1 CH 16.7 Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers. David’s first order of business after bringing the ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, was to get the worship team singing thanks. This agrees with Psalm 100: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give [...]
Continue reading...19 February 2009
Most of you are probably not aware of this, but today is “I Sure Am Grateful For…” day. On this holiday (which is celebrated in rural Pennsylvania and Central Mexico) we honor those who make our lives livable – those people that regularly spare us from death and/or homelessness. Today I’m honoring Karl. Karl is my [...]
Continue reading...25 July 2008
One of the glories of the gospel is that it transforms ‘guilty pleasures’ into grateful pleasures. In other words, things that you once did without gratefulness to God or self-control (e.g. eat ice cream, go cycling, watch movies), you can now do with joy in your heart and in a way that pleases God. So I’m [...]
Continue reading...11 July 2008
I must confess, I absolutely love nasal spray. Before you abandon this blog as the ravings of a congested madman, let me explain. I’ve had a cold for the last week, and during this time my nose has been jammed to the rafters. Breathing through my nose has been difficult if not impossible. I’m sure [...]
Continue reading...10 July 2008
Fanny Crosby wrote over 8,000 hymns, including “Praise Him, Praise Him” and “To God be the Glory”. Before he was 20, Charles Spurgeon had preached over 600 times. He read 6 books per week and could recall what he had read and locate it, even years later. He started a pastors’ college [...]
Continue reading...13 June 2008
Sometimes blogging can be like passing a kidney stone. Not really. I’ve never had a kidney stone, but from what I hear, they’re pretty high on the pain spectrum. So blogging is nothing like passing a kidney stone. I just wanted to throw that line out there. But blogging does have its challenges. For example, today [...]
Continue reading...3 March 2008
It doesn’t take much to expose my wicked heart. God doesn’t need to toss me into prison or break my fibula to reveal the discontentment that lurks in my inner recesses. Sometimes all it takes is my wife Kristi telling me what’s for dinner when I get home from work. “I thought we’d have leftovers [...]
Continue reading...20 December 2007
When was the last time you took a blessings inventory? I recently found myself sitting in my living room, feeling sorry for myself because of some unexpected expenses which were going to cramp my Christmas style. In other words, I wasn’t going to be able to buy and get as much stuff this [...]
Continue reading...22 November 2007
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – Psalm 103:2Thanksgiving is a day to remember all God’s benefits and blessings. In Christ believers receive innumerable spiritual blessings and benefits. Who can calculate all God’s kindnesses and mercies to us in Jesus? Forgiveness, justification, fellowship with God, joy inexpressible and full [...]
Continue reading...19 October 2007
I recently watched a inspiring/sad documentary called “God Grew Tired Of Us” (watch the trailer here), which follows the lives of several young men from Sudan. These men had been separated from their families by violence, and some of the boys had even seen their families executed before their very eyes. They had [...]
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28 October 2009
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