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I am the resurrection and the life. Boreham

The Bow in the Cloud by Dr. F. W. Boreham Memory is the soul's best minister. Sydney Carton found it so. On the greatest night of his life – the night on which he resolved to lay down his life for his friend – a text swept suddenly into his mind, and, from that moment, it seemed to be written everywhere. The story occurs, of course, in the  Tale of Two Cities . The book lies on the grass beside me as I lounge upon this Australian lawn on a perfect autumn evening. It may be that the bronze and saffron tints upon the foliage around me, and the wrestling of the fallen leaves at my feet, have suggested pensive thoughts. However that may be, I allowed the book to slip from my hand a minute ago, whilst my truant fancy wandered away to all the stricken and bereaved homes that, in the course of my long ministry, I have been privileged to visit. If only I could hurry back to them and bind up the broken hearts that they sheltered with the thoughts that had come thronging through my mind sinc...
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Narcissists smear reputations. Why ?

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Antagonists book

Church Antagonists Can't Live With Them, Can Live Without Them By Kenneth C. Haugk   Over 1,000 people had crowded into the sanctuary of a California church to celebrate Pastor Smith's installation. He had successfully served a congregation in Oklahoma for 15 years and was looking forward to the opportunities and challenges of his new pastorate. Early in his ministry in Oklahoma, Pastor Smith had weathered a vicious attack from an antagonist. Fortunately, the situation had been handled with a limited amount of damage, the antagonist had left the congregation, and the congregation had thrived during the remainder of his years there. Life is good , the pastor thought as he entered the fellowship hall for a reception after the service. He gazed over the crowd gathered for the festivities. That's when he saw them. The Oklahoma antagonist and his wife had traveled 1,500 miles to attend the installation and sow discrediting rumors about hi...
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Lamentations 5 The Prayer Of Despair

Lamentations 5 The Prayer Of Despair London Bridge is falling down.  Thomas Brooks wrote a long treatise on the national judgment God brought on England through the fire in a bakery in 1666. In three days most of London was burning. The Mayor didn't take it seriously and set up the fire breaks necessary. Politics got in the way of safety.   1 Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace!  Brooks wrote: When righteous government fails  (1.) Order fails; (2.) Religion fails;  (3.) Trade fails; (4.) Justice fails;  (5.) Prosperity fails;  (6.) Strength and power fails; (7.) Fame and honour fails; (8.) Wealth and riches fails; (9.) Peace and quiet fails ; (10.) All human society fails.   In the church too. In 1662 There was an act of Uniformity that froze out congregational pastors and removed them from their pulpits. Brooks found himself alienated from most pastors because of his congregational principles. He followed...
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