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Author: David M. Frye

  • Melt Me Down

    “Weigh my heart, summon me by night, melt me down; you will find no impurity in me.” (Psalm 17:3, BCP)

  • Holding Him

    “But the love of the Lord is everlasting upon those who hold him in fear….” (Psalm 103:17a, LH)

  • In Strength

    “O Lord, arise in your strength; we shall sing and praise your power.” (Psalm 21:14, LH)

  • A Rite Ideal

    “There is this much to be said for the impossible ideal of rigid uniformity of rite, that without it Christians unconsciously grow to pray and so to believe somewhat differently, and mutual charity becomes increasingly difficult.” (The Shape of the Liturgy, Dom Gregory Dix, London: Dacre Press, 1945, p. 121)

  • Eager for Milk

    “Be as eager for milk as newborn babies—pure milk of the spirit to make you grow unto salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” (1 Peter 2:2-3, LH)

  • Out of Poverty

    Introduction This is the sermon I preached at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb., on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8, 2009, the weekend of the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. + + + Readings 1 Kings 17:8-16 Psalm 146 (8) Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 + + + Prayer Long ago, O God, you spoke to our…

  • Destined for Salvation

    “For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, NRSV)

  • On Liberal Scholarship

    “…for it is now plain that despite all the deference to critical methods which liberal scholars sincerely endeavoured to pay, their conclusions were as often dictated by their presuppositions as by their actual handling of the evidence.” (The Shape of the Liturgy, Dom Gregory Dix, London: Dacre Press, 1945, p. 70)

  • The Just Judge

    “They all therefore praised the ways of the Lord, the just judge who brings to light the things that are hidden.” (2 Maccabees 12:41, LH)

  • Who Can Live?

    “What man can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the grasp of the grave?” (Psalm 89:48, LH)