While growing up I often heard this hymn sung during communion services. Years later, though, I heard it sung as a Christmas hymn, and I was blown away at how...Continue reading
Year: 2007
God Incarnate
It may be stretching things a bit to call today’s excerpts classics, since the author is still alive, but I think most people would at least agree to calling J....Continue reading
Shining the Light of Christ
At Christmas we celebrate the coming of Jesus, “the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.”(John 1:9, NASB) I’ve also been thinking about the ways God has...Continue reading
Truly God and Truly Man
In the seminary class I’m taking this semester, one of the major topics is the person of Christ. How is it that Jesus can be truly God and truly man?...Continue reading
Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
In the traditional church calendar (used mainly by liturgical denominations), December is Advent season, the time of year leading up to Christmas. Advent literally means “coming”, and in the evangelical...Continue reading
A Right Conception of God
I firmly believe that there is an inseparable connection between right doctrine and right practice — or in the theological terms one of my pastors uses, orthodoxy and orthopraxy. One...Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
May the Lord fill you with joy as you celebrate His blessings! “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I...Continue reading
Praise and Thanksgiving
It has been too long since I posted an excerpt! In light of that, this week’s will be longer. This is another prayer from The Valley of Vision: A Collection...Continue reading
I Am Desperate For Your Love, Lord
One of the theologians I learned more about in the seminary class I’m currently taking is Anselm of Canterbury. He wrote a book on the atonement, Cur Deus Homo (Why...Continue reading
A Prayer In The Morning
I keep finding new gems in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, like this one from the Family Prayer section. (Historical note: When I look online at the versions of...Continue reading