Monthly Archives: December 2011
Against the Heathens
How long the holy city Shall heathen feet profane? Return, O Lord, in pity; Rebuild her walls again. -Henry Francis Lyte The former Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair, recently stated that massive Third World immigration is “a very positive … Continue reading
Remembrances
And there reigns love and all love’s loving parts, And all those friends which I thought buried. I was pastor at St. John’s Anglican Church in London from 1910 to 1950. When I started there as assistant pastor I was … Continue reading
Blessed England, Blessed Europe
“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England…” – Shakespeare I saw two Londons the other day. The first London was in a short documentary following a movie made in 1940. An American photo journalist gave Americans a close-up … Continue reading
A Christmas Carol
‘I am mortal,’ Scrooge remonstrated, ‘and liable to fall.’ ‘Bear but a touch of my hand there,’ said the Spirit, laying it upon his heart, ‘and you shall be upheld in more than this!’ It’s the time of year when … Continue reading
The Hills of Europe
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalm 121: 1 Let’s suppose I’m a British soldier of the 19th century, just returned “from Injia’s sunny climes” where I was “servin’ of ‘Er Majesty … Continue reading
