When I returned from sabbatical I wanted our church to take 'vision' a level deeper than simply our personal vision or our church's vision. I wanted us to return to the core vision of every believer and church, which is a transforming vision of the only awesome God. I can never get over A. W. …
A Prayer by St. Augustine
As I was reading St. Augustine's Confessions this morning, I stumbled into this prayer at the end of Book 4, Part 16. The words were striking, powerful, and tender, so I thought I'd share them : O Lord our God, let the shelter of your wings give us hope. Protect us and uphold us. You will be the …
St. Augustine reflects on God’s nature
Reading St. Augustine's Confessions recently, I was moved by a number of passages. Here is one from early on (Book 1, Part 4) that had never really stood out to me as it did during this reading: What, then, is the God I worship? He can be none but the Lord God himself, for who but the …
Matthew Erickson 