By Brother Gary Pope-Sears In November of 2000, I attended the memorial service of my father-in-law. During the service, my brother-in-law stood up to sing Amazing Grace. As he sang, his voice began to falter, overwhelmed by emotion. As his voice faded, others among us took up the tune and helped him sing that great […]
By Sister Jan Beville “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord!” I’m pretty sure that was the second song that I learned when I was a child, the […]
By Brother Matthew Henson Several years ago, our friend and former church member, Rhonda called me. Her and her family moved to Georgia about the time my family had made the obedient step into full-time mission and evangelism. Rhonda’s husband, Rob, was being placed on hospice. He was dying from cancer at the age of […]
By Sister Cheryl Jacobs I have previously shared about my favourite Psalm, but at my local Christian Ashram, held recently, I was in the prayer vigil room and the person before me had left the Bible open at Psalm 103. I was drawn to read this psalm then and through subsequent visits to the prayer […]
By Brother Guy Ames This psalm of David comes from the time he was running from King Saul, during the time he sought advice and refuge for himself, his family, and his men. Saul, obsessed with finding and killing David, reached a near crescendo as he had the priest, Ahimelech, his family, all his priestly […]
By Brother Brian Shimer What has captured your delight? The energy of your heart? The focus of your life? What do you talk about wherever you go? Therein might be a clue. This was the subject captivating the author of the first Psalm. But, the author of Psalm 1 does not begin with […]
Words of Encouragement: The Lord Is My Shepherd By Brother Guy Ames Have you ever visited a shepherd? Have you ever seen sheep sheared? Have you ever watched a sheep dog work a flock of sheep? Have you heard the bleating cries of lambs during lambing season? Sheep, Shepherds & wool have been part of […]
By Brother Rob Bewley I have a clear childhood memory of my mom, Janet Grace Bewley, quoting the first two lines of Psalm 121: “I will lift my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” Over fifty years later these words […]
By Sister Georganne Leonard Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. When Drew, our oldest, was in 2nd grade, he had the opportunity to participate in a speech event sponsored by ACSI (Assoc. of Christian Schools). The children were to present memorized Bible verses and comment upon them. Drew needed a challenge to go deeper […]
By Brother Gary Pope-Sears I thoroughly enjoy Psalm 148. I recall being struck by this psalm in the winter of 1978 after a huge blizzard struck our seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Classes were cancelled, but those who resided on campus had a chapel service in the basement of one of our residence halls. The psalm […]
