Monthly Archives: January 2006

The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan We have just finished the story of one who, having named the name of Christ, and been faithful to His cause, -one who paid the ultimate price for his faith. This next episode paints … Continue reading →

So I saw that, quickly after they were got out of the fair, they overtook one that was going before them, whose name was BY-ENDS; So they said to him, "What countryman, sir? and how far go you this way?" … Continue reading →

This is not the hymn we will be singing in class this Sunday. We will be going back over one of the two introduced in the last two weeks. The words to this hymn came to my mind this week … Continue reading →

Those of you who stop by from time to time perhaps will have noticed some changes here of late, especially around the top side-bar header on the right side of this web log, the one named Threshing Floor. This little … Continue reading →

There is so much symbolism bound up in the names of the characters in this next section of Pilgrim’s Progress. By the time we leave this piece, we learn why Faithful is so named: Be faithful unto death, and I … Continue reading →

This makes the second post related to the antics of the Purpose Driven guru in about a week. I am not normally a Rick Warren basher, but it has just happened that way. The material for these two posts found … Continue reading →

Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, who was the author of Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness, was born into high aristocracy on May 26, 1700, in Dresden, Germany. He studied law for a time, and then traveled throughout Europe. In his early … Continue reading →

What does this opening phrase mean: Jesus, thy blood and righteousness? Notice the repetition of this theme through out the hymn: These things are my beauty, my glorious dress (stanza 1). Arrayed in these I shall lift up my head, … Continue reading →

The topic for Tabletalk Magazine this month is The Pilgrim’s Progress. This issue alone is worth the annual subscription price. As a matter of fact the fine art work and just one article are worth the annual subscription price: In … Continue reading →

There are several lessons to be learned from this weeks passage. This section of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress clearly paints a vivid picture of the material world we all live in. 1. The items that make up the first list of … Continue reading →