Women in the Church

In the first century, it was customary for Jewish men to daily recount their various blessings before the Lord. According to rabbinic tradition, pious men were to lift up their hands and give thanks in the following manner, “Lord, I thank you I am not a heathen; I thank you I am not illiterate; I thank you … More Women in the Church

Why Sunday Trumps Thursday and Friday

There is Thanksgiving Day. This is the glorious holiday on which we remember our forefathers, remember our God, enjoy our family, watch some football, and eat far too much food. Following this there is Black Friday. It too has become a day of great celebration in our land. On this particular day we  drive through quagmire, look for deals, … More Why Sunday Trumps Thursday and Friday

Perhaps the Best Contemporary Worship Song Ever Written

In a day and age when most traditional churches exclusively sang psalms, Isaac Watts (1647-1748) became a fervent contemporary writer of hymns. As the story goes, when as a young man he complained to his father about the monotonous way Christians sung in worship, his father, a leading deacon in the congregation, retorted, “Well then young … More Perhaps the Best Contemporary Worship Song Ever Written