ST. LUKE differed from his fellow-evangelists and fellow-disciples in having received the advantages of (what is called) a liberal education. In this respect he resembled St. Paul, who, with equal accomplishments, appears to have possessed even more learning. He is said to have been a native of Antioch, a city celebrated for the refined habits … Continue reading “IN THE HEARTS OF ALL THAT ARE WISE HEARTED, I HAVE PUT WISDOM”
THE DANGER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Exodus 31:6 “In the hearts of all that are wise hearted, I have put wisdom.” ST. LUKE differed from his fellow-evangelists and fellow-disciples in having received the advantages of (what is called) a liberal education. In this respect he resembled St. Paul, who, with equal accomplishments, appears to have possessed even more learning. He is … Continue reading “THE DANGER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS”
THE FEAST OF ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST
THE DANGER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Exodus 31:6 “In the hearts of all that are wise hearted, I have put wisdom.” ST. LUKE differed from his fellow-evangelists and fellow-disciples in having received the advantages of (what is called) a liberal education. In this respect he resembled St. Paul, who, with equal accomplishments, appears to have possessed even … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST”
WHO MAKETH HIS ANGELS SPIRITS, HIS MINISTERS A FLAMING FIRE
ON to-day’s Festival it well becomes us to direct our minds to the thought of those Blessed Servants of God, who have never tasted of sin; who are among us, though unseen, ever serving God joyfully on earth as well as in heaven; who minister, through their Maker’s condescending will, to the redeemed in Christ, … Continue reading “WHO MAKETH HIS ANGELS SPIRITS, HIS MINISTERS A FLAMING FIRE”
THE POWERS OF NATURE
Psalm 104:4 “Who maketh His Angels spirits, His Ministers a flaming fire.” ON to-day’s Festival it well becomes us to direct our minds to the thought of those Blessed Servants of God, who have never tasted of sin; who are among us, though unseen, ever serving God joyfully on earth as well as in heaven; … Continue reading “THE POWERS OF NATURE”
THE FEAST OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
THE POWERS OF NATURE Psalm 104:4 “Who maketh His Angels spirits, His Ministers a flaming fire.” ON to-day’s Festival it well becomes us to direct our minds to the thought of those Blessed Servants of God, who have never tasted of sin; who are among us, though unseen, ever serving God joyfully on earth as … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS”
WOE UNTO YOU THAT ARE RICH! FOR YE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSOLATION
UNLESS we were accustomed to read the New Testament from our childhood, I think we should be very much struck with the warnings which it contains, not only against the love of riches, but the very possession of them; we should wonder with a portion of that astonishment which the Apostles at first felt, who … Continue reading “WOE UNTO YOU THAT ARE RICH! FOR YE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR CONSOLATION”
THE DANGER OF RICHES
Luke 6:24 “Woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.” UNLESS we were accustomed to read the New Testament from our childhood, I think we should be very much struck with the warnings which it contains, not only against the love of riches, but the very possession of them; we should … Continue reading “THE DANGER OF RICHES”
THE FEAST OF ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE
THE DANGER OF RICHES Luke 6:24 “Woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.” UNLESS we were accustomed to read the New Testament from our childhood, I think we should be very much struck with the warnings which it contains, not only against the love of riches, but the very possession … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE”
JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM,AND SAITH OF HIM, BEHOLD AN ISRAELITE INDEED, IN WHOM IS NO GUILE!
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, whose Festival we celebrate to-day, has been supposed to be the same as the Nathanael mentioned in the text. Nathanael was one of Christ’s first converts, yet his name does not occur again till the last chapter of St. John’s Gospel, where he is mentioned in company with certain of the Apostles, to … Continue reading “JESUS SAW NATHANAEL COMING TO HIM,AND SAITH OF HIM, BEHOLD AN ISRAELITE INDEED, IN WHOM IS NO GUILE!”