Devotional thoughts on Mark 10:17-31 By Jonathan Underwood In preparing for the future, two things are especially important: insurance and investments. A certain young man came to Jesus for advice on the subject, but Jesus’ recommendations were too radical for him. Looking for Insurance “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” the man wanted […]
By David Faust When I left for college at age 18, everything I owned fit in the trunk of my car. When my wife and I got married, our combined belongings filled a pickup truck. Nearly 40 years later when we moved to a smaller house, we had to hire the moving company Two Men […]
By Emily M. Akin “Why sing songs with words that are a hundred years old?” A friend asked this of me, making his case to dispose of traditional hymns in worship. My response? “Ignoring old hymns would be a tragedy for the church. Why deny the next generation these treasures passed down from their Christian […]
By Bryan K. Brigham Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 challenge us to encourage each other with “psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.” Both exhortations were written from prison. Yet, rather than feeling sorry for himself, the apostle Paul used the opportunity to encourage others and to challenge us to do the same. In the […]
By Kelly Carr Hymns powerfully put into words so many great truths about God and our relationship to him. They remain a timeless way for generations of believers to sing the same words and express the same deep longings. For example, whose heart does not feel convicted when confessing: “Prone to wander, Lord I feel […]
