I love institutional Christian education. In many ways I am the product of Christian schools. In the course of my life I have three of the four schools I have attended have been Christian schools (elementary, middle school/high school, and seminary). While the experience of private Christian elementary, middle school, and high school were involuntary … More Christian Education and the Local Church
Today’s Music Monday comes again from Norton Hall Band‘s second hymns album. This hymn is entitled, “He Will Hold Me Fast.” Disclaimers: (1) The Scripture passages used may not have been as inspiration for the writing of the song. These are just passages that the song has caused me to think about or are theologically related … More Music Monday, “He Will Hold Me Fast” (Norton Hall Band)
A while back my wife and I traveled to the Passages Bible Museum in Santa Clarita. This museum was filled with different exhibits and collections all dedicated to the history and transmission of the Scriptures. It served as a great apologetic to the veracity and historical integrity of the Bible. The trip was a delightful blessing … More The Museum of the Bible
Lately myself, my wife, and several folks from the church have been drinking a lot of coffee. I mean a lot of coffee. There seems to be this trend going around for specialty coffee that has taken hold of our local church and the Southern California community. I wouldn’t call it addictive or unhealthy, but … More Refining Your (Theological) Palate
Today, I’d like to review an entire album! Thousand Tongues produced the album, “Hymns for the Weary.” Thousand Tongues is a ministry that, “to cultivate worship for the glory of God through the joy of the church in Jesus Christ.” Their principles are conveniently summarized in the acronym T.H.O.U.S.A.N.D (T-True; H-Historical; O-Overflowing in missions and mercy; U-Understandable; S-Stirring; A-All of Life; N-Nourishing … More Music Monday: “Hymns for the Weary” by Thousand Tongues
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