Truth For The Heart
There are some songs with words and music so personally significant, I still remember the first time I heard them. I first heard Mary, Did You Know? at it was sung at the water’s edge of a town harbor by a small vocal ensemble during an outdoor Christmas celebration over ten years ago. The lyrics and […]
Read MoreWeek 51 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. I put up a variation of this post every week for those who may not know what I’m doing when they find posts on different books of the Bible on different days of the week. This is the general schedule from Michael Coley’s reading plan […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 51: Sunday The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. For I was very glad when brethren came and testified to your truth, that is, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 50: Saturday “But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also.” Acts 23:11 Saturday’s Bible reading is Acts 23–24. May the Lord be […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 50: Friday Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 50: Thursday “Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And gaze on King Solomon with the crown With which his mother has crowned him On the day of his wedding, And on the day of his gladness of heart.” Song of Solomon 3:11 Thursday’s Bible reading is Song of […]
Read More“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 (KJV) The roots of the music of Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel! go back to the 15th century.1 The Messianic titles in the lyrics, called the O Antiphons, are […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 50: Tuesday “Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.” Nehemiah 13:14 Tuesday’s Bible reading is Nehemiah 10–13. May the Lord bless you through the reading of His […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 50: Monday “This day the LORD your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances. You shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul. You have today declared the LORD to be your God, and that you would walk […]
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Kindling for Candles 