Expecting Great Things From God
As many of your know, my wife and I are expecting a baby any day now. Stephane is very ready and we are excited for the new addition to our family. As I was pondering this, I was reminded of Joshua 3:5 where it says, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Most people would agree that there is a certain … Continue reading Expecting Great Things From God
Get Rid of Your “Stuff”
Last week I wrote a post about living simply. I explained how the biggest lesson we learned from our recent move was the value of not being burdened with a bunch of stuff you don’t need. Here’s my attempt to give more of a theological rational for that thought. The apostle Paul writes, “But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into … Continue reading Get Rid of Your “Stuff”
A.B. Simpson and Hymn Writing
A.W. Tozer: “Simpson’s songs were more than songs; they were slogans. Their value to the Society (the Christian & Missionary Alliance) lay in their power to compress into a single sentence a cluster of dynamic ideas and set those ideas singing in the hearts of believing men. Simpson – consciously or unconsciously, I am not sure which – was a master sloganeer, the greatest ever … Continue reading A.B. Simpson and Hymn Writing