“Mary, Did You Know?”

December 18, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

There are some songs with words and music so personally significant, I still remember the first time I heard them. I heard Mary, Did You Know? sung by a small vocal ensemble at the water’s edge of a town harbor during an outdoor Christmas celebration over ten years ago. The lyrics and music throughout the song […]

“Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel!”

December 4, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

“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 […]

John’s Epistles

January 8, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem; and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem. When His disciples James and […]

In A Beseiged City

January 3, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

– Blessed be the Lord, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city. Psalm 31:21 – – In Grant Horner‘s Bible reading plan, yesterday I read Isaiah 1 and came to this verse. The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, Like a watchman’s hut in […]

The Kingdoms of Our Lord & of His Christ

December 31, 2012.Reading time 8 minutes.

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 11:15 KJV – The words of the “Hallelujah” chorus in Handel’s Messiah are from Revelation 19:6, 16; […]

Christmas Tears

December 21, 2012.Reading time 21 minutes.

Christmas and the holiday season are not always times that are cheery and bright. Loneliness and loss can have a sharper edge in December. There are families in Connecticut who will have a very hard Christmas this year. Presents bought for little ones will bring grief instead of joy. Remember to pray for them. Pray […]

“Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendour”

December 21, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

– For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 – The lyrics of “Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendour” were written in China by Frank Houghton, an Englishman. […]