A Puritan prayer for victory by looking to the cross

Great was your goodness     in undertaking my redemption,     in consenting to be made sin for me,     in conquering all my foes; Great was your strength     in enduring the extremities of divine wrath,     in taking away the load of my iniquities; Great was your love     in manifesting yourself alive,     in showing your sacred wounds … Read More

The Valley of Vision – A puritan prayer

Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly. Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see thee in the heights; hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory. Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that … Read More

Thanksgiving and Suffering

I grew up in a church in rural Indiana. As a child I remember the uniqueness of the Sunday night before Thanksgiving. I remember that it was one of the few services that the pastor didn’t preach. Instead I vaguely remember two microphones down front, and that people would just get up and share what they were thankful for. I … Read More