This song from Bob, Brittany and McKenzie Kauflin is a beautiful prayer for this season of the year. The birth of Jesus Christ is an amazing display of grace and wonder. It is always worthy of praise to God. Yet, sometimes praise to God is difficult to offer with sincerity….
I hate death. We tend to euphemize it with words like passed, departed or sleep. But while these may help lessen the emotional blow of its reality the truth is that death is a malevolent intruder that mocks both life and the Giver of life. The wise man understood…
As I read this excellent post on “The Pastor’s Heavy Happy Heart” by Thabiti Anyabwile I was reminded of John Newton’s hymn called, “A Minister’s Burden.” I posted it a few years ago—which is like a whole generation in blog life—but think it is worth highlighting again. Newton and…