THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB, Devotion for 31 August 2018 Anno Domini Anglican Orthodox Church Worldwide In the days of Hezekiah the King, Sennacherib sent his armies into Israel to destroy her cities and make off with the spoils of her people. Hezekiah, who had repented in ashes and sackcloth of past failures to honor the [...]
REVEILLE, a Devotion for 30 August 2018 Anno Domini, Anglican Orthodox Church Worldwide “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.” Revelation 2:11 (KJV) “ Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we [...]
LOVE OF GOD FOR HIS CREATURES, a Devotion for 29 August 2018 Anno Domini Anglican Orthodox Church “And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and [...]
O GOD OF JACOB BY WHOSE HAND, a Hymn Devotion for 28 August 2018 Anno Domini St. Andrews Anglican Church (AOC) “And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they [...]
THE BREAD THAT WAS CAST UPON THE WATERS, a Story Devotion for 24 August 2018 Anno Domini “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.” Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 (KJV) [...]
THE LAST CLASS, a Devotional Read for 23 August 2018 Anno Domini, by ALPHONSE DAUDE. (taken from the Child’s World, fifth grade Reader - 1917) THAT morning I was very late in going to school, and I feared a sound scolding, especially as M. Hamel had told us that he would question us on [...]
ANYONE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL, a touching story from my old elementary school reader for 22 August 2018 Anno Domini NOTE FROM J. OGLES: I am impressed at the kind emotions and love that permeated the stories in the earlier textbook readers of America, and the high character of both students and teachers of those [...]
LOVE LIFTED ME, a Hymn Devotion for 21 August 2018 Anno Domini St. Andrews Anglican Church “My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.” (Psalm 119:48: all scripture quoted is from the King James Version) “As the Father hath loved [...]
TREASURES OF THE DEEP, a Devotion for 17 August 2018 Anno Domini St. Andrews Anglican Parish Church “UNTO Almighty God we commend the soul of our brother departed, and we commit his body to the deep; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection unto eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at whose [...]
WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, a Devotion for 16 August 2018, St. Andrews Anglican Parish Church “For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not [...]