Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12 NIV As another new year approaches, I have found myself once again wondering why we make such a big deal about the end of one year and …
But now
Listen to the words Paul wrote to the gentile Christians in Ephesians 2:12, “…remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.” They were separated, alienated, strangers, without hope and without God. This describes everyone who …
Our Story
I have been a reader as far back as I can remember. And I have always loved the character-driven stories. Whether I read an adventure, romance, or mystery, I want a good main character who grows and changes as he or she overcomes and wins the victory by the end of the book. As I …
Tell Me the Story of Jesus
“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (ESV) As I was looking through the hymnal, I came across this hymn from Fanny Crosby. The title struck me immediately – Tell Me the Story of Jesus. I thought, this could be a plea …
Defender
“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.”Psalm 18:6 Our cries for help to God are never ignored. He hears, and he answers. In the hymn “O Worship the King” we sing of this great power …
Victory
O victory in Jesus, my Savior foreverHe sought me and bought me with His redeeming bloodHe loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due HimHe plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood A number of years ago, when I was still a fairly new Christian, a church I was attending …
Behold
Who has held the oceans in His hands?Who has numbered every grain of sand?Kings and nations tremble at His voice.All creation rises to rejoice.Behold our God, seated on His throne.Behold Our God by Stephen Altrogge, Jonathan Baird and Ryan Baird When I was a teenager, God revealed Himself to me in such a way that …
Draw Me Near
I am Thine, oh LordI have heard your voiceAnd it told your love to meBut I long to rise in the arms of faithAnd be closer drawn to Thee If I could a draw a picture of what I see in my mind that my life with Jesus looks like, I would draw a road. …
Beyond Measure
I am blessed beyond measureSo far beyond what’s gained through earthly treasuresWhatever comes my way, still my soul will sayI am blessedby Karen Peck and New River Whatever comes my way…I usually feel a sense of dread when I sing words like that. I can imagine all sorts of things I fear or dread. Yet …
I See Grace
I See Grace This time of social distancing is a strange kind of alone. I keep thinking of songs and hymns such as; “Holy Spirit you are welcome in this place”, and “what a thrill that I feel when I get together with God’s wonderful people”, and “I see grace, here in these walls, here …
Grace In Hymn 