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Am I a Soldier of the Cross? Biographies
This week’s new hymn I posted the words to this hymn last week, on January 27. I inadvertantly gave the name of the most common tune used with these words as MARLOW, which was incorrect. The name of the tune … Continue reading
Mr. By-Ends & Demas (Lesson)
The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan We have just finished the story of one who, having named the name of Christ, and been faithful to His cause, -one who paid the ultimate price for his faith. This next episode paints … Continue reading
Mr. By-Ends & Demas (Text only)
So I saw that, quickly after they were got out of the fair, they overtook one that was going before them, whose name was BY-ENDS; So they said to him, "What countryman, sir? and how far go you this way?" … Continue reading
Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
This is not the hymn we will be singing in class this Sunday. We will be going back over one of the two introduced in the last two weeks. The words to this hymn came to my mind this week … Continue reading
Memory Verse Podcast, and First Hall of Fame Honoree
Those of you who stop by from time to time perhaps will have noticed some changes here of late, especially around the top side-bar header on the right side of this web log, the one named Threshing Floor. This little … Continue reading
The Trial and Death of Faithful
There is so much symbolism bound up in the names of the characters in this next section of Pilgrim’s Progress. By the time we leave this piece, we learn why Faithful is so named: Be faithful unto death, and I … Continue reading
Fear-Driven Everybody Else?
This makes the second post related to the antics of the Purpose Driven guru in about a week. I am not normally a Rick Warren basher, but it has just happened that way. The material for these two posts found … Continue reading
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness: Authors
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, who was the author of Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness, was born into high aristocracy on May 26, 1700, in Dresden, Germany. He studied law for a time, and then traveled throughout Europe. In his early … Continue reading
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
What does this opening phrase mean: Jesus, thy blood and righteousness? Notice the repetition of this theme through out the hymn: These things are my beauty, my glorious dress (stanza 1). Arrayed in these I shall lift up my head, … Continue reading
Purpose Driven vs Pilgrim
The topic for Tabletalk Magazine this month is The Pilgrim’s Progress. This issue alone is worth the annual subscription price. As a matter of fact the fine art work and just one article are worth the annual subscription price: In … Continue reading