Deus Misereatur

  I would sit enthralled as the old Colonel would pace the floor telling stories of serving under General Patton in WW II. The commandant of our High School JROTC was striving to get us young adolescents to think bigger than just their hormones and hungers. To do this he recalled life experiences that drew from others long gone to teach us leadership values. Os Guinness, author or editor of over thirty-five books and founder of Trinity Forum, does something similar in his newly published 128-page softback “Signals of Transcendence: Listening to the Promptings of Life”. Guinness retells the fascinating stories of ten people who were tripped up by “signals of transcendence” in their lives, those “arresting and intriguing experiences that both capture our attention and call for further explanation” (1). This delightful manual is the type of work that is easily digestible by teens and twenties and on to those in retirement.   Guinness recounts an abbreviated version of the liv...

  It's a very simple work. Glyn Norman is a Presbyterian minister serving at Trinity United Presbyterian Church (ECO) in Santa Ana California and martial artist. He has pulled together a few of his experiences in Jiu-Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do and parabolically used them as explanations of some basic aspects of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. "What Martial Arts Taught Me about the Gospel of Jesus Christ: Spiritual Lessons from the Dojo" is a 54-page soft back that "is an attempt to explain how some elements of martial arts relate very neatly to the practices of Christianity" (1). Easy-to-read, this could be helpfully digested by teens to senior citizens, especially those who have an interest in the martial arts. The few topics covered in this manual include humility, discipline, evil, responsibility, and perseverance. These chapters weave in some of Norman's personal experiences in Jiu-Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do, with different aspects of the Christian life. There are eve...

  Because your Son, Jesus the Messiah, has made us kings and priests unto you our God, we come offering you our thanks and intercessions. We thank you for all of your generosity to us shown in safe travels, medical care, homes, food, clothing, families, love and warmth. We pray for your Church throughout the nations, including Southern Hills Church of God, Broadway, Czech Hall Road, and Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, as well as Emmanuel Upstate PCA and my friend Billy Castro in Greenville S.C. and Shawnee PCA and Matt Wiley. Guide us in all peace and holiness, without which we cannot expect to see you. Make up our lack and further the good effects of our work done in accordance with your will and way. May we fully embrace the fullness of the Gospel of your Son, Jesus Christ and his kingdom, growing in all godliness and joy. Thank you for lifting up your face on our General Assembly. Continue to fortify our faithfulness, supplement our solidarity, and enlarge our love. Gi...