This post originally appeared at blackanddarknight.wordpress.com on June 17, 2012. I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it…
This post first appeared blackanddarknight.wordpress.com on January 15, 2012. Keep your heart with all diligence For out of it spring the issues of life. ~ Proverbs 4:23 NKJV What does it mean to “keep your heart with all diligence?” Perhaps first we need to know what it means that “out of it spring the issues…
Dear America, Most of you don’t know me. I’ve been told I’m not really supposed to talk about politics on my blog, but sometimes you have to talk about what’s on your heart, no matter what. And it boggles my mind that you don’t know me and can still make my heart shatter. I’m sure…
Five posts from five different bloggers on five mostly-different topics that I’ve very much enjoyed.
Wow, somehow it is 2016. There’s been… stuff. I’m working on a rant post about the drama of layoffs and unemployment bureaucracy that will probably go up this weekend. Mr. Loper’s feeling a bit depressed and frustrated about not working, and I’m trying not to be panicked about the lack of money that is imminent,…
Previous Hymns: The Old Rugged Cross All Things Bright and Beautiful Come, Ye Thankful People, Come This hymn was written by Henry Alford in 1844. The entire hymn itself is one wonderful example of the foremost thing I love about hymns – the symbolism, and the richness of the tradition of faith behind them. The…
Well, I’m not going to finish posting this series by the end of the year anymore, but I am going to finish the series! For the introduction and the first song, you can visit “The Old Rugged Cross – My Favorite Hymns.”
For a while, I’ve contemplated doing a series of my favorite hymns. Hymns have long been some of my favorite worship songs, but they are often under appreciated, especially by some of the younger generations in the church. They have often been lost in the demand for more ‘contemporary’ worship, especially in the last 30…
Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake. Matthew 24:9 WEB But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my…
