Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, tagged friendship on October 31, 2007 | 5 Comments »
It made absolutely no sense today but I did it anyway. Midmorning, I suddenly remembered a friend of mine and her two requests recently that we get together to talk about books. She was looking for some helpful Christian materials and wanted to get some suggestions. It was a chilly, cloudy sort of fall day [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Hymns, Worship, tagged , christianity, Hymns, Worship on October 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
There is probably no more rousing and inspiring hymn of praise to the Lord than this one. It is often sung during Communion. The first time I heard it, I knew this was not a hymn to listen to sitting down. The majestic hymn tune that most often accompanies it lifts up the words [...]
Posted in Hymns, tagged devotion, hymn, Jesus Christ, Worship on October 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
This weekend I got a chance to listen to a CD that was given to me some time ago. I had never had the chance to listen to it until now. It contained what scholars believe to be the oldest hymn on record (150 A.D.) in the Christian church that has survived complete, “Hail, [...]
Posted in Great Quotes on October 23, 2007 | 18 Comments »
“One of the great evils of the time is that of deliberating about a plain command of Christ, and asking, ‘What will be the result of it?’ What have you to do with results? ‘But if I follow Christ in all things, I may lose my position.’ What you have to do with that? When [...]
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement on October 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
This afternoon was one of those brilliant autumn days in Milwaukee where the sky was the deepest blue, and the yellow and red maples were at their most stunning. After church, Tom and I drove to the east side of Milwaukee on the shores of Lake Michigan. We parked and took a walk along Lake [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Hymns, Music, tagged christianity, Hymns, Jesus, Worship on October 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I wanted to share this hymn we sang this morning in worship. It was written during the heart of the Reformation, but its message is timeless truth.
From God can nothing move me; He will not step aside
But gently will reprove me And be my constant guide.
He stretches out His hand in evening and in morning,
My [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Worship, tagged christianity, Faith, Jesus, Praise on October 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Behold your divine possession! This redeeming God is our God. The God who redeemed us at a cost so dear and precious to Himself as the gift, the sufferings, and sacrifice of His only-begotten and beloved Son–who charged all our sins to Him, laid all our curse on Him, exacting from Him, as our [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Family, tagged Christian radio, Faith, Family on October 20, 2007 | 6 Comments »
A week ago Sunday, my brother Andy, sister Lisa and I held an Open House at the VCY Studios in honor of our parents’ 50 years of ministry. My dad, Vic Eliason, was ordained in 1957 and has served the Lord full time ever since, first as an associate pastor in Des Moines, Iowa and [...]
Posted in Music on October 19, 2007 | 12 Comments »
I was engaged in house cleaning this morning when music suddenly could be heard. It was Johann Strauss, Jr., so I waltzed into my son Jonathan’s bedroom to see what he was playing. The morning turned into an impromptu music appreciation fest. I scrubbed a tub to Mozart’s Dies Irae, cleaned a sink to Beethoven’s [...]
Posted in Family, tagged child care, Family, motherhood on October 18, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A co-worker of mine who is a former teacher, Nicole Strickland, followed up on the theme I wrote and spoke about recently regarding mothers caring for their children. She wrote this short piece on the subject that further develops the issue and points to the heart of the problem.
Contemporary American society does not value motherhood [...]
