Truth & Love Blog
God All-Sufficient
God All-SufficientThe following prayer is from The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers."O Lord of Grace,The world is before this day,And I am weak and fearful,but I look to You for strength;If I venture forth alone I stumble and fall,but on the Beloved's...
Pros and Cons of The Shack
Pros and Cons of the ShackThough I read, and then re-read, The Shack once I heard all the "buzz," and though I intended to write a review (I have over 350 reviews on Amazon.com and have actually made it in the top 200 Amazon reviewers--out of over 5 million), I still...
I Launch My Bark on the Unknown Waters of This Year
I Launch My Bark on the Unknown Waters of This YearAs we enter a new year, this prayer drawn from the collection of Puritan prayers in The Valley of Vision provides perspective.O Lord,Length of days does not profit me except the days are passed in Thy presence, in Thy...
Be a New Year MVP for Christ!
Be a New Year MVP for Christ!Almost everyone is at least tempted to make some sort of New Year's resolution every January 1. Unfortunately, studies show what a meager percentage of us follow through.I find that our resolutions are too small--too focused on now and not...
He Has Seen! Part 3
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IIIThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
He Has Seen! Part II
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IIThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
He Has Seen!
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
Who Is Saint Nicholas?
Who Is Saint Nicholas? *Note: So many people enjoyed this Christmas blog post in 2006, that I plan to re-post it every Christmas season. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! The origin of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of...
The Legacy of African American Christian Christmas Celebration, Part III: Go Tell It on the Mountain
The Legacy of African American Christian Christmas CelebrationPart III: Go Tell It on the MountainFor years now, Kwanzaa has been supported as a way to bring African American tradition into the Christmas celebration. However, what is severely lacking in Kwanzaa is the...
The Legacy of African American Christian Christmas Celebration: Part II: Hardships Do Not Make It Too Hard to Love
The Legacy of African American Christian Christmas CelebrationPart II: Hardships Do Not Make It Too Hard to LoveFor years now, Kwanzaa has been supported as a way to bring African American tradition into the Christmas celebration. However, what is severely lacking in...
