“She is so heavenly-minded that she is no earthly good.” You’ve likely heard this biting appraisal leveled at a person who lives openly as a Christian. It’s pithy enough to hold a place among tired, overused criticisms but I have questions about its validity. If such a person exists, I’m pretty sure I haven’t met...
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Happy Waiting
Happy Waiting. “Our God is in heaven; he does as he pleases.” [Psalm 115:3] The best stories take time to tell. Setting. Conflict. Rising action. Climax. Dénouement .– a rich word with a French derivation, meaning “resolution”. It’s just the way that stories were meant to be told. We cheat ourselves by skipping the darker plot points as...
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Hymn of the Month – December 2018 – He Who is Mighty
He Who Is Mighty Songwriter(s): Kate DeGraide, Rebecca Elliott Lyrics: VERSE 1 Oh, the mercy our God has shown To those who sit in death’s shadow The sun on high pierced the night Born was the Cornerstone PRE-CHORUS Unto us a Son is given, unto us a Child is born CHORUS He Who is mighty...
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Hymn of the Month – November 2018 – We Will Feast in the House of Zion
WE WILL FEAST IN THE HOUSE OF ZIONby Sandra McCracken Chorus:We will feast in the house of ZionWe will sing with our hearts restoredHe has done great things, we will say togetherWe will feast and weep no more 1. We will not be burned by the fireHe is the LORD our GodWe are not...
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Hymn of the Month – October 2018 – I Will Wait for You (Ps 130)
I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) Words and Music by Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Keith Getty, and Stuart Townend. © 2018 Getty Music Publishing (BMI); Getty Music Songs, LLC; Jordan Kauflin Music; Matt Merker Music (each of these admin. by Music Services) / Townend Songs (PRS) (admin. by Music Services in the US and...
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Hymn of the Month – September 2018 – Jesus, There’s No One Like You
Jesus, There’s No One Like YouMusic and Words by Neil DeGraide, Brittany Kauflin, Jordan Kauflin, and Grace Nixon © 2017 VERSE 1 There is no song we could sing To honor the weight of Your glory There are no words we could speak To capture the depth of Your beauty CHORUS Jesus, there’s no one...
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Hymn of the Month – August 2018 – We Come, O Christ, to You
WE COME, O CHRIST, TO YOU Edith Margaret Clarkson © 1957, 1985, InterVarsity Press. Assigned 1987 to Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 1 We come, O Christ, to you, true Son of God and man, by whom all things consist, in whom all life began. In you alone we live and move and have...
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Hymn of the Month – July 2018 – Lift High the Name of Jesus
Lift High the Name of Jesus KEITH GETTY, KRISTYN GETTY, ED CASH, AND FIONAN DE BARRA; © 2013 GETTY MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI), ALLETROP MUSIC (BMI), AND FIONAN DE BARRA (ALL RIGHTS ADMIN. BY MUSICSERVICES.COM) Lift high the name of Jesus, Of Jesus our King. Make known the power of His grace, The beauty of His...
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Hymn of the Month – June 2018 – I Need Thee Every Hour
I Need Thee Every Hour 1 I need Thee every hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee; Oh, bless me now, my Savior! I come to Thee. 2 I need Thee every hour, Stay Thou near by; Temptations...
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Hymn of the Month – May 2018 – My Faith has Found a Resting Place
My Faith has Found a Resting Place Verse 1 My faith has found a resting place, Not in device nor creed; I trust the Ever-living One, His wounds for me shall plead. Chorus I need no other argument, I need no other plea; It is enough that Jesus died, And that He died for me....