Saturday, April 2, 2016

"Faith may look for a well-grounded confidence, but when it has won its confidence, it ventures upon it."

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      Oliver O'Donovan, "Resurrection and the senses:  in defence of Thomas," ABC Religion and Ethics, 25 March 2016 .
Friday, April 1, 2016

"theologia is the apprehension of God by a man restored to the image and likeness of God. . . ."

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Orthodox Christian Student Society, University of Oxford      Andrew Louth, Discerning the mystery:  an essay on the nature of theology...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

"'prayer' and 'precariousness' have the same root in Latin"

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Jean Bourdichon (1457-1521),  Poverty. From The four conditions of society. Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. "Wha...
Friday, March 25, 2016

My song is love unknown

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Hymnology Archive God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Iesus Christ,  Gal. 6.14. 1. MY Song is love unknown; My...

Table grace

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c. 1537 :   The primer in English for children after the use [(or vse)] of Sa[lisbury/rum] , also titled The manual of prayers, or the pry...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

"Ever since I've practiced not seeing, I've seen many wonderful things. . . . How much have you been seeing? Are your eyes satisfied?"

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     "If a director is to restrain himself on film, though, he must restrain himself in life—that is, he must 'practice' restra...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

"as you know our weakness, so we may know your power to save"

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"For the Tempted", William Bright, Ancient collects  and other prayers: selected for devotional use from various rituals, with an ...