Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Have you ever had an experience where you felt you were standing on Holy Ground? Moses was told “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” {Exodus 3:5; see also Acts 7:32-33} The song We Are Standing On Holy Ground was written by Geron Davis. The song […]
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In Acts 6:1-6 we find mention of seven deacons. However, only two are well know. These two are Stephen and Philip. Acts tells us these seven men were selected as men of good standing and full of the Spriit and wisdom. They were appointed to care for the community, particuarly the widows and hungry. Tradition states these seven men are […]
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Ira Sankey wrote “Mr. Bliss said to me once, not long before his death, that he hoped that he would not be known to posterity only as the author of Hold the Fort, for he believed that he had written many better songs. However, when I attended the dedication of the Bliss monument, at Rome, Pennsylvania, I found these words […]
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We have been discussing the gifts of Christmas. So far, we’ve discussed the three gifts of the wise men and the three gifts Jesus gives to us. While Jesus gives us three gifts for Christmas, and all year long, there are three gifts we can give back to him. They are: Our hearts—Jesus wants our hearts. The first step is […]
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Last week, we discussed the gifts the Wise Men brought to the Christ Child and the meaning behind these gifts. However, these are not the only gifts of Christmas. There is a much greater gift. The gift Christ gives to each of us. Christmas has a greater and deeper meaning. It is about the gift Jesus gave to us, when […]
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Several weeks ago, after an exhausting week I snapped at a friend of mine. Although my words were not directed towards her, they were perceived to be and taken personally. The situation escalated and almost came to an end. Even after apologizing the situation was not easily resolved. King Solomon wrote “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but hard words […]
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Today is my birthday and I figured it was time to celebrate. Earlier this year, we celebrated both our 1000 posts and recently hit the 150,000 mark for visitors. I also celebrated two monumental personal anniversaries earlier this month–15 years since I began my writing journey and 10 years since I gave up my rebellious ways and rededicated […]
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I was so beaten down my the abuse that I was afraid to dream. Afraid to hope. After all, I was told constantly that God did not love me. My abuser wanted to do all he could to keep me down and under his control. He wanted me to lose hope. With each ounce of hope that was lost, […]
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Oh, How He Loves You and Me is a popular chorus that was very popular in churches in the 1980s and 1990s. This is one of the songs that children often learn, after Jesus Loves Me and Jesus Loves the Little Children. The chorus to Oh, How He Loves You and Me was written by Kurt Kaiser, also well known […]
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Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It was written by Fanny Crosby. You may have also seen the hymn referred to as Redeemed. Fanny Crosby was a prolific poet and hymn writer. Fanny Crosby was born on March 24, 1820 in Brewster, New York. At the age of six weeks old, she caught a cold that led to inflammation in […]
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If That Isn’t Love is another song that often runs through my heart. This is a song that I accompanied Daddy on many times and have performed myself on numerous occasions. If That Isn’t Love was written by Dottie Rambo. Rambo wrote over 2500 songs including hits such as He Looked Beyond My Fault, Sheltered in the Arms of God, Holy […]
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We know that David married many more wives other than the seven listed by name. However, we don’t know how many more. 2 Samuel 5 says “David married more wives in Jerusalem.” The Brown commentary states “In this conduct David transgressed an express law, which forbade the king of Israel to multiply wives unto himself in Deuteronomy 17:17.” We do […]
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Happy Mother’s Day! Mothers and Daughters often have a very interesting relationship. There are times when the relationship seems like a love/hate affair. I know when I was younger I didn’t believe my mother knew anything. Now I find that she is one of the first people I turn to when I need to discuss things. We still have our […]
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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing was written by Rev. Robert Robinson in the 18th Century. He was twenty-two when he penned the words in 1757. As a young man Robinson lived a wild life that was full of debauchery. The story goes that Robert Robinson came upon a gypsy who said “And you, young man, you will live to […]
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I’d like to thank J. Hannah Lloyd for inviting me to join her blog hop. Her new books Tied to Terror and Escape from Abuse share her victory over domestic violence. She invited me to answer the following four questions for you: 1) What are you working on? Caregiving has made it difficult to write in […]
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Today is Good Friday, the day Christians remember the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross. We often talk and sing about Jesus being on the cross, but there are times when the magnitude of His sacrifice does not seem to register. Passion Plays always bring me to tears, but they do not do justice to the depth of suffering Jesus […]
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