A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing;
Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.
And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us:
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.
That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours through Him Who with us sideth:
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.
Words & Music: Martin Luther, 1529; translated from German to English by Frederic H. Hedge, 1853.
Tags: God, Martin Luther, Worship
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Puncture a human heart and it will bleed; pierce it spiritually and the result is tears.
Columba Stewart, Prayer and Community: The Benedictine Tradition
Tags: Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Life
Tags: 20 December, 2012, Disaster, End of the World, Film, Mayan Calendar, Movie, Pandemic, War
I’ve started a new blog which is open to anyone who would like to add their own short story based on the theme “the shape of things to come“.
Stories need to fit into one of these categories:
- The shape of things to come
- They came from outer space
- Time travel
- Trouble in paradise
Whether you want to author a short story yourself, or just want to read the stories I hope you find the blog entertaining. Just click here.
Tags: Alien, Alien Invasion, Creative Writing, Dystopia, Fiction, Future, Literature, Science Fiction, Short Story, Story Writing, The shape of things to come, Time travel, Trouble in paradise, UFO, Utopia
I went to see John Shuttleworth at the Everyman a few years back. He’s brilliantly funny. I saw him on an advert for Yorkshire Tea tonight. I hope he does another tour.
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