Truth For The Heart
“Joy to the World” with its exuberant music and words of celebration is one of my favorite Christmas carols. The words are based on Psalm 98, and it is one of the more than 600 hymns written by Isaac Watts (1674-1748).1 He wrote the hymn, however, not of the First Advent of Christ, but of […]
Read MoreIn The Bleak Midwinter is a lovely Christmas carol written by Christina Rossetti. “Our God, heaven cannot hold him, Nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away When he comes to reign; In the bleak midwinter A stable place sufficed The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.” In these two videos the words are sung […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 49: Tuesday “Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, twelve years, neither I no my kinsman have eaten the governor’s food allowance. But the former governors who […]
Read MoreOn Sundays and Wednesdays this month I’ll be posting Christmas music. During the week before Christmas there will be several posts as well as more on Christmas Day. I’ll add links to each gradually in the right sidebar. You can also go back in the archives to find music from last December if you don’t […]
Read MoreWhen I was growing up we attended a church with a large music program, and I first sang in a choir as a young child. Our minister of music frequently had us sing the “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s Messiah during December. The adult choir was at the front of the church behind the ministers, while […]
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 MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 44: Wednesday “When the LORD brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has […]
Read More“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.” Malachi 4:2a If you open any hymnal, you will probably find songs with lyrics written by William Cowper. Two of his best known poems are “There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood” and “God Moves In A […]
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Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 43: Friday “Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith.” Habakkuk 2:4 Friday’s Bible reading is the book of Habakkuk. You may have noticed I haven’t been writing about the minor prophets. One reason is […]
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Kindling for Candles 