One of our favorite albums is ‘Jerusalem Arise’ by Paul Wilbur.
A favorite song is Days of Elijah. It really kicks your day into gear. Helps even in sad times.
“…and though these are days of great trials, of famine and darkness and sword, still we are the voice in the desert, crying, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord!”
This one’s for Maggie, and anyone else who likes rap music. I’m not a big fan, but some songs/acts are pretty decent. From the movie The Fighting Temptations, presenting T-Bone, lil’ Zane, Montell Jordan, The O’Jays, etc. Some of their other stuff (like Montell and lil’ Zane) is not so great, but they manage to put it together here. People change, but Youtube videos stick around for a long time reminding you of who you were.
This version has some lyrics below it, but not all the words are correct. One place there’s a mess up is the names T-Bone uses for God. Probably because the post-er didn’t know them.
From the movie, ‘Leap of Faith,’ comes the following song that’ll lift your spirits. The movie is thought provoking if you take it with a grain of salt or two. Lyrics are in the notes under the video.
Matthew 24:45β46 ESV. βWho then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when … read more
Jeremiah 23:33β36 ESV. βWhen one of this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, βWhat is the burden of the Lord?β you shall say to them, βYou are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the … read more
As Adam and Eve were relocating anywhere but the Garden of Eden, in Genesis chapter 3 God delivers the curse He had warned Adam would result from breaking the dietary command about the wrong fruit. Genesis 3:17β19 ESV. And to … read more
The children of Abraham and Jacob, he who was renamed Israel by God and which name is also applied to their descendants, are mentioned thousands of times in Scripture, not always in a complimentary way. As a group or nation, … read more
The word “covenant” is mentioned in the ESV Bible about 325 times. Sometimes it refers to the rainbow after the flood (Genesis 9:13), sometimes to the Abraham covenant in Genesis 15 and the confirmation of the covenant by circumcision in … read more
A phrase that is thrown around quite a bit in the last few years is “cultural appropriation.” It means to take something such as a tradition or food or a style of dress from a different culture other than your … read more
Ephesians 5:25β28 ESV. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the … read more
It’s not a title of a movie mystery. I’m not going to write about police officer’s arrest techniques. No gloved hands are going to be used in this search. The Body for which I’m searching in modern times is the … read more
The word “word” is used frequently in modern times as an equivalent for the word “truth.” One might say “truth” as an agreement for someone’s statement of an apparent truth. Interesting considering that God’s Word is the original and final … read more
A biblical definition of salvation starts with the simple idea of rescue from God’s judgment. He will judge the world and every person in it for sin, but He also made a way out by providing the sacrifice of His … read more