Faithful Heroes: John Birch
John Birch was a captain of the U.S. Army Air Forces, as well as a minister and missionary. He is considered the first casualty of the Cold War. John Morrison Birch was born on May…
Hymn Story: Bring them In
Robert Raikes is known as the “founder of the modern Sunday School”. He had a driving desire for the spiritual and social conditions of the poor illiterate children in 18th Century England. This was a…
Names of God: Lord
There are over six thousand mentions to Lord throughout the Bible. The name Lord means “someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.” This is because many variations of God, Jehovah,…
The Disciples: Simon Peter
We have been looking at the life of Jesus through the eyes of the witnesses of his birth and death. However, what about his life? Other, than his mother, those who knew him best were…
Sons in the Bible: Sons of Solomon
King Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba and the grandson of Jesse. While Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines we do not know a lot about his children. Here’s what we do…
Song Story: The Statue of Liberty
Growing up Daddy and I often performed the song Statue of Liberty for patriotic services. Recently I sung this song again and wondered about the origin of this beautiful song which combines both our patriotic…
Caring for Our Flock
There are days when I am overwhelmed at work. There is so much I have to get accomplished, but one interruption turns into a dozen. Some of these are legitimate, but others are to hear…
Faithful Heroes: William Penn
William Penn is best remembered as the founder of Philadelphia, but he was a deeply religious man. He wrote numerous works on Christianity, was imprisoned in the Tower of London several times for his faith…
Behind the Patriotic Hymn: Hail Columbia
Hail, Columbia was composed by Philip Phile in 1789. He composed the song for the first inauguration of George Washington and titled the song “The President’s March”. In 1798, Joseph Hopkinson added lyrics and the…
Sons in the Bible: Sons of Jesse
Jesse was the son of Obed and grandson of Boaz and Ruth. We learn the most about his sons when Samuel arrives to anoint the next king. His sons names come from the books of…
Failure to Plan, Leads to Failure to Thrive
After a month of going non-stop, I finally crashed for a weekend. However, while crashing I also forgot to plan. You see, usually over the weekend I plan and prepare my food for the coming…
Faithful Heroes: Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee established churches throughout China, before being imprisoned and persecuted for his faith. Watchman Nee waws the third of nine children born to Ni Weng-hsiu and Lin He-Ping. He was born on November 4,…
Behind the Hymn: Saved by Grace
Fanny Crosby, was a famed hymn composer in the 19th Century. She wrote over 5,500 hymns in her almost 95 years on earth. However, she spent the majority of her life blind. She became blind…
Book Review: Whose Waves These Are
Annie Bliss is called back to Ansel-by-the Sea when GrandBob, the man who helped her through the hardest summer of her life, needs help. She is greeted with a mystery: a wall of heavy boxes…
Names of God: Lawgiver
The term lawgiver is translated both from the Hebrew and Greek. The Lord is declared as the lawmaker who has the power to rule and judge, to save and destroy. The Hebrew term is translated…
Sons in the Bible: Sons of King Saul
King Saul had six sons that we know of. With his wife, Ahinoam, he had two daughters {Merab and Michal} and four sons: Jonathan—means God has given; described as a man of great strength and…
Taking time to rest
After weeks of burning the candle at both ends, I was exhausted mentally, emotionally and physically. By the end of the week, I was praying “Lord give me the strength to get up and make…
Faithful Heroes: William Tyndale
William Tyndale the first person to directly translate the English Bible directly from Hebrew and Greek. He was born around 1494 in Gloucestershire, England as William Hychyns. As a young man he entered Oxford University…
Song Story: Daddy’s Hands
In celebration of Father’s Day, I wanted to take a look at this beautiful song. Holly Dunn wrote the song in honor of her father. She stated in writing the song as a gift…