I love the old hymns of the faith. It's not just a personal preference. The old hymns are a major part of my growth as a Christian.
Category: Christian Living
Devotional readings from Spurgeon, Cowman, J.R. Miller, and others on living the Christian life. “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;” Ephesians 5:1
Just What I Needed
This is not a foody blog. But my son made this wonderful treat I just had to show you. Cottage cheese, a little honey, cocoa powder, vanilla, stevia, chia seeds. So, so good. https://www.noahnolywaika.com/
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The Supremacy of God by Arthur Pink
God alone reigns in absolute supremacy.
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Cancer Slayers
God has truly blessed me.
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When Cancer Interrupts Your Blogging Aspirations
So, where have I been lately? My little excursion into the world of cancer started nearly three years ago. Things were going quite well. Until they weren't. So, I now have stage four metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. And it's everywhere. Progressing rapidly. Today I found out I have twenty lesions in my brain. Great. I …
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God and Sinners Reconciled
Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
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Making Medical Decisions
You know they want to help you. They really do. They went to school for a very long time. They worked hard and spent a lot of money. You are in awe of their accomplishments and expertise. They do things every day you know you could never do. They Know So Much. You are thankful …
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A Very Short Birth Story
First babies take a long time, they say. I was counting on that. He built a fire in the grill pit beside our cabin, then came inside. He shoveled glowing coals from the woodstove into a steel bucket and placed them under our pickup to warm the engine oil. He watched for a while then …
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This Beautiful Autumn Day
Today on this beautiful autumn day I will venture out beneath the cornflower sky to dismantle our flower beds before they become brown frozen messes shifted to my spring To-Do list. Two months ago, garden work was not my focus. Two months ago, I was just finishing up six weeks of chemotherapy and radiation and …
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Meet Me There: Ten Hymns About Heaven
I love to sing about my eternal Home. Heaven is a real place. My son is there. Hans Nolywaika (January 12, 1995 - January 11, 2016) Beyond This Land Of Parting https://youtu.be/zenniBm4oL8?si=1OU3oUNIoKX1-JiN Words: Mary Bridges Canedy Slade Music: Asa Brooks Everett My Savior First of All https://youtu.be/CMFM-lpzCC0?si=Ajv-jxHaVpqlSWgV Words: Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) Music: John R. …
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What a Friend We Have in Jesus
James Smith, 'The Love of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior's Grace Displayed!' Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. John 15:15 …
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If We Could Hear Them Singing
'Bells Across the Snow' Streams in the Desert 12/24 O Christmas, merry Christmas,Is it really come again,With its memories and greetings,With its joy and with its pain!There’s a minor in the carolAnd a shadow in the light,And a spray of cypress twiningWith the holly wreath tonight.And the hush is never brokenBy laughter light and low,As we …
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The Light in the Clouds by Theodore L. Cuyler
The Light in the Clouds By Theodore L. Cuyler Thank God that never does He permit a cloud so dark but behind it is the light; and through the cloud streams the mercies; and from the cloud, descend plentiful and abounding blessings. I am confident that national humiliation, Church trials, and personal adversities are all God's measures for the purification of those with …
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Isaac Watts: Absent From Flesh! O Blissful Thought!
"Death is the last enemey of all the saints; and when the Christian meets it with sacred courage, he gives that honour to the captain of his salvation, which the saints in glory can never give, and which he himself can never repeat. Dying with faith and fortitude is a noble conclusion of a life …
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Video: Israel at War, A Conversation with Jim Showers, Executive Director, The Friends of Israel
Video: Israel at War, A Conversation with Jim Showers, Executive Director, The Friends of Israel. Click on the image to watch the interview.
You Can Trust Him 