Tag: faith
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Glorious Day: Hymns of Faith
I am a big fan of any heartfelt song or spiritual song that is uplifting and that encourages us upward in worship. I am especially a fan, and definitely partial to, the volume of classic hymns that I was exposed to during my early Pentecostal days. I discovered a band called Casting Crowns last year…
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Some people are like fish bones
I learned how to fish for trout while doing an internship at a startup church in the hills of West Virginia. Real fishing is a lot of work. There is the hike to find a good spot. Then there is the right bait and the prepping the pole. When you get a bite, you can’t…
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Don’t be a hot head
James has always been one of my favorite books of the bible. It’s packed full of practical life applications and very concise, clear language. This week, let’s consider this piece of scripture… 19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20) For the wrath of…
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Spiritual wickedness in high places
This phrase has come to my heart and mind several times in the last few weeks during my personal and private prayer time. Spiritual wickedness in high places. What does this mean for us today? Let’s consider for a moment Ephesians 6:12… For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,…
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I’m not tired yet…are you?
I think one of the things I enjoy most in things that pertain to the spiritual would undoubtedly be Black gospel choir music. I happened upon this video clip of the Mississippi Mass Choir and I’ve probably listened to it 50 times! Turn your volume up a little bit, clap your hands, and follow along.
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Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts
For today’s little sermonette let’s consider Isaiah 6:3 in the King James Version of holy scripture. It says… 1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with…