In this day and age making the decision to be part of a Christian community may involve a little more than finding out where they meet. We have a variety…
Well, we have come to the end of our journey exploring the origin and messages behind some of the hymns found in our Book of Praise. Along the way we…
Faith throughout the Ages – Part 4 “Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine”, penned Fanny Crosby in one of her more famous and beloved hymns. While these words have given comfort…
Our opening hymn today only gives us information on the translator and the author of the tune, but it is believed that the words of this hymn were composed by…
Our first hymn today is one which is often requested for funerals. It is no surprise to learn that this hymn was composed to provide comfort to someone in a…
Our opening hymn this morning came about at the insistence of Caleb Winchester, who was the editor of the 1905 Methodist Hymnal. He challenged Frank North, an ordained Methodist minister,…
This past week I had the chance to watch an old movie called Black Narcissus. It was the story of Anglican nuns sent to a remote part of India to…
In the movies when someone is dying, there is that scene where the person says their last words. Of course, the director of the movie wants it to be something…
You may not always think it a privilege but to be able to read the Bible in the language that we best understand it did not happen by chance. In…
If you love me…. – John 14:15-21 As children we tended to accept the values and practices of our parents or other significant figures responsible for our care and nurture.…