Our Adult Choir is working on a wonderful cantata “A Song of Joy”! It is one of the best I’ve seen in a l long time! When the Apostle Paul listed the fruits of the Spirit, the first was love. Joy came next! That does not surprise me a bit! All of us crave to… Read More »
My dear husband David frequently reminds me that the heart of Christmas and the heart of Christianity can well be summed up in John 3:16. Actually that verse has been called “the Gospel in a nutshell”. So here it is: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever… Read More »
Centuries before Jesus was born, Isaiah foretold His birth. He prophesied: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful. Counselor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6). Prince of Peace!… Read More »
With the world in the shape it’s in, it is easy to lose hope. Satan has his strongholds, his Nelson hold, if you will let me borrow that wrestling term, on the world, BUT only temporarily, and that is what the believer in Jesus has to rely on. When Jesus came into the world, for… Read More »
This is a poem I wrote just about 2 weeks before Christmas and have had some inkling of making it a song. Thus the “Bridge”. However, my Internet was down (which is one reasons you haven’t heard from me lately! Also family issues have taken a lot of my time lately. But here is the… Read More »
Holy Abba Father God, First of all, I come with tremendous praise and love for all the blessings of this last year! You are an awesome God! And yet our America and indeed our world is in a major chaos. So many horrible things have happened all over the earth. Lord we come seeking hope… Read More »
In Ephesians 6:13-18 God tells us to put on the whole armor of God so that we can withstand the attacks of satan (I refuse to capitalize his name!) Most of the time we think of 6 armor parts, but there really is a seventh, prayer, (see verse 18), without which none of the others… Read More »
The power of the Cross of Christ has been sung ever since Jesus died. When Paul and Silas were in prison, at midnight, what were they doing? They were praying and singing praises! The Scripture adds, “and the prisoners heard them ” Now, do think praise songs is exactly what you’d expect to hear coming… Read More »
Honestly, I have to confess that there was a period in my life in my upper college and seminary time when I had a difficult time with doubt and questions about the eternal security of salvation. . That period of time was very rough, but also led eventually to a much more solid affirmation of… Read More »