I have my Christmas mix on my playlist, and on my way to the airport this morning an old carol came on. I’m constantly amazed at how much we gloss over when we hear these mindlessly played over and over again. When you read this, break out into singing, at the top of your lungs.…
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Not What My Hands Have Done
Today is Reformation Day, when many Christians celebrate the beginning of the Reformation. It all started with Martin Luther and his 95 Theses, which he was hoping would simply end the practice of the Pope selling indulgences to raise money. They led to much more than that, though. From that start came the “five Solas” which contradict the teaching…
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Habakkuk’s Song
On a flight home from LAX last summer I was listening to my iPod (the only Apple device I use regularly) and the playlist made it to the album “Canticles“, a compilation by Cardiphonia, and to the song “Habakkuk’s Prayer” by Caroline Cobb. What had been background music all of a sudden made it to…
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Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat
John Newton wrote this hymn in 1779. It still works today. Christ Is Our Cornerstone by Katy Snow Approach, my soul, the mercy seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall before His feet, For none can perish there. Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh; Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,…
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Are you breathing?
Then here’s a good reminder of what you should be doing. Psalms 135-150 (Volume Two) by Hope College Worship (featuring Bruce Benedict) If you’d prefer to read it, you can go here: Psalm 150 (ESV)
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A new song for this morning
In case you need a fresh start this morning, here’s an old hymn by Anne Steele, straight from the 18th century to today, just to get you going. A MORNING HYMN. Anne Steele I. LORD of my life, O may thy praise Employ my noblest pow’rs, Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And fills the…
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Come, worship with us
If you’re up north, in Michigan, near Cheboygan, we’d love to have you come worship with us Sunday morning. Here’s some of what’s going on tomorrow (August 9, 2015). The adult Sunday school class, taught tomorrow by Harry Hammond, is finishing a brief study of Job, as part of a video series by Philip Yancey titled…
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Out of the depths
The best part of reading the Psalms is that they need little explanation. You read them, you know exactly what the psalmist is saying. Like Psalm 130. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!…
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How happy!
Where do you find delight? Join us in church today as we delight in the Lord’s instruction! How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on…
