Category: encouragement
Close to Thee
So many of our well-loved hymns come from Fanny Crosby, and this is another one - "Close to Thee". This hymn is not only a prayer for a close walk with the Lord, but also a reminder that He has walked with us through our Christian life. Here's is what Fanny Crosby herself said about …
Abide With Me
I have so many songs that I could call my favourite. This is another one - "Abide With Me". The lyrics are full of so many truths and the music has beautiful harmony. I love, love, love playing this song. This hymn was written by Henry F. Lyte just weeks before he died of tuberculosis. …
Verses Set to Hymns
I made my first YouTube video today. I'd like to do more with YouTube this year so I started today with something I thought was small. I just wanted to take the illustrated verses that I put up on Sundays and use my brother-in-law's piano playing of hymns in the background. Who knew that it …
Hiding in Thee
I grew up in a home where music was important. My sisters and I all play the piano today. I also enjoy the organ when I'm around one and the clarinet. One of my sisters also plays the clarinet and has recently taken up the saxaphone (something I have a secret - now not so …
The Triumph of Trust
Here we are at the end of our study of the book of Ruth. I hope you have enjoyed it and have a new love for this beautiful story. I never tire of going through this story. Who doesn't enjoy a love story with a happy ending? Ruth 4:13-18 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and …
Love Triumphant
When we left our study last time Ruth was waiting with Naomi for Boaz to resolve the situation of Ruth needing a husband. Of course we know that Naomi and Ruth would both like to see Boaz as Ruth's husband, but Boaz has brought up the fact of a kinsmen who has a higher claim …
Waiting and Trusting
And now comes the waiting. Ruth has obeyed Naomi's instructions. She met with Boaz. He has agreed to marry her, but there is someone who has a higher claim. So now Ruth has to wait - will this one with the higher claim give it up? Ruth 3:14-18 14 And she lay at his feet until …
Virtue’s Reward
Last week we saw that Naomi had a plan for getting a husband for Ruth. We also saw Ruth trusting Naomi and agreeing to her plan. Now it all begins to happen. Ruth 3:6-13 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And …
Intentional Simplicity 