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The Fairest

When I first became a Christian and started attending church at age nineteen, I immediately fell in love with singing the great hymns of the faith. My heart overflowed with joy... Read More »

Invisible Man

As a boy, I was fascinated by the book The Invisible Man. The main character played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek, staying just out of reach of mere mortals “cursed”... Read More »

Soul Music

Soul music is a term adopted to describe popular black music in the United States as it evolved from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. It’s a style heavily influenced by gospel music. Soul... Read More »

Magnifying Our Master

As a man of unwavering steadfastness, the apostle Paul had a fixed ambition. He spelled it out in his letter to the Philippians: “Christ will be magnified in my body, whether... Read More »

Keep On

“Keep on travelin’. Keep on . . .” sang the teenagers of the Dayspring Chorale. They had just sung the first five words of their Sunday evening concert when everything went... Read More »

Just Imagine!

What will it be like when we see the Lord for the first time? The song “I Can Only Imagine” asks,

Surrounded by Your glory,
what will my heart
... Read More »

Glory Deflectors

Barbara Mertz has a complaint about Egypt’s Pharaoh Ramses II. In her book Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs, archaeologist Mertz writes, “One gets so tired of Ramses;... Read More »

A New Song

Most people are interested in news, but only if it’s fresh. We read today’s newspaper, not yesterday’s. Ratings for news programs would drop out of sight if they... Read More »

New Year’s Celebrations

I don’t know what you do to bring in the new year, but it’s celebrated in many different ways around the world.

In Japan, people dress in new clothes and... Read More »

December Desire

December is a month when people celebrate miracles. The Jewish tradition of Hanukkah—the Holiday of Lights—commemorates the time when a small amount of oil lasted eight days... Read More »