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Written by Kristen West McGuire
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Isaiah 55: 6-13
“Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the LORD, that he may have mercy on him, and to our God,
for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
says the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 “For as the rain and the snow
come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
12 “For you shall go out in joy,
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field
shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for an everlasting sign which shall not be cut off.”
(Revised Standard Version)
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Written by Kristen West McGuire
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Empress Irene, the first woman to rule the Roman empire alone, restored devotion to icons. Was it a pious gesture, or just politics?
She inherited a complex situation. The Byzantine emperor Leo III declared icons illegal in 730, in part as an emotional reaction to a volcanic eruption and tsunami in the Aegean Sea in 726. After all, marauding Muslims were routinely more successful on the battlefield. Could God be punishing the Christians for their “worship” of graven images? The Muslims thought so. Leo agreed. When his bishop demurred, Leo appointed his own church leadership, shocking Pope Gregory II into a declaration of schism.
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Written by Beverly Mantyh
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reprinted from the June 2007 issue of Secretum Meum Mihi (Modern Library Classics, 2000. 302 pp., $7.95)
Summer -- time to kick back, pour a tall glass of ice tea and grab a good book. A hard working woman deserves a novel that will make her laugh! Forget that Pride and Prejudice is on so many required reading lists; it’s the perfect summer novel. Austen entertains with witty insights while exploring themes for summer reflection.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” When two eligible bachelors are introduced to their sleepy rural neighborhood, the Bennett family anticipates romance. The five Bennet daughters are seeking true love, Mrs. Bennet is searching for men with fortunes, and Mr. Bennet is looking for amusement.
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