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In Another Light

One of the greatest songwriters of the past 50 years is Wayne Kirkpatrick. I have sung his praises before. To my knowledge he has only produced one solo album, entitled, The Maple Room, and from that album comes the song, “In Another Light.” Although the song is obviously written about a marriage relationship (“Hey, that’s…

If I Were You

If I Were You (Lyrics and Music by Wayne Watson, 1999, “Field of Souls”) If I were You, if I ran this placeThere wouldn’t be no mercy, noThere wouldn’t be no graceAnd people that wander off and go astrayI’d make real sure that they would payYeah, that’s what I’d do if I were You And…

Everything You Put In

Yesterday’s blog was about the journey of faith of one of my heroes, TobyMac. I believe that he deserves encouragement for his strong faith and consistent ability to speak the truth of the Gospel in ways that have been heard throughout his 30 plus years in the Christian Music industry. I do not use the…

TobyMac

TobyMac, one of the founders of the Christian rock band, DC Talk, has written and recorded songs that have changed the course of Christian music (think “Jesus Freak,” “Luv is a Verb,” and “Colored People”). He created his own record label (Gotee Records) and produced the albums of such bands as Reliant K and Out…

The Final Move

The Final Move (Written by Chris Rice, Christopher M. Rice • Copyright © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc) (Listen here) Saw an old guy today Staring long at a chess game Looked like it was half-played Then his tear splashed between The bishop and the king…oh He turned his face to mine I saw the Question in…

Love and Selfishness

For so the goblin Selfishness would reward the angel Love. George MacDonald, Phantastes, p. 124, 1981 edition, 1851 original. George MacDonald, a contemporary of Lewis Carroll, was a masterful writer who poetically described human nature. His books have not been widely read in the last few years but are certainly worthy of consideration. In Phantastes,…

A Meditation upon Deuteronomy 6

Deuteronomy 6: 1-25 (NLT) 1 “These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, 2 and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees…

A Song for Aubrey Claire

You’ve got the world wrapped around your finger And yes, you can change the world I see you changing my world now As your hand round my finger curls You can already steal my heart You will always inspire my thoughts From your tiny birth, you start Beginning to tie the knots And, you will…

Hope

Hope is what gets us through difficult times. Depression is the result when we face challenging circumstances without hope. Hope is not about knowing for sure that a good result is ahead; it is about having a reasonable faith that a good result is ahead. There are a variety of approaches to faith, but…

The Paradox of Suffering and God’s Love

A few days ago I wrote an entry entitled “Sacrifices” to remind us that God wants our trust more than he desires sacrifices from us. The blog was prompted by our common desire to do something for God in order that we might get back into good relationship him, specifically when we experience suffering and…