Posted in Hymns on September 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I wanted to post one other hymn I read this morning in an old Sunday School hymnal from the turn of the last century. I was startled to see that it was attributed to Clement of Alexandria, 200 years after Christ ascended into heaven. (Note the term “devious” has a negative connotation in English today. [...]
Posted in Hymns, tagged christianity, Hymns, Worship on September 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I want to share this worship hymn from today’s Divine Service. It was first published in 1630.
O God, my faithful God,
True fountain ever flowing,
Without whom nothing is,
All perfect gifts bestowing:
Give me a healthy frame,
And may I have within
A conscience free from blame,
A soul unstained by sin.
Give me the strength to do
With ready heart and [...]
Posted in Family, tagged christianity, Faith, Family, working mothers on September 28, 2007 | 35 Comments »
Tom and I have been talking a lot lately about why families struggle so much today to have time for each other and why life is so hurried, rushed and filled with stress. Men feel it as well as women, but several news articles recently have pointed to the true state of American womanhood these [...]
Posted in Faith, Worship, tagged christianity, Faith, Jesus, spirituality on September 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
“Seeking for Jesus.” John 6:24.
This, my soul, should be your constant employment, wherever you are, however engaged; in going in, or out; at rising up, or lying down; whether in public or private, in the church or market-place; the closet, the family, the garden, the field, the house: the question ever arising in the [...]
Posted in Faith, Worship, tagged christianity, Faith, Puritans, spirituality on September 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am adding a site to my blogroll today because I have found a place I want you to know about. The Lord has been compelling me to increasingly seek knowledge of and communion with Him above all other ministry activity. The writings of the Puritans are a constant and powerful spur on to prayer [...]
Posted in Battle for Truth on September 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst;
he promises honor and pays with disgrace;
he promises pleasure and pays with pain;
he promises profit and pays with loss;
he promises life and pays with death.”
–Thomas Brooks
Posted in Faith, tagged christianity, Faith, hope on September 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“In ourselves we have no resources for the battle and journey of life; the fact that their source is outside of ourselves pleads for our trust in Jesus. Grace is not natural to us; holiness is not innate, and our native strength is but another term for utter weakness. Where, then, are our [...]
Posted in Faith, Worship, tagged christianity, Faith, meditation on September 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The Puritan’s taught the importance of meditation on God’s Word. Today the term “meditation” has a number of New Age implications that have nothing to do with how the biblical term is used. If you want to understand the difference, here is a wonderful article (pdf file) on the kind of meditation the Psalmist referred [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Family, tagged books, christianity, Faith on September 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A friend of mine at work recently gave me several copies of a periodical called The Banner of Sovereign Grace. Last night I got to read through several of them, and I was greatly encouraged by everything that they contained. Through these wonderful magazines I also learned of an online bookstore called Reformation Heritage Books. [...]
Posted in Battle for Truth, Faith on September 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
This article from Worldnet Daily reports on the new television show called, “Reaper” where viewers are urged to be one of “satan’s tools”. There is no fear of God any longer. What is even more grievous is the fact that there is little fear of God among those identifying themselves as evangelical Christians. It’s [...]
