While reading through several hymns this morning, I stumbled on a beautiful hymn by O.W. Holmes. I first thought of the Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes, but after research, I discovered that this hymn was written by the father of Justice Holmes, the Doctor and Professor at Harvard. This hymn spoke to me today…
Devotional Writting
Opening a New World of Worship
I grew up with a love for hymns. It was all around my house and it was incorporated into the fabric of my spiritual life. While the hymns themselves were meaningful—the words and the music, I confess that only recently have I begun to truly dwell on the content of the poetry. I am reading…
Whatever Happened to Thanks-giving?
I invite you to open your Bibles to Psalm 9. If you don’t have your Bible, you can follow on with the one in the pew rack in front of you. This morning, the topic of our sermon today is: “Whatever Happened to Thanks-giving?” Several hundred years ago, after the pilgrims arrived in America, these…
Better to Fear the Lord
Our world is obsessed with having a lot of money. However, we lack the fear of the Lord. The Bible is quite clear that it is “better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.” (Proverbs 15:16, ESV) We are a nation whose drive is to make…
Shelter in the Storms
In Korea, during this time of the year, it is not uncommon to get caught in a rainstorm. As the rain begins to fall, many people reach for their umbrellas or head for shelter. In our lives, there are storms—some of these are seasonal, some are somewhat regular. In these times we can seek to…
The Lord is an Everlasting Rock
One of my favorite things to do in El Paso was to hike in the Franklin Mountains. In an afternoon, I could go up several thousand feet to the top of the highest point in the area and look down at the surrounding city and desert. For someone, like me, who is afraid of heights,…