Good words + Good tune =
If there is scant acknowledgment that this world is a groaning mess and that our sin is repugnant before a Holy Holy Holy God, then have we redacted our hymn verses to a point that is no longer in line with the songs of God’s Word?
Be kind to everyone
Too often leaders veil nastiness with the language of ‘discernment’ and ‘refutation’, which are essential for maintaining healthy churches, but again – being unkind is being unkind.
One Day
there is one day when his money can’t control the narrative, a day of reckoning. It is the day that breaks him and the day that makes him.
“1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6”
This pinnacle of the week should begin with a song that musically lifts and reminds us of how awesome this moment is and how awesome the eternal Lord of all moments is.
The degenerative & painful pathway to wrinkledom (#3)
God sometimes wields his scalpel in the most unexpected and brutal ways, but his precision is perfect and his purpose is divine - so be thankful when you get cut
The degenerative & painful pathway to wrinkledom (#2)
We need the ear of a friend to offload onto, we need hugs and encouragement, we need people to laugh with us and at us, we need the refining words of a brother and sister who want us to become more like Jesus, we need people around us who will encourage us to pray and read God’s Word.
The degenerative & painful pathway to wrinkledom (#1)
There was a day when looking in the mirror wasn't a nightmare-inducing horror show, but we know the reality: every day our bodies are gradually aging. Pertness goes south and what were once (if ever!) chiselled features, are softened through weathering in life’s storms.
In the fullness of time
Enjoy your cinnamon-fueled festivities and enjoy the privilege of singing of the Son, born in a manger, who came to redeem undeserving folks like us.
But maybe this should be our prayer this Christmas? That we “Hail his Majesty”.