What is the anointing?
What is the anointing? The New Testament Greek words for “anoint” are chrio, which means “to smear or rub with oil” and, by implication, “to consecrate for office or religious service”; and aleipho, which means “to anoint.” In Bible times, people were anointed with oil to signify God’s blessing or call on …
Psalm 3 – A Psalm in Distress
O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah. But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah. I lay down and slept; …
Psalm 2 – The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying; “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them …
Psalm 1 – The Blessed Man
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in …
Charcoal from Water Lilies
This is an excellent example of practical Christianity at work. A group of disabled Philippinos have worked together to create a new life for themselves, inspired by great leadership and practical assistance and vision from a Bishop. I really liked this, I hope you do to. ‘For you have been a …
