Author Archives: John Estorge

Apparently quoting Socrates in his trial defense, Plato wrote in The Apology of Socrates, “For if I tell you that to do as you say would be a disobedience to the God, and therefore that I cannot hold my tongue, you will not believe that I am serious; and if I say again that dailyContinue reading “The Unexamined Life”

“Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden onContinue reading “Through Fire and Water”

Christ is our prophet in that he reveals to us, by his word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation. Christ is our priest, in that he once offered himself as a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice, and to reconcile us to God. He also makes continual intercession for us. Christ is ourContinue reading “Prophet, Priest, and King”

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts. — John Calvin, Commentary, Ephesians 3:21

Psalm 139 (AMP) O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do]; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways. EvenContinue reading “Restless Hearts”

I do not ask to see the way My feet will have to tread; But only that my soul may feed Upon the living Bread. ’Tis better far that I should walk By faith close to His side; I may not know the way I go, But oh, I know my Guide. Refrain His loveContinue reading “His Love Can Never Fail”