The longer I walk with the Lord, the more I want to make sure I am praying according to His will. And there’s no better way to ensure that than to pray according to His WORD. The more we read and study the Scriptures, the more we comprehend God’s heart and His ways. That [...]
Because prayer is (or should be) such an integral part of the believer’s walk with the Lord, it is helpful to know what the Bible says about the ways we can pray and the expected results. One important aspect of our prayer life is that of spiritual warfare. We must understand that we have a [...]
In 2015, Ron Jackson, a singer in our Baritone section and long-time Board Member, graduated to the heavenly choir. Since then, his wife, Judy, has thoughtfully made her way through the huge variety of papers, clippings, and pictures he saved. Some were humorous, and some were serious in nature. Some were written by others [...]
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, He gave them what we now call “The Lord’s Prayer” as a model. Within these potent words are many “principles of prayer” that we want to look at in the series “PRAYING GOD’S WAY”. In addition, many instructions concerning prayer are found throughout [...]
There’s something about that ball dropping at the stroke of midnight on December 31st that makes me ever so slightly anxious – did I accomplish enough during the past year? – have I given enough thought to my goals for the coming year? – time is slipping away and wasn’t it just yesterday that I [...]
Songs of the Heart: Part 2 (Reflections on Favorite Hymns, Praise Songs and Anthems) [Writer’s Note: the following was written while creating the piano solo arrangement of “I Surrender All”, found on the album “Songs From The Heart. You may listen to this arrangement, as well as to the Choir’s performance of this hymn by clicking [...]