Easter is coming! Such a glorious holiday. I’m going to spend the week looking at some hymns focused on Jesus and His death and resurrection. I hope the words to these hymns, including “Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed” by Isaac Watts, will bless you and help you focus on…
Taking care of our physical bodies isn’t folly. We should give consideration to eating healthy, exercising, and otherwise caring for our bodies. After all, we “house” the Holy Spirit. But if we get too focused on our physical body’s health, we might overlook our spiritual health. Seeking godliness is always…
Elsewhere in Timothy’s letters, he writes of man’s penchant for wanting their ears “tickled.” Boy, isn’t that the truth? None of us like to be told we’re doing something wrong. We balk against accepting responsibility for our poor choices. But, frankly, until we’re able to openly confess that we need…
HYMN DAY! Did you know that the lyrics for “All Creatures of Our God and King” were originally written by St. Francis of Assisi in 1225? Amazing, right? The stanzas were paraphrased by William H. Draper, an author, in the 1880s. Kind of a neat history! I’ve posted all seven…
I’ve always been intrigued by history. Perhaps that’s why I enjoy writing historical stories. But I remember researching for Sweet Sanctuary, and being horrified by what took place under Hitler’s leadership in Germany. The Nazi’s mistreatment of Jews and other people groups was especially difficult to read. Before my research,…
There’s no denying society has changed a great deal in my lifetime. When I was a little girl, few businesses were open on Sunday, and schools and communities avoided scheduling events on Sunday or Wednesday evening so as not to conflict with church schedules. Today, conflicting with church isn’t given…
We don’t hear the word “behold” much these days, but it’s a powerful one. When the LORD says “behold,” He’s telling us to sit up and pay attention because what we are about to hear is important. Jeremiah was being sent to spread God’s Word. Earlier in this chapter, Jeremiah…
A lot of people call Christianity a religion, but it’s so much more than ritual or rote rules—it’s relationship. The moment we ask Jesus to forgive our sins and become our Savior, we are indwelled with God’s very presence, His Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is with us every minute…
HYMN DAY! “Trust and Obey” was one of my mom’s favorite hymns. The words were penned by a man named John H. Sammis who was born in Brooklyn in the late 1800s. He wrote more than 100 hymns! What a legacy he left for us to enjoy. These really are…
The Lord has a purpose for you. That purpose is rooted in and fashioned according to God’s eternal plan! Do you see how important you are? Now, in this verse God was speaking to Jeremiah, who was a prophet with some mighty important messages to share. We might not be…
