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Lincoln - Special Christmas Edition

Christmas-related articles from other blogs and [...]

Advent - Are You Ready?

Don’t get all wrapped up in the traditionalism, sentimentality and emotionalism of Christmastime. Most Christmas traditions celebrated in America aren’t biblical [...]

Lincoln - 29 November 2011

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Linking to noteworthy articles from other blogs and websites.

The Gospel According to Peanuts by Lee Habeeb

…the executives did not want to have Linus reciting the story of the birth of Christ from the Gospel of Luke. The network orthodoxy of the time assumed that viewers would not want to sit through passages of the [...]

Lincoln - 22 November 2011

Lincoln again?
Yep. Linkin’ again!

As in linking to noteworthy articles from other blogs and websites.

Making the Most of Turkey Time by David Mathis

What if God had more for our kin this Thanksgiving than the Macy’s parade, tryptophan-induced naps, and NFL football? What if we saw our gatherings with extended family not as [...]

Lincoln - 15 November 2011

Noteworthy articles from other Christian blogs and [...]

Why Me?

The way I’ve asked that question of the LORD has changed radically in the last six years of my life.

Six years ago this week, I learned that my mother’s breast cancer had metastasized to her liver. She lived for five more months.

Six years ago next week, I learned that my father had pancreatic cancer. He [...]

Something Stinks!

For most Americans, a shower is a daily necessity. My wife and I have been married for 20 years and I know she has showered at least once, every single day we’ve been married. I don’t share her singular passion for cleanliness, so about once a month I go without a shower on a Saturday. [...]

Where the Soul of Man Never Dies

This is one of my favorite old-time hymns done by two great artists. Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice. There is so much wonderful music that you just don’t hear anymore. This is one that is worth listening to.

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Grace - Amazing or Mundane

O mundane grace, how dull the sound,
Useless to one like me.
I am not lost, don’t need t’be found,
I’m good, why can’t you see?

What’s grace, and why do I need it?
God knows my heart is pure.
He loves me just the way I am,
And my salvation’s sure.

Though I may [...]

Abide with Me

The hymn, “Abide with Me” was written by Henry F. Lyte in 1847. My favorite verse of that great hymn appears below. Click here to hear the music while you read the lyrics.

I need thy presence every passing hour.

What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?

Who like thyself [...]