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This is a review of WASTE LAND: A WORLD IN PERMANENT CRISIS by Robert D. Kaplan. I am a fan of his books as I have read many over the years. But this one paints a depressing view of the world and our future. He is Jewish but lacks a religious perspective. His view of...
WORRY
When I visit the beach there may be many or few people to be seen. But on every occasion there are birds running in and out of the waves, and skimming over the surface. Phillip Keller in Sea Edge claims that sea birds are an integral part of the seascape all year. It...
SOLITUDE AND PEACE
Often men and women suffer enormous anxieties and stress in mind and emotions because of the constant tensions of our modern society. Without realizing it their bodies, their nervous systems and their mental stability are strained to the breaking point. In the movie,...
LOVING YOUR ENEMIES?
One of the hardest commandments of Jesus is to love your enemies. Jesus said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:44-45). Johann Arndt in his magisterial book, True Christianity...
PAIN AND SUFFERING
I am aware of many friends and family members who are going through hard times. They are either in hospital, undergoing treatment, or struggling with various maladies of aging. Their bodies are not what they used to be and they suffer new ailments they never thought...
THE MAGI AND EPIPHANY
The Feast of the Epiphany, or Three Kings’ Day, is celebrated on January 6 each year. In the Latin and Eastern Orthodox Church it is the day when gifts are given and received. Matthew 2 records the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem. Because St. Luke does not mention the...
IN OLD AGE
O my Lord God, this is the awful burden I feel in ageing: that I am your useless servant. My body is lumpish and clumsy, its beauty gone: I am stiff on my thickened legs, and cannot speed about serving others and you. My thoughts seem not to come out clearly, and I...
A PRAYER FOR THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW YEAR
Almighty and immortal God, whose mercies are like your years, unnumbered, we your dependent creatures, humbly adore you for your manifold goodness to us and to all your children. Awaken in our hearts a thankful sense of your forbearance in preserving our lives through...
WORLDWIDE REPORT
John Stott As the year comes to a close it is interesting to discover who reads my posts. I do not know their names but I do know where they live. The largest group are in the USA. The second largest group of readers are in Ghana. Then comes Germany, the United...
CHRISTMAS PRAYERS 3
‘Home’…Lord, how deep our need of it, and how greatly, when our homes are secure, we take them for granted. So, Lord, my Lord who was yourself homeless both as an infant and in your ministry, I bring to you: My thanks for the homes you have given me throughout my life...
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