Posted in Hymns, Worship on March 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
At night sometimes I wake up and a hymn is running through my head. This morning I woke up with the words from a hymn text,
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glory be to God on high;
Alleluia! to the Savior
who has gained the victory;
Alleluia! to the Spirit,
fount of love and sanctity:
Alleluia, alleluia!
to the Triune Majesty.
What a wonderful way to [...]
Posted in Crosstalk, God's Creation, Worship on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Dr. Gary Parker is our guest today on Crosstalk. He is the former evolutionist and biologist who wrote the new book, The Complete Zoo Adventure: A Field Trip in a Book. He will be talking about the amazing design features of animals and how God’s glory shines through his creation. He has a fascinating array [...]
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 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 Christian Living, Faith, Worship, tagged , christianity, Faith, Jesus, spirituality on October 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“When once the soul of a believer has obtained sweet and real communion with Christ, it looks about him, watches all temptations all ways whereby sin might approach, to disturb him in his enjoyment of his dear Lord and Savior, his rest and desire. How does it charge itself not to omit anything, nor to [...]
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 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 [...]
