Tuesday is for Heart Songs From the Tozer archives via my charming wife: But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. –Matthew 6:6 Among the enemies … More I Needed this Reminder all Week
The beauty of a young composer and the offering of a daughter. Here’s the link in blue. Enjoy. Music for your meditation on the greatness of the gospel.
Friday is for Heart Songs The following paragraph is from Kairos Journal and I thought it was worth passing on. “These Lies Are Not Innocent”—Wendell Berry (1934 – ) Farmer-philosopher Wendell Berry recommends a back-to-basics lifestyle, wherein people are content with simple, but essential, endeavors. He draws inspiration from British thinker C. P. Snow, who, in … More Innocent Lies? No Such Thing.
Friday is for Heart Songs God calls us to more than just nursing the wounded and helping those defeated by life and choices and tragedy. We have a holy calling to proclaim the ministry of reconciliation. People need the gospel that you and your people have believed. Don’t doubt that. Live in light of that. … More Telling It Like It Is: Spiritual Warfare
Friday is for Heart Songs Please donate to the relief fund for victims of the Japanese earthquake & tsunami. If donating by check, please make check payable to Hands of Love America Inc.* Send your donations to: Hands of Love America Inc. 146 Cheyenne Ct. Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Donation deadline is March 25th. Thank you … More Giving to Japanese Relief
Friday is for Heart Songs Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer’s new book, Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations, will be one of the texts in the Master’s level class that Ed and I will be co-teaching in the Fall at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Every day I get more excited about the class. … More Transformational Church: How do we get there from here?
Friday is for Heart Songs A story from World War II: The two things most veterans remember hearing over the transport ships’ loudspeakers were the command “Away all boats!” followed by The Lord’s Prayer. There were no atheists on D-Day. Credit: Timothy B. Benford Unfortunately “emergency belief” is rarely long lasting or satisfying. Draw near … More “Emergency Belief” is Rarely Lasting Belief
Weekend Musings Our approaches to worship are too familiar. We have boldness to go into the throne room of God through the blood of an eternal covenant (Ephesians 3:12; Hebrews 13:20) but we should never equate that boldness with flippancy. When I think of passages like Exodus 11-12 and the ferocious love of God for … More The Ferocity of God’s Love is Not Safe but it is Good
Friday is for Heart Songs Meditation on Exodus 11-12 and the Passover “So Moses said, ‘Thus says the LORD; About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of … More Midnight Violence and the Salvation of a Nation
Friday is for Heart Songs My son has a new poem up on Youtube.com. He now has a new book of 50 of his poems (available on Amazon). You can see it below. Great, raw, honest stuff. Proud of you, son.
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