Alright grab some stones to throw at me. I’m about to tip one of those sacred cows and share an unpopular opinion…. I don’t like Blessed Assurance. I might have survived that first barrage of stones, but I’m not finished…… Continue Reading
He lives because the Bible says that he does. You are likely familiar with the old hymn “He Lives” that is often sang during Easter time. The story behind this hymn is that a pastor, Alfred Ackley, was moved by… Continue Reading
Paul Gerhardt was born in 1607 in Germany. He enrolled in the University of Wittenberg in 1628 and graduated in 1642. Though his schooling was to make him a pastor he was not immediately placed into a pastorate. The Thirty… Continue Reading
I am finding great comfort in this hymn by Paul Gerhardt: Give to the winds thy fears, Hope and be undismayed. God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head. Through waves and clouds and… Continue Reading