I suppose we should celebrate the fact that “fake news” is all the rage these days. I say this because saying that something is “fake” implies that there might be something that is authentic. And I suppose arguing from a… Continue Reading
I find myself today reading the Life and Writings of Mrs. Jane Dawson of Lancaster. I skipped across this because of my weekly time with my dear friend John Newton. My heart is warmed by reading the account of Jane… Continue Reading
Paul Gerhardt was born in 1607 in Germany. He enrolled in the University of Wittenberg in 1628 and graduated in 1642. Though his schooling was to make him a pastor he was not immediately placed into a pastorate. The Thirty… Continue Reading
I am finding great comfort in this hymn by Paul Gerhardt: Give to the winds thy fears, Hope and be undismayed. God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head. Through waves and clouds and… Continue Reading