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 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 […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ The Five Books of Psalms “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!” Psalm 150:6 Wednesday’s Bible reading for Week 36 is Psalms 105–107. I haven’t mentioned the organization and divisions of the Psalms, but because Psalm 107 begins the fifth and last book, I wanted […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 36: Tuesday “At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifice there. For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were in the […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 35: Tuesday “Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy…” 1 Chronicles 15:16 Tuesday’s Bible reading is 1 Chronicles 15–19. These chapters cover events of joy, blessing and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 34: Monday “Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them: The LORD bless you, and keep you; The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious […]
Read MoreDuring that turbulent year of campus riots in 1970, on July 16, I became a Christian. Just over a month later I went to a camp with other college students from the Southeast for three weeks (in case you’re wondering, this wasn’t one of the many cults of that day), and for the first time […]
Read MoreAfter writing Psalms 81–83: Worship & Songs this week I added the category of Music to the list in the sidebar. I’m surprised I didn’t think of this earlier because I posted so much music last year during the Christmas season, and I added more songs at Easter. We are a singing faith. May God […]
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Kindling for Candles 