“The Old Rugged Cross” has been called one the greatest hymns. It is about one of the greatest events in human history. Please give it a sing-along listen, then come back and we will ponder the greatness of what our Continue Reading →
Some live for the moment only. Some for this life only. Some live knowing in the future they’ll see Jesus. Such views of life affect how people spend their time and treasure. Here is a question we can ask ourselves Continue Reading →
Proverbs says, “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the Lord.” That verse does not teach that it is stupid or wrong for people to prepare and work. It simply makes it clear that Continue Reading →
Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. wrote the lyrics to “There’s No Friend Like Jesus” and to this song, “Count Your Blessings” — two of the three thousand hymns he wrote in the late 1800’s. He was an ordained clergyman who preached Continue Reading →
This is a song of bright encouragement and exhortation using words straight from Psalm 20 — “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.” Please give the song a Continue Reading →
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Isaiah replied, “Here am I. Send me!” Now what? Isaiah will move among the people to speak on behalf of God. People like Isaiah who have been commissioned to speak Continue Reading →
Maybe you have helped someone use several ropes or straps to thoroughly secure cargo to a car top or trailer and, while pulling the last strap tight, you heard the person say, “There, that’s not going anywhere”. You might have Continue Reading →
Like the Pilgrims who left England, our song writer followed an unpopular path of faith in God — a path that exposed him to harm from the government and society. In this hymn he tells what is the source of Continue Reading →
Though this song’s roots are more than 1200 years old, it remains one of the favorites of the Christmas season. It’s minor key and old-style language artfully support the lyrics which beg for the Messiah to come and deliver mankind Continue Reading →
This bright song is right at home at Christmas time, but could work all year round. Originally in French, we find many different English versions of the song. Give the version we chose a sing-along listen, then come right back Continue Reading →