Seeking the Lord in Our Spiritual Activities
The choice of this text (Is. 55:6) and the theme is an appropriate, though unusual one. It is unusual, negatively, because it is taken from the Old Testament, which many churches, even those which are supposed to be Reformed, today ignore. And it is not man-centered. It is common to read of many religious conventions and their themes, particularly in the summer months: and most of them emphasize what man is, what he can do, his talents and abilities to change the world for the better and help...