Give Me Jesus in the New Year (Revised for 2017)

Posted this first in 2014 but I see no reason to change my hope for 2017. It’s over a 100 years old, probably over 150 years old. Its known as an old “negro-spiritual.” Its resonance is certainly rooted in pain. Physical pain? Maybe. Longing for rescue from the oppression of slavery? Probably. A grieving heart … More Give Me Jesus in the New Year (Revised for 2017)

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Speaking the Language of the Culture as the Church Dies

Sunday Musings “A warm spirituality without the apostolic and evangelical substance may seem attractive to many–what is called undogmatic, or even unconscious Christianity. It will specially appeal to the lay mind, in the pulpit and out. But it is the death of the Church.”  —P.T. Forsyth Pendulum swings. Life is filled with them. Robust doctrine, … More Speaking the Language of the Culture as the Church Dies

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