God rest ye merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismay.Remember Christ our SaviourWas born upon this day.To save us all from Satan' s power,When we were gone astray.O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy.O tidings of comfort and joy. This is a beautiful old English carol that is not much sung nowadays. There seem to be … Continue reading Christmas day in the morning
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The cult of celebrity Christians
Some folks adore Christian superstars,Athletes, singers, politicians, preachers,Who profess faith in the saving blood,Seeing in them proof of Christ’s good. Some may truly be pillars of the faith.Others seem mere pretenders to the grace,And when they fall, their sins laid bare,The name of Christ is disgraced everywhere. Seek not among the high and mightyHe who … Continue reading The cult of celebrity Christians
Happy Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. We often focus on harvest and food on this day. This year we have been getting a little rain and snow every week that interrupts harvest, then it warms up and dries up and harvest resumes till the next precipitation. So our congregation is delaying our thanksgiving supper for … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
The Only Man with “All Power”
“All power Is given unto ME In Heaven and in earth.” These seem to me to be the most audacious, the most astonishing words that ever fell from the lips of man. We are told that the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw … Continue reading The Only Man with “All Power”
What is “the world”?
In 1 John 2:15-17, the apostle delivers a clear warning to Christians about loving the world and the things of the world: "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the … Continue reading What is “the world”?
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