To God Be the Glory!
Redemption is an interesting word. By definition it means the “deliverance or rescue” of something. But what is worthy of redeeming? We sing ‘redeemed how I love to proclaim it,’ ‘let the redeemed of the Lord say so,’ and ‘…for on the holy cross hast Thou the world from sin redeemed.’ We know, in Christ, …
As we consider this hymn many call a ‘Christmas song,’ we find it ancient in not only its text, but in the music as well. The tune you most certainly know it by (made popular in the 1800’s) actually finds its origin from the medieval times. The lack of strict rhythmic measures gives the tune …
There is a question that has been asked for generations, from young and old, ‘How do you know? You say this is the way it goes, but how do you know?’ Some will tell you that the answer to the question is this…but how do they know? Even the jury needs to know for sure …
Continue reading “How Can I Know There Is a God? … June 4th”
Culture can be defined as; ‘the predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization.’ We consider the actions of a people and determine their culture. What do the people believe? What is the most important part of the people’s life? Perhaps we need to look no further than what that ‘culture’ …
Fanny J. Crosby wrote more than eight thousand songs during her life time. Born in 1820 and raised in southeastern New York state, she was never afforded the privilege of seeing the sunrise or watching a bird fly through the air. Before she had even seen 6 months of life, she was blinded by a …
The following is an ongoing list of songs covered on the Singing Blog. Each article that examines the history and background of a hymn is listed here by song title. If you don’t see a song and would like to know more about its background, let me know. Songs “A Common Love”…August ’14 “Abide with …
When things don’t go the way you would like for them to, or the way you had planned, what is your response? Do you accept things as they are or do you complain and wish for different circumstances? In 1820 a family was blessed with a little baby girl. But in the early months of …
One of my favorite passages is found in Romans chapter 10 as Paul admonishes the church in Rome with a reminder from the book of Joel, “And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered…” Paul wrote in verses 14 & 15… “How then will they call …
Continue reading “A or B: Finding & Following God’s Will…Aug. 2nd”
It’s one thing to be convinced of something, but something totally different to be converted. Then again, how can I be converted without ever having been convicted? When you consider the Christian walk, we understand this progression. But perhaps it was never more clearly established as it was on the Day of Pentecost as noted …
Continue reading “Convinced, Convicted, Converted…Feb. 22nd”
Decisions on the ‘road of life’ are basically easy. Either I keep going straight ahead, I stop altogether, or I turn around and go back where I came from. Stopping on the road of life isn’t desirable, and as much as we’d like, ‘going back’ isn’t an option. So we forge ahead and keep on …