The Greatest time of the Year!
I think Easter has to be the greatest time of the year. It is brilliant that in this country Good Friday is still given as a bank holiday – it gives Christians the chance on this day to be able to reflect on the Christ who went to the cross for them.
It is the time [...]
Jesus not Easter Eggs!
Lets get people talking about Jesus, the real meaning of Easter, and not the amount of Eggs they get! I received this e-mail this morning which looks well worth doing:
Dear Xander,
I just wanted to let you (and the readership of your blog) know about a campaign to get Delirious (writers of songs such [...]
This is my Story – Fanny Crosby
I dont know about you but I love hearing stories about Christians from days gone by who have overcome adversity and rejoiced in Jesus all the more!
My cousin Paul sent me this artice he had done and I thought it was well worth posting!
Frances Jane “Fanny” Crosby (1820-1915) was an American hymn writer and poetess, [...]
It Is Well With My Soul
Behind many songs and hymns there are incredible stories that have inspired them. This is especially true of the hymn‘When peace like a river (it is well with my soul).
The hymn was written by a man named Horatio Spafford who lived in the 1800’s. Spafford went through a period of his life where several horrible [...]
The God who raises the dead!
The other day I read 2 Corinthians 1:1-11. This passage really blew my mind when I read it.
What I think is so amazing is the way Paul describes the character of God to them – He is the ‘Father of Compassion and the God of all comfort’ (v3). In Paul’s letters and in all the [...]
Depth of Mercy
After I blogged about the video ‘In view of God’s mercy’ I have listened to the song ‘Depth of Mercy’ quite a few times.
Today I looked up the lyrics for the song and found that it actually has 13 verses! I think the words to this song by Charles Wesley are incredible, I find them [...]