I admit it. I am one of those people who was brought up in a culture and an age when laundry did not need to be washed by hand. By the time I knew what was what, I was made aware of this contraption called the washing machine. Sort out the dirty clothes, put the […]
Read More Year Nine – CleansingHe knows you will do what it takes. In some ways, it sounds like what Jesus expects from His followers is a lot. Some of the things He says, sound extreme. For example, If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one […]
Read More M.O.T.H. – Purity and Clinical FaithfulnessBlessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:7-9) What happens when someone who acknowledges their emptiness is transformed by being full of the life of Jesus? Who do they become? Who are they? When someone’s appetite is […]
Read More You Are The Change You Want To SeeThis was a hymn we used to sing every week in the summer at the church I attended in my childhood days. The hymn title is Purer in Heart. We would sing it at the end of session we referred to as a ‘Missionary Meeting’. (Don’t ask … well don’t ask on this occasion, I’ll […]
Read More It’s PureThe Psalmist in this one makes an interesting assumption in this piece. Namely that to be with the Lord in His temple is a desirable place to be. He can back that up, however, by saying that those who want to be there are blessed and are recipients of good stuff from the God […]
Read More Psalm 24 – Who Is Going Up To Be With My Lord?The thing about reading scripture in the morning is that it can set you up for the rest of the day. Lately what I have tended to do is have the chapter on audio and repeated while I develop what I write about it. That can take as long as an hour at times, so […]
Read More There Must Be Something In The WaterWhoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. (Proverbs 28:13 NIV) It is like a grip clamped on the heart that squeezes in and chokes any life out of it, slowly, remorselessly and effectively. The sense of embarrassment, the fear of retribution, the anxiety over a […]
Read More 16MTP 28 – Expose and Get RidSo Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,who answered me in the day of my distress and […]
Read More Genesis: 35 – Purity for BethelWhat I love about the song is the reminder of being made clean. Of course if you’ve never felt dirty before, if you’ve never felt stained, tattered and marred inside by your thoughts, your desires, your actions, your motives and your impulses, then this is not an issue to you. If you’ve been clean all […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Clean – Gaither Vocal BandThere is a reason why these songs are referred to as classics, because as with the genre with teh same name, these are musical pieces that endure. The reason why a song like this can endure is because of the richness of the lyrical content. You add to that a superb choral arrangement, and all […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Give Me A Clean Heart – Southern California Community Choir
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