time to make banana bread
Tuesday Evening
time to make banana bread
Faithful Sayings
HeartLight devotional from Charles Spurgeon from Wednesday's lunch break reading: "It is a faithful saying." -- 2 Timothy 2:11 Paul has four of these "faithful sayings." The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." The next… Continue reading Faithful Sayings
October
I thought I would have had a chance to write before this, but I've been in the process of moving and I don't have internet at the apartment yet. My job requires about 1 1/2-2 hours of driving everyday, most of it in the country, so I have really been enjoying looking at the leaves… Continue reading October
John Newton
God’s people have no assurances that the dark experiences of life will be held at bay, much less that God will provide some sort of running commentary on the meaning of each day’s allotment of confusion, boredom, pain, or achievement. It is no great matter where we are, provided we see that the Lord has… Continue reading John Newton
Wednesday Morning in Indiana…
It Is Well
One of my hobbies is arranging hymns. I call it "goofing off on the piano" because I really don't know enough music theory to be doing this. My favorite hymn is "It Is Well" written by Horatio G. Spafford. "It Is Well" has been my favorite hymn for about last ten years, as a result… Continue reading It Is Well
More Secure is No One Ever
The other day I was looking through my hymnal -- playing some old favorites, learning some new hymns. I had never heard this hymn before, but the lyrics really stood out to me. The tune is in 3/4 time and sounds a bit like a lullaby. That's how I think of this song, as a… Continue reading More Secure is No One Ever
Early Mornings… or One Reason Why Preaching the Gospel to Yourself Is So Important
I honestly think that I am a morning person. There is something I enjoy about being awake before others and listening to the secrets of the morning as they are chased away with the darkness by the rising sun. Many mornings, however, I wake up mumbling at my alarm clock, whining inwardly (because I can't… Continue reading Early Mornings… or One Reason Why Preaching the Gospel to Yourself Is So Important
Saturday Night
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder Consider all the works Thy hands have made. I see the stars; I hear the rolling thunder; Thy power throughout The universe displayed... ...Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to thee How Great Thou Art!
thoughts and songs 