Book stores are a huge weakness in my life, especially used book stores. Online bookstores are great, and brick and mortar stores selling new books are a definite draw, but a good used book store is impossible to ignore. I found a new one today, in the back of an old haunt. We stopped at…
Happy Anniversary, Denise
Today, May 19, marks our 37th wedding anniversary. On that Saturday evening in May, 37 years ago, Denise Rose Bos and James Craig Ackerman became Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman. It was a great day, and I can’t imagine having made a different decision on a life partner. There’s a song from the Lerner and Loewe…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
To my mother of almost 57 years, I wish you a happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for being a woman of God, and raising me based on your faith in God and saving faith of Christ’s redemptive work on the cross. Thank you for loving me unconditionally, so that I never had reason to doubt…
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Praise the LORD!
One Psalm, three great hymns. Read Psalm 117 in all its brevity, and then see how two different hymn writers interpreted it. The hymns came from C H Spurgeon’s Our Own Hymn-Book. Psalm 117 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of…
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Profit-based priorities
How often do we struggle with our priorities in life? How do we respond to these struggles, and allocate our time appropriately? Here’s a quote on the subject from today’s reading in “Voices From The Past”, Puritan Devotional Readings, page 128. “In worldly concerns, men discern their opportunities, and are careful to improve them before…
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Morning Coffee
I sat outside on our deck this morning for the first time this year. I had my coffee mug (which got cool very quickly, by the way), my Smartphone with its camera and Our Own Hymn-Book. I marveled at the beauty of God’s creation, and the peace that can best be seen early in the…
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Humility 101
Here’s a quote from today’s reading in “Voices From The Past” Humble souls may groan under affliction, they will not grumble when things are calm. Proud hearts may speak of patience, but in the storm it is the humble heart that exercises patience. I am afflicted says the humble soul, but it is mercy I…
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A Bigger Library
The mail brought more BOOKS yesterday! I LOVE it when that happens. Books are one of my weaknesses, and I think I’m going to need more shelves in my office library, or at the least rearrange a bit. I’m running out of room. Yesterday’s acquisitions came from monergismbooks.com. It’s one of my favorite book sites…
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A Sovereign God I Wish To See
There’s a precedent for our current practice of projecting the text for hymns and choruses on screens in churches today, and it’s not based on technology. Most of the old hymnals from the 18th and 19th centuries had no music, simply lyrics, yet they seemed to get along quite well. Their hymns frequently had more…
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Page CXVI Update
Page CXVI is offering free downloads of their first Hymns album starting April 27th in honor of their second Hymns II album. Neat naming convention, eh? It’s a pretty good set of songs, and well worth the cost of your time to download. Then buy the new album while you’re there.
