The Thought of God (Hymn)

The thought of God, the thought of Thee, Who liest in my heart, And yet beyond imagined space Outstretched and present art, The thought of Thee, above, below, Around me and within, Is more to me than health and wealth, Or love of kith and kin. The thought of God is like the tree Beneath…

The Sign of the Cross

In all our travels and movements, in all our coming in and going out, in putting on our shoes, at the bath, at the table, in lighting our candles, in lying down, in sitting down, whatever employment occupies us, we mark our forehead with the sign of the cross. - Tertullian Although not mentioned in…

Sin is Selfishness

“The root of all sin is selfishness, separating first from God and then from man.” – Andrew Murray "We hold the essential principle of sin to be selfishness." - A. H. Strong "We have also seen, that all sin is selfishness." - Charles Finney This agrees with the Bible. It says that "sin is the…

Tozer’s Recommended Reading List

The following is a list of books recommended by A. W. Tozer. It was published by David Fant in his biography of Tozer. It was through A. W. Tozer that I was introduced to the mystics and it forever changed my life. Here are the 35 books that were recommended.     1. The Adornment…

Charismatic vs Pentecostal

The Anglican middle way embraces Orthodox and Charismatic tendencies. But it is not Pentecostal. Let me explain. Both Pentecostals and Charismatics believe in an infilling of the Holy Spirit that takes place sometime after conversion. This infilling is sometimes also called the baptism in the Holy Spirit, the enduement of power, and charismation (Acts 2:4).…