Ps. 18:6 "In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears." Going through old songs and rediscovered this beautiful prayer. Thankful it is answered with Ps. 23:5-6, and many other promises like it: "You… Continue reading Monday Musings: In Need
Category: Thoughts
Saturday Song: Valentine’s Day Edition
What more wonderful love could there be than this? - to be known completely - to be held securely - to be looked on with grace, kindness, and acceptance - to be precious in His sight - to know the One who loves, loved unto death - to know that the One who died loves… Continue reading Saturday Song: Valentine’s Day Edition
Saturday Song: Teach Me To Trust
The confessions of a New Year’s Scrooge
I'm about to confess something that may make me wildly unpopular, but here goes: I don't really like New Year's Eve/Day as a holiday. Author's note: Please filter this post with the understanding that as I write this, I am by turns smiling, laughing, and teary-eyed. I am by no means sitting on my couch… Continue reading The confessions of a New Year’s Scrooge
Lined with Gold
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Yesterday, as I was driving through the countryside from an out-of-town funeral, I looked down the road and saw a magnificent rain… Continue reading Lined with Gold
Christmas 2013: “I came that they may have life”
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10 I've said it many times before -- I hate death. In fact, anyone that has breathed, I would guess, has said those words at least once... some years, more than once. A… Continue reading Christmas 2013: “I came that they may have life”
From strength to strength — Spurgeon
Another lovely and timely morning read from Mr. Spurgeon... "They go from strength to strength." — Psalms 84:7 They go from strength to strength. There are various renderings of these words, but all of them contain the idea of progress. Our own good translation of the authorized version is enough for us this morning. "They… Continue reading From strength to strength — Spurgeon
Teaching: this present sphere
It's that time of year -- school has begun again. Teaching, like most jobs, comes with many changing aspects that keep teachers hustling to keep up (Common Core, changes in classes, changes in administration, changes in duties...) and other aspects that never seem to change, though we wish they would. Caught between wondering where the… Continue reading Teaching: this present sphere
“All the littles of our little world…” (another Spurgeon post)
"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God." — Psalms 139:17 Divine omniscience affords no comfort to the ungodly mind, but to the child of God it overflows with consolation. God is always thinking upon us, never turns aside his mind from us, has us always before his eyes; and this is precisely… Continue reading “All the littles of our little world…” (another Spurgeon post)
Saturday Song: See the Conqueror
This is a new song we've recently started singing at church. There is a wonderful version by Jenny & Tyler on Youtube. This is the original hymn text a good friend of mine showed me this week. There are 10 verses (yes, 10!), but all part of the same, amazing, wonderful, true story. See, the… Continue reading Saturday Song: See the Conqueror
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