Tag Archives: grace

No Second Rate Sons

For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, [...]

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Let no Christian soul tremble in fear, for God himself is here

“Those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is [...]

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Waiting Saints

I have a hope, bright in darkest place; a drowning flood of ocean’s grace to rise around these broken feet and take me up to wondrous dreams. Though stars go dark and all hearts may fail still strong in love is my King Though mountains tremble and the heavens flee still my hope is held [...]

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Sunsmith

Hammered down the stars in all their brightened points; Battered out the world in its green and ocean form, forge from space the Sunsmith’s sword to cut the souls from lonely men and take them through in massive skins; in skins that are not their own. So we, in bodies far too tight for us, [...]

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The Present Promise

“Sing, O daughter of Zion, shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away your punishment, He has turned back the enemy, The Lord, King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm.” -Zephaniah 3:14-15 Now there is a [...]

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