Another Bible song called “Complete In Him” has a line that goes, “There’s nothing more that I can do, Jesus paid it all.” Common sense tells us “nothing more I can do” cannot mean we have been called to sit Continue Reading →
This “kid’s” song is a wonderful example of how to think about God as we learn more about what He has done for us. Here is a tip for raising children — a child’s behavior is connected to his thinking. Continue Reading →
Another simple kid’s song — yet if the devil had known what we sing here, he never would have crucified Jesus Christ. This is a song about the best-kept secret EVER. God alone knew about it and did not reveal Continue Reading →
I knew this song was a success even before I heard it. How? My wife learned it long ago in Sunday School and all these years later it still makes her happy — proof it’s a good song for kids Continue Reading →
I love the saying, “God is good all the time. All the time God is good.” I suspect the people who really love that saying have found a good answer to this question: “Why does God in the Old Testament Continue Reading →
Some songs are about things that have been done already. Some are about how things are now. Some are about how we’d like things to be as we move forward. This hymn touches on all three. It is a newer Continue Reading →
This wonderful old “kid’s” song encourages us to check our thinking about praise — what it is, why do it, how to do it, when to do it and what to teach about it. I think most of us understand Continue Reading →
God’s everlasting arms mean real-time peace and comfort for us. This classic hymn picks up on that idea. The lyrics were inspired by Deuteronomy 33:27a: “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms”. Please give the Continue Reading →
This song says, “♫♪ Floods of joy o’er my soul like the sea billows roll ♫♪.” If that sounds like more joy than you wish for, then you might want to skip this song altogether — or — better yet Continue Reading →
Years ago our Mom decorated the little bathroom my brothers and I used with black and white wallpaper full of quotes by Shakespeare. (I appreciate how Mom tended to our education and helped us become refined and civilized — and Continue Reading →