For many years, I sang in the choir… children’s choir, junior choir, senior choir. I sang 2nd soprano. It is the middle voice – neither too high nor too low. But it is easy to
“How Great Thou Art” originated from a poem, “O Great God”, written by Swedish poet, preacher, and politician Carl Boberg in 1885. He and some friends were returning home from an afternoon service when a
A good church leader, Stephen has just been stoned to death. Persecution against the church started in Jerusalem. Christians had to leave their homes, scattered in foreign places (throughout Judea and Samaria), they were being
Why, God? Why? How often we ask God – please explain… How come this and how come that? Elihu (the 4th of Job’s friend and the youngest) gave this statement after he listened to all
From my journal 2/11/2017 The garment of praise keeps depression and every dark mood and attitude away from you. This is the power of praise. And praise should be a spiritual garment every believer wears
I was cold and hungry lying on the table in a freezing operating room. I was waiting for the oncological surgeon to do a lumpectomy on me. I had two needles sticking out of my
Patience is a hard lesson. In the fast-paced world of fast-food, bullet trains, express lanes, quick fixes, the young and old, rich & poor often seek instant gratification, short-cut to success, easier and faster means
One day John Wesley was walking with a troubled man who expressed his doubt as to the goodness of God. He said, “I do not know what I shall do with all this worry and
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.–Hebrews 11:1 When my mammography results showed suspicious cancer cells, my doctor was quite positive and encouraged me, saying,