Written by Lise Caldwell Joy to the World, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. Joy to the World, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ; While fields […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell From the eastern mountains, pressing on, they come, Wise men in their wisdom, to His humble home; Stirred by deep devotion, hasting from afar, Ever journeying onward, guided by a star. There their Lord and Savior meek and lowly lay, Wondrous Light that led them onward on their way, Ever […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell See amid the winter’s snow, Born for us on earth below, See the tender Lamb appears, Promised from eternal years. Lo, within a manger lies He who built the starry skies; He who throned in height sublime Sits amid the cherubim. Sacred infant, all divine, What a tender love was […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Cradled in a manger, meanly, Laid the Son of Man His head; Sleeping His first earthly slumber Where the oxen had been fed. Happy were those shepherds listening To the holy angel’s word; Happy they within that stable Worshipping their infant Lord. Happy all who hear the message Of His […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Hark the herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled” Joyful, all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With the angelic host proclaim: “Christ is born in Bethlehem” Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous stains Shepherds why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song? Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing. Come […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Once in royal David’s city, Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her Baby, In a manger for His bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ, her little Child. He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a […]
Read More...Written by Paulette Stamper Scroll to the bottom to enter the give away! Trouble using RaffleCopter? Email us! I have a story to tell. I have been rescued. And it was a dramatic rescue, too. I was rescued from the dominion of darkness. But my rescue isn’t the end of my story. I was […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Led by the light of faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. O’er the world a star is sweetly gleaming, Now come the wise men from out of the Orient land. The King of kings lay thus lowly manger; In all our trials born to be […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell What Child is this who, laid to rest On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing; Haste, haste, to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary. Why lies […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell The Wexford Carol Good people all, this Christmas-time, Consider well and bear in mind What our good God for us has done, In sending His beloved Son. With Mary holy we should pray To God with love this Christmas Day: In Bethlehem upon that morn There was a blessed Messiah […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung. It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night. Isaiah ’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind; With Mary we […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny From depths of Hell Thy people save And […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, goodwill to men From heavens all gracious King!” The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Some children see Him lily white, the baby Jesus born this night. Some children see Him lily white, with tresses soft and fair. Some children see Him bronzed and brown, The Lord of heav’n to earth come down. Some children see Him bronzed and brown, with dark and heavy hair. […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o’er all the earth; Ye who sang creation’s story, Now proclaim Messiah’s birth: Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King! Saints before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In His […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell I wonder as I wander Out under the sky Why Jesus the Savior Did come for to die For poor lonely people Like you and like I I wonder as I wander Out under the sky. It is a wonder–that God cared enough to put the plan in place. That […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord, That hath made heaven and earth of naught, And with his blood mankind has bought. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. The beginning and the end, the Maker and Redeemer, laid first in a […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Angels and archangels May have gathered there Cherubim and seraphim Thronged the air But his mother only In her maiden bliss Worshiped the Beloved With a kiss. This verse of “In the Bleak Midwinter,” by Christina Rossetti, paints such a beautiful picture of Christ’s divinity and humanity; his deity and […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The wrong shall fail, the right prevail With peace on earth, good will to men.” When you grow discouraged that the darkness of this world is overpowering the good, remember that in Christ the […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Holy Jesus, every day Keep us in the narrow way; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide. ~As with Gladness Men of Old, last verse I don’t remember ever singing this verse of […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Truly He taught us to love one another, His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother. And in his name all oppression shall cease. Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, With all our hearts we praise His […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell O holy Child of Bethlehem Descend to us, we pray Cast out our sin and enter in Be born to us today We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell O come to us, abide with us Our Lord Emmanuel Most of us are unaware of the burden of […]
Read More...Written by Lise Caldwell Come, Thou long expected Jesus Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee. Israel’s Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art; Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. My prayer is that […]
Read More...Written by Paulette Stamper I know that not everyone is a big fan of leftovers. Me? I’m a big fan. Knowing that I can rummage through the fridge and find something to eat instead of having to make something, well that’s a huge bonus. I’m already looking forward to the leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner. I […]
Read More...Written by Laura Dingman To You, the Woman Leading in the Church: I remember the day well. I actually made it through a few weeks before my first ugly cry. We met and I was the only girl in the meeting, not uncommon. Several of the guys were going to lunch after the […]
Read More...Written by Jen Ferguson He caught me when I was driving down the road, thinking about my talk for an upcoming retreat. “Tell them Craig struggles with porn,” God whispered to me. “Oh, no, God. No way. Absolutely not,” I responded. There are few times I have ever directly told God […]
Read More...Written by Laura Dingman Make sure you read all the way to the bottom for info on how to enter an awesome give away! I squeezed into the window seat struggling over strangers. This flight numbered seven in the course of five weeks. Not my normal. I yearn for quiet most. Serenity. Solitude. […]
Read More...Written by speaker and author Jen Ferguson Make sure you read all the way to the bottom for info on how to enter the contest! For a long time, I took the secret of Craig’s porn addiction and I stuffed in my heart. I didn’t even really share it with God much because I couldn’t […]
Read More...Make sure you read all the way to the bottom for info on how to enter the contest! Written by Paulette Stamper. The parting of the Red Sea. The walls of Jericho falling. Gideon changing from a big chicken into a mighty warrior. David taking on a giant with just a few small […]
Read More...Written by Laura Acuña. “There is nothing quite like the pain of being hurt by the church.” This is what my new pastor acknowledged to me when I first visited him after leaving the church where my husband and I raised our boys and served for over fifteen years. Boy, was he correct […]
Read More...With author and guest blogger Cindy Bultema. Hey Friend – Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Stressed out? Perhaps your heart is heavy, or you’re just plain tired. Me too. How I long for a faith life filled with purpose, passion, spark, and meaning— but truth be told —most days I feel caught up in the […]
Read More...Written by Laura Dingman Sometimes I hear voices. I know. Saying things like that can open a whole can of worms that I’m not sure I want to have to deal with, but it’s true. I hear voices. They’re not friendly ones either. Sometimes they can be pretty loud. They say, “What […]
Read More...Written by Dene Nidiffer Since just over three years ago, God had been asking me, pushing me, and providing me with some opportunities for change in my life. And I knew He expected me to act on these! It didn’t come easy for me… I looked at these particular things at times as hard and […]
Read More...Written by Paulette Stamper I love it when I read a passage in Scripture and something I hadn’t thought of before pops out at me. This morning I was reading Luke 8:22-25. It’s a very familiar passage. Jesus tells His disciples to hop in the boat so they can go over to the other side of […]
Read More...Written by Dene Nidiffer, January 10th, 2014 marked my last day as a business owner after 22 years! It was a REALLLLLLLY big decision for me! When I accepted ownership years ago, I thought I would always be a business owner until I retired, because that is just who I am… I am a […]
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