... decision. It was no Sunday afternoon diversion ” no harmless but satisfying hobby. It cost people everything they had. Jesus wanted the multitude to think through the possible consequences before they made a commitment. It's like an inscription that appears on the west wall of Winchester Cathedral. It reads like this: "That Way thou that prayest ” this way thou that passest by." The background of this inscription is interesting. Back in 1632 a passageway was cut in the southwest corner of this great ...
2. God Will See You Through
John 12:20-33
Illustration
George Antonakos
... ." And then before the message could be completed, a heavy fog rolled in and with that heavy fog the gloom of a nation filled the hearts of the people. But then, when the mist began to lift, it became evident that the signals of the Winchester Cathedral had really spelled out this triumphant message. "Wellington defeated the enemy!" Too often we allow the future to be colored by what we understand at the moment and it keeps us from moving forward. Trust God in the midst of transition and conflict. Let go ...
3. The Fog Lifted
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... . The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of Wellington. The people of England depended on a system of semaphore signals to find out how the battle was going. One of these signal stations was on the tower of Winchester Cathedral. Late in the day it flashed the signal: "W-E-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N- - -D-E-F-E-A-T-E-D- -." Just at that moment one of those sudden English fog clouds made it impossible to read the message. The news of defeat ...
... death a mighty funeral procession left his castle for the cathedral at Aix. When the royal casket arrived, with a lot of pomp and circumstance, it was met by the local bishop, who barred the cathedral door. "Who comes?" the Bishop asked, as was the ... for all of us are God's equally beloved guests. King George IV desired Communion and sent a servant to bring the Bishop of Winchester. When the servant arrived with the Bishop, the King was angry. He felt his servant had taken too long. The King upbraided the man ...
