Cold Prayers?

Cold Prayers?

My eyes are dry; my faith is oldMy heart is hard; my prayers are coldAnd I know how I ought to beAlive to You and dead to me I wonder how many Christians can identify with Keith Green when he wrote these lyrics. I expect that most would not admit that this is where...
Cold Prayers?

God Is God … I Am Not (Thankfully!)

I’ve read stories of emperors and others who have desired to be gods. Personally, I don’t understand that desire. There is so much freedom in acknowledging the fact that God is God, and I am not! Sure, there may be times that I would do things differently,...
Cold Prayers?

Speak Life

“You are so stupid! How can you be as old as you are and not know how to do simple things? I feel sorry for whoever marries you and has to live with you.” Although it’s been 30 years since Sandy heard these words, she has never forgotten them. God...
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The Year of Uncertainty

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” The opening line from A Tale of Two Cities describes 2020 pretty well. Some may argue that there is no “best of times” about it, but...
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Great Is His Faithfulness

This past week, the song that kept rising up in my heart was “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father God truly is a faithful father. Many of us cannot say that about our earthly fathers, but what a blessing to know that God...
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Music: A Real Blessing

For as long as I can remember, music has been important to me. My mom tells me that, as a baby, I wouldn’t sleep unless she put on one of my grandparents’ records. When I was around 9 years old, I discovered Southern Gospel music, and when I came across a...