Sir Francis Drake

A prayer of Sir Francis Drake Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves,When our dreams have come trueBecause we have dreamed too little,When we arrived safelyBecause we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, whenWith the abundance of things we possessWe have lost our thirstFor the waters of life;Having…

Psalm 9

Is there a way to grow through prayer? “I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” – Psalm 9:1,2 Our world has cameras stationed on every corner it…

Let’s get rid of evangelists

I’ve been observing….over the past few years, the term evangelical has been losing its charm. I think I first started to notice when late TV found, to their pleasure, a target in the TV evangelists to mock and use for fodder – not without reason, of course, but I thought the term evangelism was in…