Tune Tuesday - Another Rendition of My Favorite Hymn

Love the Getty version, but find this one satisfying also:

Tune Tuesday - A Sober Classic

Suicide..a permanent solution to a temporary problem...the most selfish act a person can do...

And rampant.

We need to be careful to observe...and act...

This oldie from Petra should be rereleased or covered by Casting Crowns or someone...

Its message is vital...

Tune Tuesday - A Great Hymn You May Not Know

I'm thankful I attend a church where music is important...not based on whether it entertains, but whether it feeds...thus we use a lot of hymns rich in gospel truth...

Haven't heard this in church...yet...never heard it before a couple days ago..but...wow...the words!

The New Testament in Three Words

J. I. Packer's Knowing God is classic. 

And this quote is majestic in clarity:

“Were I asked to focus the New Testament message in three words, my proposal would be adoption through propitiation, and I do not expect ever to meet a richer or more pregnant summary of the gospel than that.”

This is a phenomenal book...I read it about every year...can't recommend it too highly:

Context...Clarity...or Confusion

Words matter.

Context is vital, in all things...especially, and most important, in the Word of God.

Linus' misinterpretation of Charley Brown's inquiry evidences that communication is not communication without clarity...which demands context.

In an age of texting, lack of eye-to-eye contact, and other hindrances to clear communication, all of us need to recognize our need to clarify, explain, place in context; and when we aren't sure what we are hearing...or reading...we need to ask for a clearing of the clouds of confusion.