Tag: John

  • Respect

    1 Timothy 5:1 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father… I recently had an unfortunate experience of misunderstanding at a time when I needed encouragement from a brother or sister in the Lord or anyone else. If you look closely above my own smile you will see much white hair.…

  • He is one of us

    Psalm 10:17-18 KJV   LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:  To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.  Gospel of the Birth of Christ Jesus Mark 1 English Standard Version (ESV)…

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  • We Gather Together

    Perhaps you know the Thanksgiving hymn, “We Gather Together.” Look to the lyrics of the hymn of thanks and give thought to them: 1. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; he chastens and hastens his will to make known. The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to his name, he forgets…