SONG: My favorite Christmas carol is O Holy Night. As a child growing up in church, I remember a man who would sing it every Christmas Eve. It was hauntingly beautiful to hear. I’ve chosen Josh Groban’s version because it reminds me of the rendition from my youth. My particular favorite lines of the song are:…
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Scripture and a Song: Thankful
SONG: Really? How can it be Thanksgiving Week already? The weather belies the season – nearly 70 in the Mid-Atlantic US on Saturday. But Sunday, a cold front comes and with it, a swell of thankfulness in my heart. To enumerate my blessings is impossible because God has been so very good to me. In the…
Scripture and a Song: Indescribable
SONG: All year I’ve been excited for the weekend when we go camping at Worlds End State Park in Pennsylvania. It was this weekend! We stayed in a rustic cabin built in the 1930’s and enjoyed the impossibly starry skies, waterfall views, mountain vistas, fresh air, quiet evenings by the fire and the inexplicable peace of being…
Scripture and a Song: Jesus Messiah
SONG: The 2016 election for President of the United States is this week. I’ve remained largely silent on the issue online because I don’t want my blog to politicize when it is meant to glorify God. Americans seem to be largely dissatisfied, both with their candidate choices and with the political process itself. Of greater concern…
Scripture and a Song: How Great Thou Art
SONG: I grew up in a Baptist Church where we had a piano, an organ and old-school hymns to offer worship to God. These swelling songs of adoration are embedded in my heart, connecting me to happy memories of my grandparents, who were largely responsible for my spiritual education. They shared Jesus with me and I…