In her time, Marianne Farningham, who was actually named Mary Ann Hearn, was well-known for her devotional poetry, as well as some of her hymns, (though I am not aware of any of those that have really stood the test of time). While most of her poems were topical, some of them were narrative in style, including “The Last Hymn.” Though I admit this one perhaps tips into a bit of Victorian melodrama, I still quite enjoy it. Read—preferably aloud—and hear …
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Good morning! May you taste and see that the Lord is good this weekend. Westminster Books has a good deal on the excellent Two Ways To Live. Today’s Kindle deals include quite a number of academic books and classics. (Yesterday on the blog: Set Loose in a Mud Pit) While Waiting for Flight 6072 Andrée Seu Peterson writes about redeeming the time spent waiting for a flight. Refreshed In Chains “The Bible is far from barren prose on ancient parchment. …
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This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Missional Wear who also sponsored the blog this week. Missional Wear has got your back this Christmas with amazing and unique gifts that you can’t find anywhere else! It’s important to do your online shopping early because of anticipated shipping delays that are expected to be even more challenging than last year. Because of this they have released their Black Friday doorbuster deals earlier than ever. Now is the time to get …
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It would be a strange thing for a mother to set her daughter loose in a mud pit, but warn her that she must not let her clothes get dirty. It would be a strange thing for a father to instruct his son to ford a river, but warn him that he must not let his feet get wet. Yet when we come to God in repentance and faith, when we joyfully surrender our lives to him, he gives us …
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The Lord be with you and the Lord bless you today. I wanted to remind you of my site SquareQuotes where you can freely download hundreds of the quote graphics I share every day. Borrowing from the KJV Bank and Trust This is a good article from a new site titled Text & Canon (which is associated with Phoenix Seminary). “The KJV translators were not KJV-Only. It is actually those who wish to see the venerable King James revised who …
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