More Blessed To Give
The philosopher Seneca lived at the time of Jesus Christ and the apostle Paul. One of his quotes rocked me: “Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.” I might have used those words to Continue Reading →
God Is Faithful
I love how well this “sermon in a song” packs so much loving counsel and encouragement into a sweet, memorable bundle that can lighten our load and bubble up from our hearts to compliment — or counter — what our Continue Reading →
I Loves You More Than Frog Legs
My friends Frank and Jane Manasseri sent me their new song. I scratched my head a little at first, but came to see it is indeed a little gem of light-hearted wisdom. It’s a song that can soften and sweeten Continue Reading →
Some Folks
Stephen Foster has been called “the most famous song writer of the nineteenth century”. “Some Folks” is one of over 200 songs he wrote, including “Oh! Susanna”, “Camptown Races”, “Old Folks at Home” (“Swanee River”), “My Old Kentucky Home” and Continue Reading →
Let’s Open Our Hearts
It is wonderful to have someone else take us by the hand and lead us to the Lord. But we each want to get to the place that we continue reaching out to the Lord on our own. One step Continue Reading →
Let Me Win One
This simple song gets us singing a prayer that could bring the most fulfilled and abundant life anyone might wish for. Please give it a sing-along listen, then let’s talk about winning people for the Lord — what it means Continue Reading →
I Need Thee Every Hour
This song reminds us to draw near to the Lord and to seek His presence in our lives as a regular way to live. It’s a lovely classic. Please give “I Need Thee Every Hour” a sing-along listen, then come Continue Reading →
We All Can Do Good
It has been said, “Doing good will not get a person up to Heaven. But doing good can bring bits of Heaven down to Earth.” The Bible has a lot to say about — and in favor of — us Continue Reading →
My Life’s Dream
An anthem is “a popular song . . . felt to sum up the attitudes or feelings associated with a period or social group”. Forty-seven years ago I first heard “My Life’s Dream”. For me — and many others — Continue Reading →
In A Cottage In A Wood
I’ve heard it said, “If you can’t play with words you’ll never be able to work with words.” The same might be said of songs: “If you can’t play with songs you’ll never be able to work with songs.” In Continue Reading →