Solomon tells us that “a happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing” (Proverbs 17:22, AMP ). God undoubtedly has a sense of humor; we need only look at some of the animals He created (it’s hard not to smile at the sight of a hippo, a monkey, or a puppy). Or think of some of the married couples you know: don’t you think God was smiling at the wedding as He looked ahead to the interaction of the wildly different personalities that will be living together?Posts Tagged ‘Christian music’
branded by the fish
In his weekly column on Christian music, Christianity Today writer Russ Breimeier writes about the power of those fish symbols many Christians like to put on their cars. He says that if we want the credit for good behavior when we drive, “then we need to accept the downside of the fish. It brands us as a Christian…
“Refiner’s Fire”
And precious silver
Purify my heart let me be as gold
Pure gold…
rethinking worship
I recently searched a stock image site using the keyword “worship.” I got what I expected: white men photographed from behind, their hands upraised. The only thing that changed was the background: a sunset, a church, a white void.
It pains me that a gesture I find personally significant — raising my hands to my Father — has become a cliché.…
Chris Tomlin’s “Arriving”
I’ve been listening to Chris Tomlin’s latest project, Arriving, and I love it. When I get a new CD that I really like, I listen to it pretty much non-stop; I want the words and music to sink in. I’ve been listening to this one so much I often wake with one of the songs “playing” in my mind…
thinking about goals
I’ve never been a very goal-oriented person. I want to be, feel like I need to be, but I’ve not had a lot of success in this area.
At church, I’ve been hearing about goals from a number of sources in the past few months. I devote an entire lesson to priorities and time management in the leadership class I teach at Highlands, so I’m constantly reminding myself of the need to be more goal-oriented as I teach others…
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