This song has been a favourite of mine ever since I stumbled across while playing random hymns one day. The author, Thomas O. Chisholm, was a Methodist who wrote many sacred poems some of which were set to music. Probably his most familiar is "Great Is Thy Faithfulness". Every Christian should have the desire of …
This morning as I was waking up and thinking about all I still have to do to get ready for our move in less than a week, I was suddenly struck by how much I also have to be thankful for. First of all are the boxes my husband was able to purchase for a …
I was recently reminded of this song and have not been able to get it out of my head. I find myself humming just about every day now. The message is so powerful. Lord help me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way That even when I kneel to pray My prayer …
Yesterday in church we sang this song. There is a beautiful and sad story behind this song. How many times have we had a friend or even family member fail us. How comforting to find a friend in Jesus. Jesus never fails us. This song was written by Charles Weigle. He was an evangelist and …
Disclosure: Affiliate Links I have so many good books on the go right now. I'm reading Peace Child by Don Richardson. It's an excellent missionary story about a couple who took the gospel to a tribe in New Guinea who were still living as they had for millennia. Then I'm also reading The Illustrious Prince …
Yesterday I played this song for the offertory at our church. Afterwards the visiting missionary and his wife told me how much they liked this song and how little they heard it. This morning while I was searching for a video to add to this post my oldest daughter told me that she had heard …
I am currently reading through the book of Job in my private devotions. Job is one of my favourite books - I can't explain it; it just is. Job was such an man of integrity in everything that he did. He was one of the richest men in the world of his time, but in …
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