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Cole Feix
Christ the Lord is Risen Today!
He is risen! Hallelujah! Although we celebrate our risen Lord every Sunday, there is something special about celebrating on Easter. It’s the perfect time to sing songs about the resurrection of our Lord. My favorite Easter hymn comes from the pen of Charles Wesley in 1739, Christ the Lord is Risen Today. This hymn summarizes the Easter story in such a beautiful poetic verse.Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!S
2 min readEaster & Lent Resurrection Poems
Elizabeth Prata
Kay Cude Poetry: The Pearl
By Kay Cude Used with permission. Kay Cude is a Texas poet. Right click to open larger in new tab. Or see below WHEN WE PICTURE THE TRINITY TO BE A SINGLE PEARL I set before you the One Deity and P…
2 min readTrinity Poems
Lynda Schultz
Sweet Song of Crow
From Imagination, Inspiration. Take a breather. Stop for a moment during your busy day. It will only take a moment to read one of these short stories, though it might take a little longer to think about how the story relates, if it does, to your life. Some are funny—even silly! Others are much more serious. Some are pure fiction, others plain fact. Whichever they are, there is truth included, and truth applied can only be a positive thing. Written over several years as contributions to the Faith
5 min readWorship Poems
Mark Brady
To Know
Image by Jupi Lu from Pixabay To know unconditional love;is to know God.To know real forgiveness;is to know Jesus.To know perfect direction;is to know the Holy Spirit. To know pure laughter;is to k…
1 min readKnowing God Poems
Hannah Morrell
Breathe & Rest — Broken & Hopeful
You don’t have to keep running. You don’t have to keep fighting. You don’t have to keep searching for the “cure.” You don’t have to keep trying. I know you are tired, And ache for something more. I know you just want to sit down, Letting the weight you’re carrying fall. The idea that you will get
2 min readPoems
Donna Bucher
When Love Takes You by Surprise
At times, love takes you by surprise, but for the most part love's most powerful expressions come in the daily experiences of life.
3 min readValentine's Day The Love of God Poems
Elizabeth Prata
Wynter Wakeneth Al My Care
By Elizabeth Prata ‘Wynter wakeneth al my care’ is one of the earliest surviving winter poems in English literature. Its language is Middle English of the 1300s. It’s a poem about the brevity of li…
3 min readPoems Hope Life after Death
Randy Alcorn
The Place Where God Was Homeless and All Men Are at Home - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
I am a great fan of G.K. Chesterton, but I don’t recall ever reading this poem of his until last year.
2 min readChristmas & Advent Poems Jesus Christ
Abigail Wallace
A Pilgrim Poem: For All Who Long for a Better Country
Look up. That's what pilgrims do. If the troubles of the world are heavy and your burdens leave you weary, then Bradford's poem is for you, pilgrim.
5 min readPoems Seek God First God's will
Mark Brady
He’s Got the Whole World
We used to sing the song in Sunday School. “He’s got the whole world in his hands.” As I continue to read from the book of Psalms, it is clear that the Psalmists knew God was in control of the worl…
3 min readPoems God's Providence God's Protection
Pam Luschei
— Grateful, yet Grieving
I Praise you for What is Yet to Be by Ted Loder Guerrillas of Grace Wonderous Worker of Wonders, I praise you, not alone for what has been, or for what is, but for what is yet to be, for you are gracious beyond all telling of it. I praise you that out of the turbule
1 min readFaith Poems Worship
Paula Short
Poem—God’s Goodness and Love for His Children
God’s goodness knows no bounds,His love for us forever abounds.Through trials and struggles, He is there,To guide us with tender loving care. He gives us strength when we are weak,And peace i…
1 min readGoodness of God Poems The Love of God
Yvonne M. Morgan
Redwoods and Faith
Today on Turning Mountains into Molehills’ devotional, we explores how God used the Redwoods in Northern California to teach me about faith.
5 min readFaith Poems Prayer
Nicole O'Meara
The Breath of God - 13 Worship Songs {playlist included} — Nicole O'Meara
Perhaps it is my lifelong battle with breathing that draws me to music about breath. Perhaps it is the connection between breathing and communicating. Perhaps it is that the breath of God on believers represents the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Consider these songs of worship, old and new, abo
6 min readGod's Providence Goodness of God Poems Worship
Damon J. Gray
Bonus Post – One Man’s Conviction
All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands fast to the end will be saved.– Matthew 10:22, NIV-1983 One Man With Conviction Tuesday night, January 17, the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team celebrated Pride Night by wearing LGBTQ+-affirming warm-up jerseys. Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov chose to abstain from pre-game warmups saying, “I…
8 min readFaith Poems Story Behind the Song
Phillipa Williams
Blessed To Know God For Yourself
But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb. He found God for himself through the grace of struggle:The Mighty One of JacobThe ShepherdThe Rock of IsraelHis Father’s GodThe AlmightyThese attributes of God were his confidant in the pit, his strength in the well, his refuge in Potiphar’s house, his advocate in prison, and his intercessor with the king. Join me as we look at how the prophetic utterances of Jacob upon his sons in Genesis 49 speak life into our dreams and aspirations today!Be sure to check your email each afternoon for a new prayer!The GOD ‘n Me Guide to FASTING !Make this year’s fast a transformational experience!”Sista, are you comfortable with the “you” GOD created?
4 min readKnowing God Poems Relationship with God The Love of God
Lin Wilder
The Virgin Shall Conceive - Lin Wilder
Nativity Of Jesus Scene With The Holy Family With Comet At Sunrise The virgin shall conceive Since the beginning of Advent, the readings of the Christian Transfixed by the horrifying headlines, anxiety overwhelms. Must you weary my God? And yet the virgin shall conceive.
7 min readMusic Poems Story Behind the Song
Abigail Wallace
Great God of Reversals: Look for a River in Your Desert
Take heed if you stand. The first will be last. The hungry are sent empty away. The meek inherit the earth. Ours is the God of Reversals.
5 min readMusic Poems Story Behind the Song
Scott Pauley
Hymn History: Jesus I Am Resting, Resting - Enjoying the Journey
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured […]
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Revive Our Hearts
The Refuge of Repentance
In just eight words, David gives hope to all of us hiding in the shadows with fig leaves for clothes.
7 min readMusic Poems Story Behind the Song