“He said, ‘If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.’” (Genesis 18:3, TNIV)
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
Lyrics by Frances (”Fanny”) J. Crosby (1868); music by W. Howard Doane
Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Refrain
Savior, Savior,
Hear [...]
I’ve received a copy of Harold Best’s book Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts and have begun to read as I can on the bus to and from work. I’m hoping to post thoughts here as I make my way through it; not really a “book report” per se, but more my [...]
Today’s song was prompted by John Hobbins, who recently posted on marriage as a model of the relationship of God with his people as it is meant to be. This is in advance of a marriage he is officiating this weekend:
“How did a TULIPy Waldensian pastor get asked by a flaming Pentecostal couple about to [...]
I was rereading my grandpa’s obituary earlier this week; dutifully noted toward the end was the list of grandchildren and great-grandchildren:
“He leaves behind … his grandchildren, ElShaddai Edwards (Cindy), Isaac Edwards, Seth Stewart (Marsha), Abel Stewart (Lupina), Daniel Edwards, Megan Edwards (deceased), Matthew Edwards; and his great-grandchildren, Samuel Edwards, Benjamin Edwards, Matthew Stewart, Luke Stewart, [...]
Rarely do I pass along jokes that end up in my Inbox, but this one is a little close to home with my own boys, Sam and Ben.
A couple had two little mischievous boys, ages 8 and 10. They were always getting into trouble, and their parents knew that if any mischief occurred in their [...]
Everlasting God
Brenton Brown (lyrics) and Ken Riley (music)
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord
Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the [...]
Be sure to swing by Better Bibles and read about Wayne Leman’s current project, which is a hypothesis about a correlation between Bible translation style preferences and recognized personality traits, specifically the Myers-Briggs (MBTI) type indicators.
He’s provided links to an online test by MyPersonality.info - 75 multiple-choice questions, if I recall correctly. Sounds more daunting [...]
Oswald Chambers’ devotional My Utmost for His Highest includes the following quote today:
“The sense of sacrifice appeals readily to a young Christian. Humanly speaking, the one thing that attracts to Jesus Christ is our sense of the heroic, [but] the sense of heroic sacrifice is not good enough.”
There has been a lot written lately in [...]
Scott at Shadows of the Cross has posted Have Heaven and Earth Passed Away?, part one of an essay on why he has rejected Full Preterism:
As a former Full Preterist, I believe it is necessary to explain the reasons why I have repented of promoting this system of bible prophecy. For over 8 years, my [...]
DMHO bandleader Denver Bierman applies a phrase or two from a different vernacular to this excerpt from the letter to the church in Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-21):
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about [...]
