Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 52

Week 52 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. This past year I’ve been putting up a variation of this post each week to explain what I’m doing when readers find posts on different books of the Bible on different days. Michael Coley’s reading plan mixes readings from different sections of the Bible: Sunday: […]

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“Hallelujah!”

Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.” Revelation 19:6 “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet […]

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“O Come All Ye Faithful”

I have always loved to sing O Come All Ye Faithful on Christmas morning.  The last verse bursts into a crescendo of joy as it calls us to worship and adore Jesus Christ the Lord. “Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be glory given! Word of the Father, Now […]

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“Carol of the Bells”

Bells have been used for centuries to mark events of significance. Carol of the Bells was composed by the Ukrainian composer, Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, and is frequently performed by handbell choirs. These handbell ringers in Taipei are unique, however; their entrance and processional as they ring out the notes enhances and expresses the joyous melody. […]

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“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us…”

“But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4–5 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and […]

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