1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto [...]

“And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.  Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed [...]

“O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.  Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.  Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.  For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be [...]

10 November 2017 Anno Domini “Rescue me and deliver me in Your righteousness; turn Your ear to me and save me.” (Psalm 71:2) “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;  These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.5 For he commandeth, and raiseth [...]

REVELATION, Part XVIII, THE SEVENTH SEAL, a Devotion for 9 November 2017 Anno Domini   “And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. [...]

“ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:  And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood [...]

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER (1940 Hymnal #142), a Devotion on a Hymn for Veteran’s Day, 7 November 2017 Anno Domini (St. Andrews Parish Church) Since Veteran’s Day is fast approaching (November 11) I have decided to write, for the first time, a devotion on our National Anthem. Most Americans whose heads are graced with at [...]

“And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.  And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a [...]

The land of Ancient Persia (modern day Iran) is rich in literary works of great writers such as Ferdowsi (The Shanameh), Kayyam’s Rubaiyat, Hafez, Attar of Nishapur, and Saadi Shirazi, just to name a few.   Below is a Persian Parable by Saadi Shirazi (around 1000 A.D.) that has strong application to our own day: [...]

This powerful hymn may be the greatest of all to come out of the Reformation. Written by the leading Reformer, Martin Luther, in 1529, this hymn became the rallying anthem of the Reformation. Very like the French La Marseillaise whose rousing strains aided Napoleon to win many victories, or the British Anthem, God Save the [...]