Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below Praise God, above ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen.   Comforter. Helper. Advocate. Counselor. Those are just some of the words we have in English to tell what and who Christ Jesus was talking about in John 14 and following.…

Almighty God, before whom stand the living and the dead, today we give thanks to you for those who sacrificed themselves for the sake of others, including us. Help us to hold them in continual remembrance, and ever think of them as with you in a city whose gates are not shut by day and…

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below Praise God, above ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen. If you declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved, our friend St. Paul writes in Romans 10:9.…

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below Praise God, above ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen. In the beginning, God created is how our Bibles begin. And everything else did, too. In the beginning, God created. Amen?

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below Praise God, above ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen. That word host can also be found in our Bibles to mean “army” as in some translations of Psalm 148:2. But perhaps “assembly” is a more accurate translation, or even “thousands…

Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise God all creatures here below Praise God above ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen. Really? Praise God all creatures here below, really? At our church a couple of weeks ago we had a Blessing of The Pets. Pastor Jessica and I followed the liturgy in…

Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise God all creatures here below Praise God about ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen. A simple, one-question Pop Quiz: What’s a blessing you’ve already enjoyed today? Okay, how’d you do with that Pop Quiz? Bishop Woodie White of The United Methodist Church loves to remind…

Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise God all creatures here below Praise God about ye heavenly host Creator Savior Holy Ghost Amen. No matter your church background, you may well have sung this in some form or another. Maybe similar words. And there are a plethora of tunes people to which people sing…

Yes, you have time for this video; it’s only 64 seconds long. As a new work week begins, let’s choose this as our theme song. Click on the arrow in the middle of the screen and brace yourself — — Thanks to Jim Beers for reminding me of this last night. Every time I hear this…from about…

Several have asked what I read for inspiration and formation. Hearing those as serious questions, I’m happy to let you in on some of what’s been shaping me recently — Many crucify themselves between two thieves: regret for the past and fear of the future. — Psalm 118:24 is the corrective: “THIS is the day The…