Truth For The Heart
I Wonder As I Wander is an American Christmas carol with words and melody by John Jacob Niles. He based it on a few snatches of song he heard on July 16, 1933, in the small Appalachian town of Murphy, North Carolina: “A girl had stepped out to the edge of the little platform attached […]
Read MoreMusic is one of the most wonderful aspects of the Christmas season. The songs of hope, joy and love span centuries and countries, and when we sing these words or listen to these carols, we join with other believers who in other times and in other places worshiped God with the same music. This is […]
Read MoreSeveral years ago when my daughter came home from college, her local voice teacher wanted her to sing with other students at a recital. A voice lesson was squeezed in at the last minute, and because most of her music was still packed up, she grabbed the score of Les Misérables as we ran out […]
Read MoreThere are many reasons why I respect and, yes, love the Apostle Paul. His words near the close of his final letter in the New Testament, 2 Timothy, reveal the stalwart character of the man who loved his fellow believers, and the man who loved the Lord Jesus.
Read MoreI’m thankful for many things—my husband, my children and for various family and friends who are part of my life. I am grateful for strangers I have met who have encouraged me. Over the past three years my family has been through difficult times, as you may have guessed from some of my writings. We’ve […]
Read MoreOver the past week I’ve given just an introduction to some of the great doctrines regarding the Word of God. I’ve done it to provide some help for you to grow in your understanding of what the Bible is. B. B. Warfield speaks so eloquently on revelation: “…we do not see in revelation man reaching […]
Read MoreI first heard Graham Kendrick’s Shine Jesus Shine sung by a choir of children from a Christian orphanage in Africa. Shining with smiles, when they came to the chorus they started swinging flashlights in time to the music, and we rejoiced together in Jesus who had brought light into our lives. The song contains the […]
Read MoreI’ve finished my series of posts about how I became a Christian, and what it means to believe in Jesus Christ. I’m about to begin another series on why you can believe in Jesus Christ. You may be thinking: how can I be encouraged by these posts in those moments when I feel like a smoldering candle that is about to go out? Because the posts are about our hope.
Read MoreWelcome to Kindling for Candles! I chose the name for the blog from Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12. Within those passages there is justice, confrontation of evil, compassion, comfort and hope.
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Kindling for Candles 