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Pilgrim’s Progress: The Flatterer & Atheist

Well, we finally worked our way through the Delectable Mountains, and the story of Little-Faith. Moving on to the next section, I have selected to post a much shorter passage, one that my class will be able to work through … Continue reading

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May the Mind of Christ My Savior: Author’s biographies

This beautiful hymn amazes me because it comes, lyrics and tune, out of the 20th century. It reads and sounds like it should come from the Puritan era. Kate Barclay Wilkinson, the author of “May the Mind of Christ My … Continue reading

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May the Mind of Christ My Savior

May the mind of Christ, my Savior, Live in me from day to day, By His love and power controlling All I do and say. May the Word of God dwell richly In my heart from hour to hour, So … Continue reading

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The Proper Vision

Many posts over the Christian blogosphere, probably more than any of us realize, have been devoted to this won’t-go-away controversy concerning the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. I have grown weary of all of the logical arguments, all of … Continue reading

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Not-So-Traditional Hymnody

For those of you who enjoy the rich, full, Scriptural content of those old hymns, here are a couple of sites dedicated to solid lyrics. This first site uses the old lyrics of days (many) gone by, and either “modernizes” … Continue reading

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Pilgrim’s Progress: The Delectable Mountains & Little Faith

This lesson was intended for last Sunday, but since we got winter-stormed out, it will be tackled this next Sunday. All of the other posts and calendar items intended for last Sunday will all be handled next Sunday also. We … Continue reading

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Traditional Hymnody

Just a quick post. For those of you who love the old traditional hymns, I have found two wonderful resources. The first one is The Center for Chruch Music. A few weeks ago I stumbled across the other great site … Continue reading

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Respite, By-Path Meadow, and Giant Despair

(The text to our lesson coming up Sunday is posted on the class calendar, just to the right in the margin, on today’s date.) . This trio of scenes show us another accurate picture and often painful truth of the … Continue reading

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One There Is Above All Others, Biographies

Biography of the Author and Composer John Newton was born on July 24, 1725, in London, England. Newton is most noted for the hymn, Amazing Grace, but the hymn that we are looking at this week is equally powerful in … Continue reading

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One There Is Above All Others

This Weeks Sunday-School Hymn Words: John Newton, 1779 Tune: GODESBERG, by Heinrich Albert, 1643 One there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother’s, Costly, free, and knows no end: They who … Continue reading

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