Parish Life
In All the Annals
“Inlooking back over the history of the Christian Church, and thinking of thegreat men who have from time to time appeared on her stage, I cannot recall anyman who so brilliantly combined so many qualities of greatness as ThomasChalmers. We may…
In His Time
“Christiansoften have occasion to remark that God’s ways are not as man’s ways, nor Histhoughts as man’s thoughts. Likewise,His measure of time oft far varies from our own estimations. This holds true ina vast variety of respects—but it…
Slow Down and Rest
“I have often felt that the bustle of too active and varied sphere of exertion is adverse to the growth of one’s personal and spiritual Christianity.” Thomas Chalmers
Half-Hearted Ruts
“OurLord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-heartedcreatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy isoffered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in theslum because he c…
Children in Worship
After worshipping with us at Parish the first few times, people will often comment on how delightful, among many other things, are the sights and sounds of our “lively family atmosphere” and our wiggling, squirming, and murmuring children. These …
The Vicar
Nearly every time I go exploring in the vast, uncharted realms of Arthur Quiller-Couch’s anthologies, I find some heretofore overlooked gem. This summer as I was working my way through his Oxford Book of Victorian Verse, I ran across this wonderf…
Thanksgiving in Boston
Earlyon the settlers expressed their thanksgiving for the evidence of God’s goodprovidence in their lives. Despiteall the hardships they faced, they recognized the peculiar opportunity they hadbeen afforded. Thus, theyoutwardly affirmed t…