Friday is for Heart Songs “We are a people who worship Jesus Christ. Let that sink in. For there are places in the world where that will get you killed. We don’t just admire Him, or follow Him, or swear allegiance to Him. We worship Jesus. We worship Him as the eternal, uncreated, omnipotent, all-wise … More Reminding the Heart of What Christmas is All About
Friday is for Heart Songs I am away, making my first ever trip to Israel. While I am gone I have prepared a series of re-posts comprised of some of the most downloaded and viewed pages of the last 5 years. Keep me in prayer for the next 10 days. I am looking forward to walking the … More The Music of the Heart of God?
Friday is for Heart Songs Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom, by Carl Trueman (Crossway, 2015) First, when I feel that I have become cool and joyless in prayer because of other tasks or thoughts (for the flesh and the devil always impede and obstruct prayer), I take my little psalter, hurry to … More Simplicity and Prayer
Friday is for Heart Songs There are treasures waiting for us. Every day they are waiting for us in the faith of those who have gone before us. In a more literate age, they poured their faith into cups made of words and handed them to the world, words made of steel, words formed with … More “He Will Hold You Fast”
Friday is for Heart Songs A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with a fellow preacher and friend, Colin Smith of the Orchard Church in Arlington Heights. I so appreciate Colin for his passion but also for his skill in preaching. He is doing a significant amount of training and equipping … More The Rhythm of Preaching
Friday is for Heart Songs There are six statements in Psalm 119 that have arrested my attention. Each of them speaks to how the psalmist views himself in the world. I think of them as the “I am” statements of a heart saturated with the word of God. I think of them as the self-image of … More The Self-Image of the Psalmist
Friday is for Heart Songs We’re human. We’re American. We’re educated. We’re healthy (mostly). And all those blessings are opportunities for gratefulness. They are opportunities to acknowledge our contingency, our dependence on things outside of our control, and for which we have no merit. We are simply the recipients of the unmerited favor of God’s … More There is No Third Option: Either Prayer Fuels the Work or the Flesh Will
Friday is for Heart Songs A Restful Friday He who begat me was seventy-three When in Pennsylvania, his last breath drew. Now the oldest of his clan Sits under clouds And wonders at a ten and three horizon. Will the years of grace in me match him? Young grandson three Young granddaughter one In thirteen, … More My Shuffle-footed Neighbor
Friday is for Heart Songs I just got off the phone with a brother in Christ who is a stage 4 colon cancer patiently living on miracle time. He is a man learning how to pour out his heart to God (Ps. 62:8). He is also an inspiration and this week we will interview him … More What Does It Mean to Pour Out Your Heart?
Friday is for Heart Songs John Brown was poor farmer in Scotland whose great hope was to become a pastor and preach the gospel. Unfortunately, but he had a bad stammer and had given up on that dream. Possessing a brilliant mind, he put his love of the Bible into the service of the youth … More A May Day Story Worth Remembering (Scottish Covenanters)
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