What to Expect When You Read The Bible
|The book What to Expect When You are Expecting is a perennial bestseller, read by many expectant mothers (and many expectant dads under the encouragement of mom!) and inspiring other … Continued
150 Years of Saying and Singing “It is Well With My Soul”
|The phrase “it is well with my soul” is a one commonly used by Christians, found on shirts and coffee mugs and used by people to describe how they are … Continued
150 Years of Nothing….But the Blood of Jesus
|While a couple of hymns celebrating their 250th birthday in 2026 were written in England (“Rock of Ages, Cleft For Me” and “Thy Mercy My God”), there are also some … Continued
Why Do We Have an Ash Wednesday Service?
|Ash Wednesday services are something that some churches will hold but others will not mark or celebrate this day at all. Some Christians find the day and the imposition of … Continued
A Great Hymn Turning 200 This Year
|Discovering that 2026 not only stands as the 250th anniversary of a couple of great hymns of the Christian faith – “Rock of Ages Cleft For Me” and “Thy Mercy … Continued
A Hidden Gem from 1776
|As I was researching other significant anniversaries that the year 2026 marks, I discovered that this year is not only the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the beloved … Continued
1776’s Declaration of Dependence
|The Declaration of Independence is the most famous writing published in 1776, but I recently discovered that another important and influential item was published that same year: the Christian hymn … Continued
An Important 500th Anniversary in 2026
|2026 stands as the 250th anniversary of the birth of America and the publication of the Declaration of Independence. I was recently reminded of something important that happened 250 years … Continued
Image Bearers: Beyond a Slogan
|This week’s post is written by John Bivona, an elder at the Dyer location of Faith Church. I’m thankful for John’s partnership in ministry and his passion to think through … Continued
When You Fail…..Remember Peter
|The start of a new year invites us to think through changes we would like to see in our lives. Yet it often only takes a few days for these … Continued
Living in the “Time In-Between”
|Many people – or at least the singer Andy Williams and his fans! – think the weeks leading up are the “most wonderful time of the year.” While there is … Continued
Songs of Christmas You May Not Know: Good Christian Men, Rejoice
|I realized that the last few Christmas songs I have examined – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence; Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming; and Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – … Continued
Songs of Christmas You May Not Know: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
|Something I have enjoyed discovering over these past few years in my research of Christmas songs is how many of them originated in other countries. Knowing this now causes these … Continued
Songs of Christmas You May Not Know: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
|The plants that we usually associate with Christmas are evergreen trees and poinsettias and not roses. Therefore, you might be surprised to find out that a song called “Lo, How … Continued
Songs of Christmas You May Not Know: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
|A tradition I started on this blog in 2021 was the exploration of the stories behind and meanings of various Christmas songs in the weeks leading up to Christmas. That … Continued
Thankful for the Resurrection
|While we usually associate Thanksgiving with turkeys, pilgrims, football, and the sales that follow and Easter with the resurrection of Jesus, exploring the book of 1 Corinthians this fall has … Continued
The Reality and Nature of Our Resurrection
|In a previous post, I noted and argued that of all the issues the Apostle Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians, the most important is the one he tackles in 1 … Continued
The Importance and Reality of Jesus’s Resurrection
|The Apostle Paul addresses a number of problems that were plaguing the church in Corinth in 1 Corinthians: divisions, sexual immorality, Christians taking other Christians to court, and confusion about … Continued
Grace at Work (1 Corinthians 15:10)
|I’ve written about a number of the tricky texts and topics in the book of 1 Corinthians – verses that refer to baptisms for the dead (15:29), women being silent … Continued
Baptized for the Dead? (1 Corinthians 15:29)
|There are a number of puzzling passages in the New Testament Book of 1 Corinthians that I have written about in other posts – things like judging angels, head coverings, … Continued