Christians Awake!
A Christmas hymn that has become a family favorite of ours the past several years is "Christians, Awake!" written by John Byrom in 1749....
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
There are some of our hymns that take beautiful classical music melodies, or styles, and incorporate them into the hymn tune. One of...
See Amid the Winter's Snow
There are speculations as to the actual date of the birth of Christ. We celebrate it on December 25th, in the middle of our winter...
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Christmas is almost upon us. When shopping for Christmas gifts, or ingredients for Christmas baking, Christians cannot help but be...
Podcast Recommendations
Pastors need to be shepherded, too. Our own hearts need to be fed, encouraged, and challenged as we strive to faithfully minister to...
Hindrances to a Healthy Fundamentalism
In 1993 Doug McLachlan wrote a book entitled, Reclaiming Authentic Fundamentalism. In the first chapter of this book, he lists out ten...
Marriage, Yelling, and the Holy Spirit
Any pastor who has served for a period of years inevitably has counselled married couples who struggle in their marriage. The reasons for...
Five Ways A Christian Husband Must Show Love To His Wife
One of the primary jobs of a husband, according to the Bible, is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25ff). While...
A Hymn Reflecting on Christ's Death
Ann Ross Cousin was a wife and mother in the 19th century. Her husband was a pastor. She began to write hymn texts for their church...
The Love Song of the Welsh Revival
Rich hymnody includes some wonderful international hymn texts and tunes. One of those is a text written by a Welshman, named William...
