Monthly Archives: March 2011
Deliberating About Discipleship
“Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms [...]
Early CCM Spotlight: Don Francisco
“The Steeple Song” was one of the best songs that framed out the CCM movement in a more definite direction. Don Francisco became the master of the story– he would narrarate the word in popular songs. This happened at the perfect time, as the church in the 1970s needed that approach. You might say he [...]
Taking a Book By the Horns
***** Quite often, we let the Bible intimidate us. We all can take on a verse or two. But that is pretty weak. The Bible isn’t made up of singular verses, but of whole books. I intend to go on record, to encourage you to ingest the Word. It’s as if we went to a Chinese [...]
To Give Beyond Giving
“Calling his followers to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people.” Mark 12:43, NCV Heaven uses scales that earth knows nothing about. Jesus calls out to His disciples, and they gather up close. Life has a way of teaching us incredible things. Circumstances usually [...]
When He Rebukes You
“Then Jesus said to Peter, “Go away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the things of God, but only about the things people think are important.” Matt. 16:23, NCV Things in the Kingdom will often take a conversational approach. Things are often established or nullified with a face-to-face. [...]
Suffering, With a Certain Dark Artistry
Today, I want to bring out this book, out into the spotlight. It is a tremendous devotional that makes its way through the book of Job. I have leaned on it, and it has held me nicely. I challlenge you to get a copy of this, and to let it work in the confines of [...]
Early CCM Spotlight– Wendy & Mary, Again
***** “Welcome Home,” Just really felt I wanted to imprint these guys on to your heart. There is value in letting music like this to saturate your heart. I must tell you, seldom has there been a duo like this, with their acoustic guitars, robust lyrics and angelic voices. I hope that YouTube will do [...]
Early CCM- Spotlight on Wendy & Mary
“If I Could Love You Better” One of the early and blessed CCM duets was Wendy & Mary. They were together just 5-6 years but cranked out 5 or 6 albums. Their music operated off of relatively simple melodies, but their lyrics were often quite piercing and evocative. They very quickly became one of my personal favorites. I [...]
Be Quick About It
”We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work.” John 9:4, NLT To be quick means that we move very fast; being slow implies a reluctance or a mental delay. To hesitate while doing God’s will [...]