I learned this song as a kid during glorious times vacationing with my parents and brothers at a Christian family camp up in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota. We sang it under the stars with other families around crackling Continue Reading →
“My Cup Runneth Over” is a lovely hymn that gets us thinking about the 23rd Psalm and the magnificent character of our Lord. Please give it a sing-along listen, then come back for a chat about this song’s composer and Continue Reading →
This traditional song gives us the “heart” prayer of a person who wants the Lord to occupy the throne at the center of the person’s very being. Please give it a sing-along listen and see if you can put it Continue Reading →
We can get so excited about the life that is to come that we might forget to live fully in the life that is here now. Enablements the Lord bundled to include with the new birth are designed to be Continue Reading →
“We’re on a mission from God.” You may recall an old comedy film that got laughs using that line. But people who make that line a living reality find it brings them very much more. Are you looking for work? 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 →
This beautiful old hymn is based on 2 Timothy 1:12b “… for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” I’ve loved this Continue Reading →
Problems will confront us in this life. This is a simple old song with a powerful exhortation on how to deal with troubles of all kinds. Please give “Think of His Goodness to You” a sing-along listen, then come back Continue Reading →
“Trust and Obey” is a lovely hymn from the late 1800’s that reminds us that there is more to life than just knowing things. To live big in any field, especially for the Lord, we’ll have to act on what Continue Reading →
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 →