This hymn has a simple tune set to hauntingly beautiful harmony by my favorite classical composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. I’ve seen several versions of the words, and I’m not sure which is the most authentic, so I’ll post them as I learned them. Their message of deep devotion to Christ […]
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Confessing vs. Professing Christ
I’ll be honest with you: I’m a people-pleaser. I find it very difficult to speak up if I know that it might make others unhappy with me. But I’m also a teacher and coach, responsible to communicate truth to my students. That’s probably why I find this quote so challenging: […]
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I’m writing from Ft. Collins, CO, and starting tomorrow I will attend the biannual Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) National Staff Conference. I’m looking forward to hearing great teaching and encouraging stories of what God is doing through CCC around the world. In the meantime, I hope you will be […]
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I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe that I may understand: for this also I believe, that unless I believe, I will not understand. – Anselm of Canterbury (1033 – 1109) Anselm was a medieval archbishop of Canterbury, and a brilliant scholar, philosopher and […]
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