Friday is for Heart Songs (Cf. Matthew 27:45-46, Mk. 15:33-34; Psalm 22) “My God, My God, Why Have Your Forsaken Me?” It was the ninth hour of the day, 3:00 PM by our reckoning. Hanging in silent agony for some time, He opens His mouth and reveals what His heart has been meditating upon through … More Forsaken By God: What Can We Learn?
Friday is for Heart Songs “A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.’ —C.S. Lewis May all your … More C.S. Lewis on Humility and Thankfulness
Friday is for Heart Songs YEARNING FOR MORE Make room Lord Expand my heart Stretch my spirit Ignite my passion Energize my resolve To go anywhere Do anything Pay any price Endure any hardship Dismiss any ridicule For the glory of Your name For the spread of Your kingdom For the expression of Your mercy … More Yearning for More of an Infinite God is Serious Work
Friday is for Heart Songs My failures as a parent are too many and too embarrassing to recount. But there are a couple of things I did right. One was marrying Stephnie. A better wife and mother a man could not ask for, … well he could, but he’d be stupid! I’m not stupid. Another … More Family Slogans and Lasting Values
Friday is for Heart Songs When your heart is broken, when your hope is dim, when you feel forsaken, when fear has captured your heart, when his presence feels distant, Psalm 13 is good place to go. Poems for Psalms (Another addition to “The Poetry Project”) Suggested by Psalm 13 Where is the Welcoming Light? … More When God Doesn’t Listen
Friday is for Heart Songs Reading the inspiring story of Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2) and her triumphant faith poured out in tearful mourning before God. So often we think faith is a plastic smile that sails through turmoil and heartache without a pang of anxiety. Nonsense. Hannah pours out her faith through the spigots of … More We Settle for Substitutes When God Wants to Reward Faith
Friday Musings Title of Book: The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, by Ori Brafman, (Portfolio, 2006) Overview: The book is about “what happens when no one is in charge” (p.5). It is about empowering people by eliminating hierarchies that stifle personal responsibility and initiative. It is about the counter-intuitive notion … More Brief Review of The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman
Friday is for Heart Songs The denominational conference just ended. You returned to your church, large or small, having witnessed the parade of speakers and conversations that seemed to always exalt one of three things: bigger churches, bigger personalities, or younger leaders. Now you are back home and wondering if your ministry will ever amount … More The Trap of Judging Glory By Size
Friday is for Heart Songs Update: It is now 25 years since I wrote the lyrics to the song below. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to the music that my friend wrote for it. So, I am asking again for help of one of my subscribers. Who wants the challenge of putting these words … More A Music Challenge for Songwriters
Friday is for Heart Songs Do your soul a favor. Go online and find Keith Green’s song from 1978. Listen to it. Listen to it again. Listen to it and read Matthew 25:31-46 like Keith suggests in the liner notes below. It has been 32 years since brother Keith wrote this song but it is more … More The Church is Still Asleep in the Light. When Will She Wake Up?
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