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Isaac Watts is the author of two of the most widely known hymns of the cross. Since my favorite, “Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed,” was the subject of a very good article by Ryan Martin at Religious Affections, I will be content to encourage you to read that there. The other, “When I Survey [...] I think the Catholic notions of perfect and imperfect contrition can be very helpful to us Protestants, even though we would reject such aspects of those notions as touch on the nature of grace and justification, etc. But the basic definitions do clarify for us the nature of true repentance. Imperfect contrition is a sense [...] I was reminded this week, by a combination of teaching the 4-6th grade boys Sunday School class (re: the prayer in the garden and betrayal of Jesus) and the presentation of our church’s Passion Week music and scripture program, that some of my favorite hymns are closely tied to Passion Week events and themes. [...] My wife, Angela, and I were awakened this morning, courtesy of our alarm-clock-radio, to the urgent, breaking news that Jennifer Lopez had just been named People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman in the World, 2011. I think Angie responded “Oh, brother,” just as I muttered, “You’ve got to be kidding me”. No, it’s not that our candidate didn’t [...] After recently being convinced of the necessity of developing religious affections in my children, we have begun singing some of the more theological, God-centered hymns in our family devotions. One benefit is exposure to some great texts. Another is discovering all the original stanzas of the more familiar texts, some of which have [...] No problem will ever truly be solved by a politician. Free streaming audio of I Am He, a great discussion by Tim Keller of Jesus’ claims of divinity is availiable at that link. If you’ve ever wondered just who Jesus was or wished you were better equipped to help people answer that question, you won’t be disappointed. We are created to be God- and others-centered beings. ~ Paul David Tripp (emphasis mine), at BCTC in Lafayette, IN Feb. 10, 2010. “God blessed [Adam and Eve]; and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth’.” Genesis 1:28 I find it interesting that people who accept [...] |
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