Our lovely, rather simple song is listed at Hymnary.org as old enough to be public domain. Neither date nor composer are known. They suggest an old story from 1750’s Virginia may have inspired the song. The story goes that a Continue Reading →
Years ago I saw comic book ads selling lessons on muscling up. There’s a scrawny fellow on a sandy beach. A bully kicks sand in his face and the scrawny guy can only sit there and do nothing but be Continue Reading →
Do you wonder why you are here — and what to do with your life? You are not alone! Years ago when self-help books were hugely popular I read an article called “How To Avoid Being A Failure”. I thought Continue Reading →
You might not have been thinking about totalitarianism, so let me help you change that. I’m told Jordan Peterson (Canadian psychologist, author and speaker) said that the antithesis of totalitarianism is — wait for it — play. If what he Continue Reading →
Chapter 3 of Paul’s letter to the Colossians begins, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is …”. What were the Colossians doing — or failing to do — that caused Continue Reading →
We might not always feel happy, but we don’t have to stay that way. This peaceful song reminds us we are never alone, never unloved, and never without God’s promises. He is faithful, present, and loving. Please give the song Continue Reading →
(Give Me Oil For My Lamp) For such a playful song, it certainly seems to ask for a lot — “Give me” – 12 times. “Keep me” – 8 times. “Make me” – 3. What does God think of all Continue Reading →
The more you read the Bible, the more you’ll appreciate memorizing the order of the books in it. You’ll love the way you’ll be able to flip through the actual pages of a “paper-and-print” Bible in which you’ll see things Continue Reading →
This delightful song appeared in a handful of hymn books in the early 1900’s under the title “Joy Of Forgiveness”. I’m going with the title “Gladness In My Heart Today” because those words are actually in the song. But the Continue Reading →
“There’s A New Day Dawning” was written about a hundred years ago. Back then, what new day was our song writer thinking of? Please give this bright song a sing-along listen, then we’ll talk about three possible candidates for this Continue Reading →