaven,Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt,Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oakThan the soft myrtle. … Continue reading

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Be Not Afraid

But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. –John 6: 20 ______________ The Pope’s recent denial of the immortality of the soul and the existence of hell was not particularly shocking to anyone familiar with the present … Continue reading

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