Emmaus Prayer for Priests Lord Jesus, hear our prayer for the spiritual renewal of priests. We praise You for giving their ministry to the Church. In these days renew them with the gifts of Your Spirit. You once opened the Scriptures to the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Now renew Your ordained mi…

This is a follow-up to my last post, a Calvinist, a Wesley bobblehead, the holy catholic Church & the communion of saints. (I'd actually begun writing this post almost a year ago, put it aside at the time, but now I've pulled it out again...) Some of you may be aware of George Whitefield's di…

What does the phrase “just in case” mean? You’re not going to be able to find a definition in a typical dictionary, for a typical diction defines words, not phrases. But the Free Dictionary by Farlex (thefreedictionary.com) does have definitions for phrases, and even idioms, such a…

Hebrews 9:11-15 – The blood of the Lamb of God! By Pastor Lee Hemen October 7, 2012 AM When I was younger, we had a clubhouse we had built in a huge fir tree and then we decided to build another by digging one just down from the tree in the hillside by the railroad tracks. In order to get into the…

Hebrews 7:1-28 – Melchizedek! By Pastor Lee Hemen September 16, 2012 AM Secret identities of heroes are nothing new. Years ago when I was very young there was a show called The Lone Ranger. After he had rescued the damsel in distress or saved the town from the bad guys, someone would ask as he rode…