The Symbol of the True Vine — John 15

The Son of God always had a peculiar way of conveying spiritual truths using the visible…

Before the Throne of God Above

Sadly, today many people are surrounded by a continual onslaught of negativity about disasters, rioting…

Let the Word Dwell Richly — Colossians 3:16–17

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with…

Doers of the Word, Not Hearers Only — James 1:22–25

22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving…

Putting Off and Putting On — Colossians 3:9–10

“Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” Colossians 3:9–10 ESV

How Great Thou Art

Growing up in a small Southern Baptist church I always knew more hymns than the popular music that was played on the radio…

Worthy of Worship

This fairly young hymn, in comparison to a few 17th century hymns in The Baptist Hymnal, 1991, was written by Terry W. York and…

Isaac Watts: Hymns and Spiritual Songs

Isaac Watts is known as the “Father of English Hymnody,” and aptly so since he is credited with writing somewhere around 750 hymns. His hymns have been embraced and published by many different denominations such as Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and…

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: A Reflection

Living Sacrificially — Romans 12:1 -2

Of the sixty-six letters contained within the canon of Scripture, the Epistle to the Romans is considered by countless scholars, professors, pastors and laymen to be one of the most profound contained therein. The book is steeped in theology that shapes the…