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Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.

Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Opus 2025-610: Oh, the Memories

Psalm 37 is too long to print here, but it came to my mind today.  It was a scripture that a man named Earl Lee used to preach on once a year.  His sermon was called The Cycle of Victorious Living.  You may have heard about it.  You may have listened to someone else who stole the idea, borrow the idea or simply hit on it by coincidence.  It’s a marvelous formula for living life.

The point that Pastor Lee kept repeating was “fret not”.  You’ll find that in the first verse then, as you look down the page if you have the King James Version you’ll see certain verbs at the beginning of verses in the first part of the Psalm.  It’s a great pattern to follow.

Trust,
Delight,
Commit,
Rest.
I’m not sure that that’s the exact order that he presented it.  Every year the sermon was fresh to us.  I don’t know if he used exactly the same outline or worked through it again, but it was something to look forward to.

After each point he would remind us to fret not.  Ultimately that seemed to be the key to making the whole process work.

I don’t know if you need this today, but it certainly helped my sun come up.

Blessings.

homo unius libri

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