Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
It’s an honor to welcome author Jodie Wolfe as she shares with us today. She’s also taking over our Christmas FB group for the day and we’d love to have you join us there as well. Tell us about your latest release. Here’s the back cover blurb: Enoch Valentine has given up finding peace for his past mistakes. He throws […]
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After a long walk from Nazareth with Daniel’s family, finally Elizabeth’s shaky soprano drifted over her wall, her words from a psalm of David Mary recognized. “You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.” The swish of her broom kept time to […]
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Wholly Yours is written by David Crowder. It shares the message found in Romans 8:39 “neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord..” The song was published in 2005 by Capitol CMG Publishing.
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Back to the Garden is a contemporary Christian song performed by Crowder. The official music video was released in June 2017. The song is on the album American Prodigal. David Wallace Crowder performs as Crowder and has a solo career since 2012. He was the lead vocalist of the David Crowder Band from 1996 until it dissolved in 2012.
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Earth and All Stars was written by Herbert Brokering. He was born in 1926 and a Lutheran pastor, teacher, author of over 40 books, poet and hymn writer. He died in 2009. The tune to Earth and All Stars is the same tune used for Brokering’s other well-known hymns, “Alleluia! Christ Is Risen.” The tune was composed by David […]
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Ruth is a widowed woman living in her home country of Moab, when we first meet her. She decides not to return home to her parents but to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to her homeland. She makes the impassioned promise of “Where you go I will go and your people will be my people” to her mother-in-law. When they […]
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“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 “The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to […]
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Last week, we took a look at Herod calling the chief priest and teachers to tell him what the scriptures said about the birth of the Messiah. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written.” {Matthew 2:5} Bethlehem is 6.2 miles from Jerusalem and is where King David came from and referred to as the […]
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This is a very special song, as Daddy and I often performed this together. In his memory, I played it at his memorial service. Hard to believe we just passed the twenty year mark. This song story is written in his memory. The song was written by Dottie Rambo. Rambo and a friend were driving to a revival when an […]
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Joseph is the earthly father of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. The name Joseph means may God add or give increase. Imagine his confusion when Mary, his betrothed, tells him she is expecting. An angel appears to him, telling him not to put her away. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a […]
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Today, we are going to visit with two kings no one would want to be the child of. Ahaz means one that takes or has held. He was the son of Jotham and father of Hezekiah. He was the 12th king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. “Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned […]
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Ten Thousand Angels Cried is a popular song we hear around Easter. LeAnn Rimes released the song on her You Light Up My Life album. The inspirational album was released by Curb Records when Rimes was fifteen years old and her second album. Dave Patillo is accredited as the writer on her album. Patillo’s website states “The David Patillo song […]
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When trials come into our lives it is easy to question the circumstances and ask Why Me, Lord? The classic country gospel song, Why Me, Lord? was written by Kris Krisofferson. The song was inspired by Larry Gatlin’s song Help Me Lord. Kristofferson attended a church service where Gatlin’s song was sung. “As Kristofferson explained that the pastor asked, “Is […]
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After a long journey, the wise men have finally arrived at their destination. Can you imagine the commotion as they ride up and tie their camels to the hitching posts? “We may well imagine their expectations were raised to find this royal babe, though slighted by the nation, yet honourably attended at home; and what a disappointment it was to […]
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In Bible Study, we have been discussing forms of worship. We discussed many various forms such as laughter, tears, music and the spoken word. However, no matter how much I prayed and asked the Lord for guidance in preparing Bible Study a few weeks ago I was only met with silence. I attributed this to the grief I was experiencing […]
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“The Stars and Stripes Forever” is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa, widely considered to be his magnum opus. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. Sousa wrote in his autobiography, Marching Along, that he composed the march on Christmas Day 1896. […]
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Yahweh-Tsabbaoth means the Lord of hosts. The second stanza from Martin Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” says, “Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing, Were not the right man on our side, The man of God’s own choosing. Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He, Lord Sabbaoth His […]
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Lack of support from peers at work gets to me at times, especially when we work hard year-round to raise money for our resident’s Christmas presents and endure hurtful comments or apathy from our co-workers. Frustration built up in me for a long time and when the opportunity presented itself, I voiced these frustrations to my boss. He didn’t provide […]
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Judas Iscariot is the most reviled of the 12 disciples, after all he was the one who betrayed Jesus. The name Judas is Hebrew and means praise or the praised one, while Iscariot is Greek and means man from Kerioth. Today the name means traitor. We are told early in the gospel accounts that Judas betrayed Jesus. “Judas Iscariot, who also […]
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