Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
The hymn we sing today as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing has had many alterations since it originated. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing first appeared in the 1739 Hymns and Sacred Poems. This is one of the few Christmas hymns written in the 17th and early 18th Centuries, after the English Puritan’s abolished Christmas Carols for being part of a […]
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I wrote this review two years ago, but wanted to repost for you. A great movie to watch on video this Christmas season. The Christmas Candle We all need a reminder about the true meaning of Christmas. Max Lucado’s The Christmas Candle delivers with a heartfelt story. In Victorian England, it is 1890 and a new age is on the […]
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Jehoram followed his father, Jehoshaphat, as King of Judah. Jehoshaphat worshiped the Lord. However, his son, Jehoram “did evil in the eyes of the Lord” {2 Chronicles 21: 6} and “forsake the Lord, the God of his ancestors.” Edom rebelled against him, but he escaped when they surrounded him. Elijah, the prophet, sent him a letter declaring that because of […]
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The Bible tells us that our body is a temple to the Lord. We are to treat our body the way we would treat God’s temple. This is one of the first lessons we learn in First Place 4 Health. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 says, [box] “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in […]
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Once again my life had been uprooted and I didn’t understand why. I felt that I’d taken a huge step back in time. Yet, God kept telling me to trust Him. Although that’s the way it felt, He sees the bigger picture and He assured me that wasn’t the case. I had nowhere to turn, but to Him. My faith […]
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In 1847, Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure was most likely shocked when the parish priest asked him to write a poem for Christmas Mass. De Roquemaure was the commissioner of wines in a small French town and well known for his poetry. He was an unlikely person for the priest to ask to write this poem, in the fact that he was […]
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This Thursday is Thanksgiving. Let’s take this time to remember all the small things and the people in our lives we are thankful for. I am going to enjoy the day and the food. However, I’ve decided to enjoy a small amount of each food and not overeat. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
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Life wasn’t perfect, but it was good and I was evolving into the person I knew God wanted me to be. I continued to struggle with some situations at work, but God had given me a peace and acceptance about the circumstances. Then I discovered that everything was about to change again at work. I was bracing myself for more […]
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We Gather Together is a popular hymn sung at Thanksgiving. The song was written in 1597 by Adrianus Valerius. The original title of the Dutch hymn was “Wilt heden nu treden“. The song was written to celebrate the Dutch victory over the Spanish forces in the Battle of Turnhout. The song acknowledges the triumph over the nation’s turbulent history. In […]
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After the Battle of Jericho, all of the pilfer was “consecrated unto the Lord.” Achan took some of these devoted items. Joshua traveled to Ai, where he was directed the items stolen were now being stored. He directed the people to “consecrate themselves” because “you cannot stand up against your enemies until you remove them.” The people were given that […]
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So I’ve messed up. However, I was reminded last week that each day is a conscious decision to make the right choices. Just because I messed up for breakfast doesn’t mean I have to make bad choices the rest of the day. Just because I had a candy bar in the afternoon, doesn’t mean I can’t eat a sensible supper […]
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My bed of roses had turned into a field of hay. I may have been in God’s will but life wasn’t as rosy as I wanted to dream it was. The devil was fighting me at every turn and I struggled. I began to earnestly seek God’s will. I prayed hard for those at work that were giving me a […]
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Franz Schubert composed the popular Catholic hymn in 1825, as part of his Opus 52. He titled the song “Ellens dritter Gesang” or Ellen’s Third Song. Philip Adam Storck translated and published the poem Lady of the Lake into German in 1819. This was the inspiration for Schubert’s work. The song was composed as a setting for Sir Walter Scott’s […]
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The Ark of the Covenant was sacred. There were certain rules God laid out about who could touch the ark and how. Uzzah and his brother, Ahio, drove the cart on which the ark was placed. This was when King David requested the ark brought to Jerusalem. On their journey the oxen stumbled and Uzzah reached out to steady the […]
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Any new endeavor is scary. However, they all start with that first step. We just have to take a deep breath and do it. Weight loss is the same way. We have to start with the first step. That can mean putting the ice cream down. Walking to the stop sign and back. Being honest with how out of control […]
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After six years of pulling back the layers, one would think there wasn’t anything else to work on. However, human beings are complex individuals with many layers. I still have much work to be accomplished. During this time I made a remarkable improvement and change in three areas of my life. I’m far from perfect in these areas and […]
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In honor of Veteran’s Day this week, I wanted to look at a beloved Patriotic hymn. Katharine Lee Bates and a group of colleagues ascended up Pike’s Peak by prairie wagon in the summer of 1893 while on a working vacation. She was so inspired by the view that beheld her that she began to write the poem to America […]
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King Saul began with so much potential, but ended in disgrace. The people of Israel wanted a king. God asked them if he wasn’t enough but the people were persistent. God finally agreed to their demands. Saul, the son of Kish, was appointed king by God and anointed by the prophet, Samuel. Samuel anointed him in private. Later, the people […]
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I’ve shared my struggles with sticking to my routine. Life got in the way, schedule changes were made and I back pedaled. It is so easy for me to make excuses about why I’m not exercising or eating right. However, the only person I’m hurting is myself. I see how much better I feel about myself and how my attitude […]
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I discovered that being in God’s will is not easy. God may want you there, you may want to be there, but the devil DOESN’T want you there. The devil knew my weaknesses and faults and used them to do his best to trip me up. He bombarded me with flashbacks and nightmares of those days with Duncan. I’d not […]
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