His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones. He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands. He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful. For…
Month: December 2012
Love Produces Joy
Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. He shows mercy from generation…
The Song of Love
Does anyone do a love song better than country music? Here are some famous and infamous song titles from the world of country western music: * Don’t Cry on My Shoulders Cuz You’re Rustin’ My Spurs * Her Teeth was Stained but her Heart was Pure * How can I Miss You if You Won’t…
The Advantage
I like Patrick Lencioni, and have read the majority of the books he’s published. Two of them have been extremely helpful: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars. His latest work is titled, The Advantage—How to Develop Organizational Health. The short of it is that the most important metric for…
The Song of Joy
That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great…
Good News and Bad News
Today I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we have fixed our feedburner issues on the blog. The bad news is that we were unable to successfully migrate the email addresses of those of you who have subscribed to the feeds so that you could receive postings in…
Feedburner
Thanks to those of you who follow my blog through email subscription. At this time we are having some issues with feedburner that I hope to have resolved in the next day or so. The worst case scenario would be that you may be asked to resubscribe to my blog posts to have them delivered…
The Song of Peace
At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. That day the Spirit…
Henry Richard “Rich” White, Jr.
Henry Richard White, Jr., age 80, of St. Clair, Missouri, formerly of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, December 6, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at Grace Baptist Church in Union, Missouri, on Monday, December 10, at 11:00 am, with visitation preceding at 10:00 am. Interment…
The Song of Hope:: God Always Keeps His Promises
“…just as he promised through the holy prophets long ago. Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us. He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant–the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham” (Luke 1:70-73, NLT). One of the reasons Zechariah could…