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The Mysterious Stranger

Posted on February 23, 2019 by cwny

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which … Continue reading →

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Thus Is Mercy Crucified

Posted on February 16, 2019 by cwny

I hate him for he is a Christian. – Shylock _______ But mercy is above the sceptered sway,It is enthroned in the hearts of kings;It is an attribute to God himself;And earthy power doth then show likest God’sWhen mercy seasons … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Christian Europe

Posted on February 9, 2019 by cwny

They say miracles are past; and we have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. Hence is it that we make trifles of terrors, ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, when we should submit ourselves to … Continue reading →

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Depth Speaks to Depth

Posted on February 2, 2019 by cwny

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. – John 3:16 _____ Look to thy soul, O man, for none can be surety … Continue reading →

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Our Kindred Faith

Posted on January 26, 2019 by cwny

Count, count your hopes, heirs of immortality and love;And hear my kindred faith, and turn again to bless me. — Martin Farquhar Tupper __________ Picture a liberal household on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Two quality children, … Continue reading →

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Purely Sentimental

Posted on January 19, 2019 by cwny

The national dustmen, after entertaining one another with a great many noisy little fights among themselves, had dispersed for the present, and Mr. Gradgrind was at home for the vacation. He sat writing in the room with the deadly statistical … Continue reading →

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The Red Death of Liberalism

Posted on January 12, 2019 by cwny

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? – Matthew 16: 26 _____ And Jesus called a little child … Continue reading →

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The Mystic Toyland

Posted on January 5, 2019 by cwny

Childhood’s joy land,Mystic, merry toy landOnce you cross its bordersYou can ne’er return again. -Mother Goose in The March of the Wooden Soldiers _____ Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, … Continue reading →

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Remembrances VIII: The Shepherds of Europe

Posted on December 22, 2018 by cwny

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they … Continue reading →

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The Light of the World

Posted on December 15, 2018 by cwny

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.The stars in the sky looked down where he lay,The little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,But … Continue reading →

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