I sing all the verses at Christmas

It is the music that makes it feel like Christmas to me.  To the chagrin of my family, I turn on the Christmas stations and put in the Christmas CDs and hum along with the songs piped in at the mall. I am positively impossible at Christmastime. But this year is not like previous Christmas […]

Strengthened in Prayer: multi-tasking is Biblical

First Thessalonians (5:17) says it clearly: “Pray continually.” I assume that means 24-7, 365. So, if I understand that correctly, that means my life should be one continuous prayer. Praising. Confessing. Thanking. Asking. But, wait, God wants me to be going about His business here on earth, too. So, if God expects me to pray without […]

Morning Has Broken ~ welcome Spring!

In 1931, celebrated English children’s author Eleanor Farjeon wrote a poem for children to celebrate the first day of Spring. Set to a Gaelic melody, it climbed the pop charts as a Cat Stevens recording in 1971, and it remains one of Christendom’s favorite hymns. What a power lyrics have when we read and speak them! MORNING HAS […]

Wait Up, Can You Hum a few Bars?

So much of life yells, “Move Faster!” at me. Mostly, it is just me who is doing the yelling at me. I’m pretty sure the world is perfectly satisfied to leave me behind. Perhaps it is only my sense of self-importance that makes me want to keep up. Lately, it’s been more of a “Move […]