Devotional Thought for Today – 12/12/2020

PRAYER John Bunyan on Prayer,  Three part series we posted earlier this year Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused. — Spurgeon God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. — E.M. Bounds It … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/12/2020

The Majesty of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

The Majesty of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Christians have so many wonderful resources that can help us celebrate Christ’s birth and prepare our hearts for His second coming, and one of them is sacred music. The abundant supply of truly majestic Christmas music points to a long line of theological artists, individuals who took seriously both what truth … More The Majesty of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Devotional Thought for Today – 12/11-2020

ESV and RVR 1960 INFORMING THE NEXT GENERATION CONTEXT (v. 1-31) :  v. 1–8 The introduction to Ps. 78 explains that it is a “parable” (v. 2) intended to exhort the Israelites to not be like their forefathers (v. 8).  In v.5–8 The psalmist describes how God (Ps 78:5) demanded that Israel not only recount His laws and instructions, but also … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/11-2020

Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact

Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact Several years ago, in a documentary called “Religulous” (clever, right?), Bill Maher claimed that most of the story of Christ, especially the parts about His birth, were cribbed from pagan mythology. After all, Maher claimed, the Egyptian God Horus was born of a virgin on … More Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact

We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else)

We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else) In early March, the University of California San Francisco held a panel discussion of infectious disease specialists on a new virus that had, at that point, killed 41 Americans. These experts not only estimated that 60 to 70 percent of America’s population would eventually contract the virus, … More We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else)