This song has been such a blessing to me today because it speaks to something I am striving to make a reality in my life - that Christ would have the pre-eminence. I have always loved this song - the rich and meaningful words, the melody with its amazing harmony. I have played this song on …
This is a subject dear to my heart because so many people in my family love to write and are good at it - my husband, oldest daughter, oldest son, dad. In some ways we have more ways to write now and yet paradoxically less communication happening. As I read this chapter I thought about …
We sang this song yesterday morning in church. It's been a while since I've heard it, and the message really hit me in relation to what happened in Orlando. Jesus came to earth out of love for all mankind. He came to reconcile us to God and give us peace. He doesn't call for us …
This is a topic that concerns everyone. We all eat. Sometimes I lament the fact that my children expect three meals every day along with numerous snacks. It's a lot of work! But the truth is we all eat - every day. Just because this is something we do every day, several times a day …
This song is one of the first I learned a fancy arrangement to that I played in church. I think I still have that music somewhere and feel like getting it out now. Anyway, I enjoy doing these hymns on Mondays for so many reasons. One it that it's a nice start to my week …
Okay, I'll admit - this is an area that I really have no talent in. Even so Mrs. Schaeffer would not accept this as an excuse for not somehow adding flowers to my life and the life of our family. And to be honest, reading this chapter has inspired me to try to do more …
I find hymn stories to be fascinating. The why behind the inspiration for the writing of the hymn. The author of "Onward, Christians Soldiers", Sabine Baring-Gould, never intended the song for publication. He only desired a song for school children to sing as they marched from one village to another. He was surprised at how …
Intentional Simplicity 