Category: Christian Living

Pride Is the Chief Cause of Our Woes

I heard an awesome sermon in church last Sunday. There was nothing in the sermon that I didn’t know already. It was a presentation of the Gospel. But somehow it seemed so wonderous and new, like I was hearing it for the first time. Part...

Outside Square One – A Poem

I wrote the first part of this poem in July 1996 in my journal. I was looking back at some of my old poetry, most of which is quite depressing. Not surprising since I was quite depressed at the time I wrote it. But as...

Music Monday Extra – Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)

Last night as I was getting ready for bed, I was listening to my iPod. The last song that came on I listened to three times because it was such a wonderfully uplifting song. It’s by Casting Crowns and is called “Glorious Day (Living He...

A New Experience – Taizé

Last Friday night, I attended a Taizé prayer service at a local college chapel. I had never been to one before. It was a wonderfully meditative experience, spending an entire one hour service devoted to simply praying and listening to God. So you may wonder why...

Appreciation Not Required

Did you ever have someone in your life who you tried your best to be loving and compassionate towards? They might be having a hard time and so you give them a break, cut them some slack. You do this because you really care about...

Blessings Flow – A Poem

 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 (NIV). Our God is a giver of blessings, of “good and perfect gifts.” The greatest gift of all is...

The Land of Entitlement

Here in the United States we seem to think we live in the Land of Entitlement. The dictionary defines the word entitle as follows: “to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim.” In this...

Music Monday Extra – DC-10

I was listening to my iPod yesterday and this great song by Audio Adrenaline came on. “DC-10” asks the important question, “Do you know where you’re gonna go?” In addition, it has a great swing beat that makes me want to dance. So I decided...

The King of Kings Bled

When I was a teenager I listened to a lot of rock music, and I still love the electric guitar and an awesome rock beat. When I first started listening to Christian music I had a hard time finding good Christian rock. It seemed to...

Psalm 8 for Psalm Sunday

Many of the Psalms are laments or prayers crying out to God because of some woe the psalmist is experiencing. But others are Psalms of praise to God. The Psalm I want so share today is of the latter type, and exalts the wonder of...