Mallory Patrick has been a guest writer on The Voice of One. Mallory is my sister-in-law and founder of Gathered Fragments Book Sanctuary. Gathered Fragments seeks to preserve books of all times and places that present Christ crucified. Recently, Mallory launched a podcast called “The Newness of Spirit.” If your heart is hungry for spirit-given teaching about…
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Teague McKamey lives in Washington state with his wife and two children. Teague’s poetry has appeared in several journals and in self-published books. He blogs at thevoiceofone.org and awanderingminstrel.com. In all areas of life, Teague desires that Christ may be magnified in his body (Php. 1:20).
Perfect Priest
“So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable (for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God” (Heb. 7:18-19). “For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, a…
Bart Simpson Christianity
This week I am unexpectedly busy with projects, some of which have deadlines. As I prioritized things, I thought I should take a break from blogging this week, which is important to do from time to time. But when I asked the Lord about it, He said, “Who is your source?” As usual, the Lord’s…
Comfort in Extremity—Christopher Harvey
I am reading through The Oxford Book of Christian Verse. Over the years, I have enjoyed a number of Christian poets from Ben Jonson to Mary Karr. This volume contains favorite poets like John Donne and George Herbert, plus many others I’ve not read. This past week I read a poem by Christopher Harvey, a…
Esther’s Gethsemane (Part 2)
Please read part one: https://thevoiceofone.org/2021/08/19/esthers-gethsemane-part-1/ See a video of this message starting at the 20 minute mark In part one, we saw that Esther has effectively given up her life to save her people, just as Jesus did. After three days of fasting and prayer, Esther goes to king Ahasuerus. She wins his approval, and…
Esther’s Gethsemane (Part 1)
Our church is studying Esther. When it was my turn to share, I covered from the end of chapter two to the first part of chapter five. (See a video of my message here. The sermon starts at about the 20 minute mark). Esther opens with King Ahasuerus (AKA Xerxes) hosting a lavish feast. During…
Crucifying Jesus Again
“For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, became companions with the Holy Spirit, tasted God’s good word and the powers of the coming age, and who have fallen away, because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding Him up to contempt”…
This Is My Father’s World
The Lord recently touched my heart through the hymn, “This Is My Father’s World.” (Hear Gungor’s rendition here). The words and tune project a childlike confidence: everything is God’s and He is lovingly involved with all. Nothing can change that, and nothing can threaten the soul that rests in such a Father. The text of…
The Resurrection of the Dead
The Resurrection of the Dead* Sown: thrown away into the worm-infested (you ain’t nuthin’ but) dirt Corruption: third-world police, a computer with a virus, a bike chain in the rain. Dishonor: a soldier discharged, a kamikaze who lived, an effigy smoldering. Weakness: addiction’s reason, indecision’s fancy, the thread we hang by. Raised: a flower bursting…
God Is…Cuddly?
This week, I saw “God is love” posted on a church’s reader board. Enough said, right? Not quite. Let’s just say this denomination (at least in America) has christened things that the Bible says are sin. When they say “God is love,” it means something closer to, “God is cuddly, and permissive.” Given that they…
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