What Child is this Who, laid to rest On Mary’s lap, is sleeping? Whom angels greet With anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ, the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing Haste, haste to bring Him laud The Babe, the Son of Mary! The Christmas song What Child Is This?… Continue reading What Child Is This? (an advent meditation)
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O Little Town of Bethlehem (an advent meditation)
O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight The song O Little Town of Bethlehem speaks to the great… Continue reading O Little Town of Bethlehem (an advent meditation)
O Holy Night (an advent meditation)
O Holy Night is a Christmas hymn with which many are familiar (at least with John Sullivan Dwight’s English translation). Not only is the song beautiful in speaking about the greatness of our Savior and the good news of his work in the world, it also speaks about the gospel’s social implications. Written in a… Continue reading O Holy Night (an advent meditation)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (advent meditation)
In this series leading up to Christmas 2016, we’ll take a look at some of the Christmas songs from our Baptist Hymnal and see the reasons we celebrate the birth of Jesus. O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine Advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death’s dark shadow… Continue reading O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (advent meditation)
What joy! (a meditation)
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. We always risk the danger of being distracted with football and Black Friday savings, but if we slow down and ponder the things we should be thankful for, then we will understand the true meaning and develop a great joy. In Psalm 126, the psalmist looked back upon the return… Continue reading What joy! (a meditation)
What about him? (a meditation)
Imagine for a moment that you were the apostle Peter. After insisting that you would never deny Jesus, you vehemently declared that you were not Jesus’ follower and had never met the man, after Jesus was arrested to be crucified. But then after the resurrection, Jesus comes and takes you aside and for each time… Continue reading What about him? (a meditation)
Let us go to the house of the Lord! (a meditation)
God gives his people a joyous desire to meet together. We see this expressed in David’s words from Psalm 122: I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” -Psalm 122:1 The words that follow in the psalm paint a picture of God’s people from across the… Continue reading Let us go to the house of the Lord! (a meditation)
Marriage is one plus one plus one (a meditation)
Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, was a call to God’s people to return to a life of spiritual holiness in anticipation of greater things to come. Part of this calling was God’s rebuke upon habitual sins that plagued the people. Included in this was rampant divorce. Divorce is always a touchy subject… Continue reading Marriage is one plus one plus one (a meditation)
The Global Gospel (a meditation)
In Jesus’ day, Jerusalem was a packed city when it came Passover time. Not only would many Jews make the pilgrimage, but many other people from various cultural backgrounds would be in the city as well (either traveling or calling it home). During the last Passover week before his arrest and crucifixion, Jesus and his… Continue reading The Global Gospel (a meditation)
Not by might nor by power (a meditation)
We all face times of discouragement, times where we think the obstacles around us are insurmountable. The people and leaders of Judah felt that, too. Imagine the scene: for 70 years the people had lived in a foreign land under pagan rule. Their capitol city had been long ago destroyed. The temple of their God… Continue reading Not by might nor by power (a meditation)
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