The hardening

After Hebrews 3: 1-19 

The deceit, the lies,

the untruthfulness

harden as they

happen. They grow

within us, causing

us to turn our heads,

look away, avoid

all mirrors, fell

our hearts harden

and die. We are

expert at deceiving

ourselves; we are

professionals skilled

at hardening our hearts.

But remember that original

confidence, that assurance.

It softens; it lasts.

Hold on to it.

 

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Some Sunday Readings

 

“Frost at Midnight” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.

 

God Never Needs Updating – Sylvia Schroeder at When the House is Quiet.

 

Saint Patrick: A Sonnet – Malcolm Guite.

The house or the builder

After Hebrews 3:1-19 

What deserves the reputation,

the glory, the house or

the builder of the house?

Which is greater, deserving

our praise? We can admire

the house, but it is the builder

to whom, of whom, we

sing our praise.

 

Because the builder is

the greater, we put our faith

in him. Remind each other,

daily, encourage each other,

daily, not to fall away, not

to harden our hearts, not 

to be imprisoned within

the deceitfulness of sin,

the deceitfulness of our

own hearts. Hold firm,

to the end.

 

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Some Sunday Readings

 

Mothering Sunday – sonnet by Malcolm Guite.

 

Two Common Mistakes Christians Make about Government – Robby Lashua at Stand to Reason. 

 

How Christians Should think about IVF-Created Embryos – Joe Carter at The Gospel Coalition.

 

The Surging Growth of K-12 Classical Education – Keri Ingraham at Real Clear Education.

 

Beauty, Nature, & the Quest for Meaning in Sigrid Unset’s “The Wild Orchid” – Mark Bjelland at The Imaginative Conservative.