When God raised Jesus Christ from the dead, it made a big difference. I was thrilled when I began to understand that God had needed to keep the big difference a secret until after Jesus ascended into heaven. Only then Continue Reading →
Classic song, timeless encouragement. Enjoy the song then we’ll talk some more. Who sings these kid’s songs? For a century and a half children around the world have been singing these simple but deep words. Is it only a children’s Continue Reading →
This delightful, upbeat song is a good one to feed a bright outlook. It puts a voice of thanksgiving in us both for the promise of a marvelous future and reasons to cherish the time between now and then. Give Continue Reading →
We just spent a month enjoying the amazing hospitality found in Branson, Missouri. (Shout out to our new friends Ken and Pastor Danny and all the wonderful folks at Grace Family Church!) One of the “Branson” experiences was watching “A Continue Reading →
Some say only a crazy person would claim they hear from God. I think it is crazy NOT to learn to recognize God’s voice. Give this bright “little” song a sing-along listen, then come back and we’ll talk about hearing Continue Reading →
The best lessons often use the fewest words. Pastor Les is one of many fellow-laborers in the Lord that taught me things I still use. One of his best quotes — and his straightforward manner of speaking — were inspirations Continue Reading →
Just another simple “kid’s” song — yet if the devil had known what we sing here, he never would have crucified the Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ. This is a song about the best-kept secret EVER. God alone knew about Continue Reading →
First thing in the morning, people don’t like a loud voice waking them up. Proverbs 27 wisely teaches: “Don’t wake up your neighbors early in the morning with a shout of “Good morning!” They will treat it like a curse, Continue Reading →
Isaac Watts lived about three hundred years ago in England and has been called the “Godfather of English Hymnody”. He did not earn that title for writing the most songs ever. Though Watts wrote a respectable 750 hymns, a younger Continue Reading →
Calming the storm was one of the miracles Jesus did. It’s recorded in Matthew 8, Mark 4 and Luke 8. (Note this was not the time Jesus walked on water. That was another boating adventure the Gospels added to his Continue Reading →