Truth For The Heart
The Coventry Carol is a song that was unfamiliar to me until I read a novel by Helen MacInnes in which she used it at a critical moment in her story. I have yet to hear it sung in a church or in concert here in the United States. The carol is both lullaby and […]
Read MoreChristmas 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 […]
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 MoreTwo years ago, several days after Thanksgiving I wrote the post, Gratitude. Last year after editing, I reposted it as Giving Thanks. I have revised it yet again for this Thanksgiving. November 28, 2010 ◊ Gratitude Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, and for some of you giving thanks to God will be easy […]
Read MoreThis week I came across an article by Dr. John S. Uebersax, National Days of Prayer: A Historical Comparison, in which he makes this significant observation: Since 1952, the President of the United States has, by law, annually issued a proclamation recommending a National Day of Prayer. This seeks to revive a similar practice that […]
Read MoreAssurance grows by repeated conflict, by our repeated experimental proof of the Lord’s power and goodness to save; when we have been brought very low and helped, sorely wounded and healed, cast down and raised again, have given up all hope and been suddenly snatched from danger, and placed in safety; and when these things […]
Read MoreLast year I wrote two blog posts that I think are especially appropriate as we survey the results of the election here in the United States. I’ve always kept links to these posts at the bottom of my blog’s front page, and I’ve already had several hits on the post on Habakkuk: The Day of […]
Read MoreIn God’s Word & Our Times: Part 1, I discussed the chiasmus of 2 Timothy 3:2–5. I’ve decided to pull out the definition of chiastic structure, add further explanation and examples, and publish it in a separate post, Wonders In God’s Word. This will give me a post to refer to whenever I mention it. I’ve […]
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My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him is my salvation.
Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands so that the […]
Read MorePursue love… 1 Corinthians 14:1 With those two words Alexander Strauch opens his book, Love or Die: Christ’s Wake-Up Call to the Church Revelation 2:4, and begins by discussing the problem of lost love. He focuses on this verse in Revelation because: “It addresses the issue of love, particularly the problem of love that has […]
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Kindling for Candles 