Monday is for Heart Songs “Joy” said C.S. Lewis, “is the serious business of Heaven.” —(Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, 93) “Lord, make my heart serious about joy. Make my heart desire the greatest joys knowing that the passionate pursuit of real joy, will always lead me to You.”
Sunday Musings The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, pleasure, and merriment, He has scattered broadcast. We are never safe, but we have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy. It is not hard to see why. The security we crave … More Why God Keeps Our Happiness Shallow
Friday is for Heart Songs The air is crisp. The sun is bright. The dew is thick. Finally, Fall has arrived. Corn is being harvested. Soybean too. Trees are adding color to the horizon and the annual de-elevation of the landscape is in full swing. I have only lived in rural America for a year and … More Giving Thanks for a Crisp Fall Day
Friday is for Heart Songs … given my view that tragedy is normal, I try to be happy unless something happens that makes me unhappy, rather than unhappy unless something happens that makes me happy. Most people go through life waiting for something wonderful to happen to make them happy. My attitude is that so … More “Happiness is a Serious Problem”
Weekend Musings I so want to use this sometime in a message! It’s not their innocence, but their wide-eyed wonder and delight that Jesus has in mind when he says, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this … More Unless You Become Like Little Children … You Shall Not Enter
Friday is for Heart Songs Read Psalm 4 (ESV) 7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. “Friday Night” Party Night They were having a party They were lubed They were sloshed They were inebriated They were laughing and … More “Friday Night” Party Night
Monday is for Discussion Jesus has risen. His purpose has been accomplished. He appears to his disciples. The ones who ran and hid, . . . the ones who declared loyalty and failed, . . . the ones who he had told to not let their hearts be troubled (John 14:1), . . . Those … More The First Command of Christ and The Cure for Depression
Christmas Day Have a great celebration of the birth of Christ today. And if you get a chance, find a quiet place to watch the video. It might help bring some of the wonder of what should fill our souls about the coming of Christ. Merry, blessed, joy-filled Christmas to you all. http://youtu.be/byId_ddA0LQ
Sunday Musings Psalm 5:11-12 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with … More There is a Birth-right Joy
Friday is for Heart Songs Betrayal. It is such a brutal sounding word–a perfect fit for the raw power of its deception and perversity. Saul. Doeg the Edomite. The residents of the walled city of Keilah. The Ziphites. One after another betrays David, the anointed and future King of Israel. Even David’s own older brothers, … More Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience
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