Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almightyEarly in the morning our song shall rise to theeHoly, holy, holy, merciful and mightyGod in three persons, blessed TrinityThe hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” is one of the m...  Read More

As I was preparing to write this devotional, I listened to “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” a few times. And though I’ve heard it about a million times, this time it hit me differently. I stopped writing, ...  Read More

“How Great Thou Art” is one of the most familiar hymns in the American church. But the ideals of our culture do not line up with what this hymn is inviting us to do. The lyrics tell us to stop doing a...  Read More

One of the hymns that convicts me the most is “Be Thou My Vision” based on a poem by St. Dallán Forgaill. I’m particularly challenged by this verse:Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praiseThou mine i...  Read More

Over the next few weeks, these newsletters will be going through a devotional series called Lessons from Hymns. Hymns are a huge part of our faith background and shaping the Western church. Each week,...  Read More

Our present moment is plagued with uncertainty. With a global health crisis, a blossoming civil rights movement, a divisive political climate, a struggling economy, environmental issues, etc., the wor...  Read More

Over the next few weeks, these newsletters will be going through a devotional series calledLessons from Hymns. Hymns are a huge part of our faith background and have played a bigrole in shaping the We...  Read More

This week’s devotional is about a simple truth. Hopefully you’ve heard this more times than you can count. Hopefully you’ve ordered your life around this truth, and hold unto it more dearly than anyth...  Read More

In Ephesians 1 there are seven grand verbs. These seven verbs describe how God acts to save and love his people. They form the basis of the life of the church. Ultimately, the church is not something ...  Read More

In Ephesians 1 there are seven grand verbs. These seven verbs describe how God acts to save and love his people. They form the basis of the life of the church. Ultimately, the church is not something ...  Read More

In Ephesians 1 there are seven grand verbs. These seven verbs describe how God acts to save and love his people. They form the basis of the life of the church. Ultimately, the church is not something ...  Read More

As we consider what it means to be the church in our current time of isolation, we could do worse than to look at the book of Ephesians. This letter is Paul's magnum opus on what the church is and how...  Read More