Tag Archives: Christina Rossetti

Fire Upwards!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by mhrockness

“A story of the wars of the first Napoleon has often come back to me.  He was trying in a winter campaign, to cut off the march of the enemy across a frozen lake.  The gunners were told to fire … Continue reading →

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Love Came Down

Posted on December 6, 2013 by mhrockness

“Our meeting place with God and our beholding His glory, lies not in our going up to Him, but in His coming down to us in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord.  ‘God who commended the light to shine … Continue reading →

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Why Pray?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by mhrockness

“It has come these days with a new light and power, that the first thing we have to see to, as we draw nearer to God day by day, is that ‘our fellowship is with the Father and with His … Continue reading →

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