Christmas is near. I love it when I find or someone sends me new artists or songs of praise that have substance to their thinking. I’m so tired of “Christian songs” that are more about the singer than they are about Jesus and the Kingdom. Songs with good theology that exalt the Living God, the … More O Come, All You UNfaithful
It is hard to find other artists that cover any of Keith Green’s songs. He is hard to copy. His songs are deeply personal and confessional. They are pitched for his voice and style. But I think the biggest reason he is not covered is because it takes a lot of guts to sing with … More “Make My Life a Prayer to You”
The Bible was opened to 2 Chronicles and the President-elect placed his hand on the passage in chapter 7. Then something extraordinary happened. The President-elect turned to the congregation at a special service at the National Presbyterian Church held on inauguration day and said: “My friends, before I begin the expression of those thoughts I … More A President’s Prayer
Musing on a Thursday Morning Nothing lasting happens for the advancement of God’s Kingdom without prayer. In October, I hope to organize a series of prayer-walks in the community of our new church. Groups of two people will be walking around strategic buildings in our community, praying for our neighbors and for God’s blessings upon … More Prayer Walking has Little Biblical Warrant
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Yes, that’s my bride and two of our oldest, and yes, I know she is beautiful inside and out. When we were young and had children underfoot, life was complicated and wonderful. We miss our kids. Everyday. The call of God has taken us 14 hours drive away from two, and 6 hours from another, and … More When We Were Young
We finally have news on what our plans are for the future. The latest on the Schoenleber Family Update at the link below. Here’s the Link
Make a throne room in your heart for the King of kings. Here’s the link https://chosenrebel.me/2011/08/09/meals-turned-into-sacraments/
This morning I had the opportunity to explore a very familiar text with a group of friends as we came together to worship the Lord and pray for one another. The text was not only a familiar text, it is, for most readers, one of those “boring, skip-over texts”. But we took a second look … More Re-examining Familiar Texts: Protect the Other
Read Psalm 23 [ The musical composition was Aubre’s Christmas gift to me in 2010. You can listen while you read. I hope it helps your own meditation on the Scripture. Click on the sound file just above the search box on the right.] In December of 2009 or thereabouts, my son, Marty Schoenleber III … More Too Familiar to be Valuable
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