Bombardment of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814; painting by Peter Rindlisbacher ---------------------------- Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) is best known for writing the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner," our…
(...continued) I once knew a lady who, right at the end of her life, ‘saw the light.’ Doris left the little town where I was a pastor fifty…
The Light of the World, 1854, William Holman Hunt, English painter (1827-1910) Jesus, bringing light, preparing to knock on an overgrown and long-unopened door (Revelation 3:20). ---------------- (…continued) …
Hank Williams, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr. (approx. 1950) ----------------- Seventy years ago this week, Hank Williams, Sr. wrote the song “I Saw the Light.” Earlier in the month,…
(…continued) I realized that the key is in seeing our desires on two levels. There are day to day desires and needs, and there are eternal…
From my sermon on January 15, 2017 --------------- John 1:29, 32-38 -- The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who…
James B. Coats (1901-1961) spent most of his life teaching music in public schools in Mississippi. For over thirty years he was a deacon in the Baptist church,…
Joey+Rory By Jeff Koch in World magazine ( www.wng.org ), February 6, 2016 issue, pp. 54-55. Many music stars wonder what they’ll wear to the Grammy Awards ceremony…
San Bernardino, California; December 2, 2015 -------------------------- As in the picture above, the Christmas carol I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day expresses the sad message that "there is…
Michael Greene is a wonderful British theologian, priest, Christian apologist, and author of a pile of books. Among other places where Michael has served, he was the rector…