Denise and I are doing the offertory at church tomorrow – she’s playing, I’m singing. The song we’re doing is one of my favorite texts, and I referenced it in an earlier post. The words were written by Augustus Toplady in the late 1700’s – 1771 to be exact. The tune is by Bob Kauflin,…
On Worship
Here’s a thought-provoking blog entry by Zac Hicks on worship. He’s actually giving thoughts on another person’s article, who was giving thoughts on Mark Driscoll’s book, The Radical Reformission (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004), but this entry is still worth reading. I haven’t read Driscoll’s book, but based on this brief review, it may be worth…
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Please turn with me…
… to page 746 in Our Own Hymn-Book as we sing about the sweetness of gracious meditations on God’s goodness. (Sung to the tune of “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing.”) When languor and disease invade This trembling house of clay, ‘Tis sweet to look beyond the cage, And long to fly away. Sweet…
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Library additions
Two more books were delivered today, and I am really looking forward to working through them. The first is “Our Own Hymn-Book,” and it’s subtitled “A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Public, Social and Private Worship.” It was compiled by C. H. Spurgeon in 1866. This version is a reprint by Pilgrim Publications, BOX…
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Complaints? I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention.
…especially in light of this video. Patrick Henry Hughes “God made me blind and unable to walk. Big deal.”
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Faith On Trial
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a preacher for most of the 20th century, with most of his time at the Westminster Chapel in London. Many of his sermons have been transcribed into books, including an outstanding series on Romans, which should be in every pastor’s library. Recently, I’ve been reading his book on Psalm 73, entitled…
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Letter from Spain
Here is a prayer letter we received from Jim and Carolyn Fasold, our friends working with the Spanish Bible Institute. It came via email, and I asked (and received) Jim’s permission to repost it here. IBSTE prayer letter 11. (We received this letter just before we learned that Carolyn’s mother died in Puerto Rico.)
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Another saint gone home
I learned early this morning that the mother of one of our friends, who is a missionary to Spain and associated with the Spanish Bible Institute, went home this week. She was 94, and had been a missionary herself for most of her life, planting churches and working for her Lord in Puerto Rico. Please…
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Poor sinner, dejected with fear
POOR sinner, dejected with fear, Unbosom thy mind to the Lamb; No wrath on his brow he does wear, Nor will he poor mourners condemn; His arm of omnipotent grace Is able and willing to save; A sweet and a permanent peace He’ll freely and faithfully give. Come just as thou art, with thy woe,…
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Southern Gospel at its finest
Just got this card in the mail today. This will be one concert we’ll be sure to attend. If you plan to be up north on May 21, come hear Greater Vision at Gaylord High School, 7:00 PM. You don’t want to miss this concert!
