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God Will Take Care of You – A song from a 2 – Year Old Boy and His Family

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On January 31, 2011

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Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. (Psalms 150:6)

This is really cute. I watched this video of a family singing God Will Take Care of You. Just listen how the little boy, two years of age, sings with his mom and dad. Really adorable and his voice really blends beautifully! Be inspired. http://behindcrossroads.blogspot.com

My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise His holy name for ever and ever. (Psalm 145:21)

It is Well With My Soul – God is our Refuge and Strength, a Very Present Help in Trouble

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On January 23, 2011

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it is well with my soul God is my refuge
This song It Is Well With My Soul has struck my attention today.   This is a song of hope. It gives us the message that amidst trouble, sorrow, or pain, we have our Heavenly Father who is for us.That out of these circumstances, God’s goodness still revealed and we can still see hope, peace, and love. Our lives here on Earth is temporal so let us invest more into something that has eternal value.

Reading the history of this hymn, I read that it was penned by a Chicago Lawyer named Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford’s life. The first was the death of his only son in 1871 at the age of four, shortly followed by the great Chicago Fire which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer). Then in 1873, he had planned to travel to Europe with his family on the SS Ville du Havre, but sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sailing ship, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford’s daughters died. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, “Saved alone.” Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died. (Source: Wikipedia)
 
 
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
(Psalm 46:1)
 

It Is Well With My Soul

This is a copy of the Original Hymn from Wikipedia:
 
It Is Well With My Soul
Horatio Spafford
 
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Refrain:
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life,
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
But Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
 

 

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The Pilgrim's Progress, Deluxe Illustrated Edition

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On January 21, 2011

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The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come

For more than three centuries both Christians and non-Christians, young and old, have been fascinated by the characters and story of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come-regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature. While keeping the dignity and beauty of Bunyan’s language, editor C. J. Lovik has updated words and phrases for today’s readers.

This deluxe edition of Pilgrim’s Progress, brought to life in thirty all-new, full-page, color illustrations by award-winning illustrator Mike Wimmer, takes readers on a visually stunning journey with protagonist Christian as he seeks the Celestial City. Along the way, readers encounter Evangelist, Mr. Worldly Wisdom, the Interpreter, Hypocrisy, Watchful, Faithful, Talkative, Hopeful, Ignorance, and others. Through word and picture, readers will better understand the obstacles and encouragements they will face as they live out the Christian life this side of heaven.

Top Christian Album: Wow Hits 2011 by Various Artists

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On January 2, 2011

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Wow Hits 2011Wow Hits 2011 is currently the number 1 album under Christian Albums Category of Billboard Charts. It is also no. 52 of Billboard Top 200.
This is a two CD collection containing 30 of the biggest modern Christian artists and the year’s biggest hits. Features tracks from Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Kutless, Jeremy Camp and many others.

Disc 1

1. Until The Whole World Hears – Casting Crowns
2. Our God (Radio Version) – Chris Tomlin
3. What Faith Can Do – Kutless
4. The Greatness Of Our God – Natalie Grant
5. Healing Hand Of God – Jeremy Camp
6. Hold Us Together – Matt Maher
7. Love Never Fails – Brandon Heath
8. My Own Little World – Matthew West
9. The Words I Would Say – Sidewalk Prophets
10. Heaven Is The Face – Steven Curtis Chapman
11. Better Than A Hallelujah – Amy Grant
12. Before The Morning – Josh Wilson
13. Love Has Come – Mark Schultz
14. You Found Me – Big Daddy Weave
15. My Help Comes From The Lord (Bonus Track) – The Museum

Disc 2
3. Born Again –Third Day

God’s Rescue Plan

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On December 31, 2010

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we need a savior

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a] because he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).

What is Christ’s greatest accomplishment? It was not His miracles or His insightful teaching or His example of love. The greatest achievement of the God of Christmas is salvation. Sin is a powerful force in our lives and holds us in captivity. The Bible describes our spiritual struggles and failures in various ways. For example, we are trapped as it were in a sea of mud. The more we struggle to get out, the deeper we sink. We are in a dark pit whose walls are so high that we can’t possibly climb out. We are so terribly ill there is no cure. We are in a prison with no hope of being released. We are lost and don’t know where to go. This is where the mission of Christmas brilliantly shines.
Jesus is a great example, but His example is too high for any of us to keep, left to ourselves. He is a great teacher, but truth by itself can’t save us. If you are drowning, you don’t need someone to shout instructions from the shore. You don’t need a lecture on swimming. You need someone to come into the water and save you. God’s Son, Jesus, comes to us in our captivity, in our terrible and hopeless dilemma, and rescues us. His death on the cross demonstrates His great love for us in saving us from our sins and paying the price for our deliverance and forgiveness. Jesus is God’s deliverer—this is God’s rescue strategy—He sends Jesus to Earth to save us and to bring us to Heaven. This is the God of all grace, reaching down, down, down to you in the mission of Christmas.

Excerpted from :

The Mystery and the Mission of Christmas Good News for the Whole World 

Written by John Munro 

Decision Magazine, A BGEA Publication

 


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