Do you know this story behind the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song? The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ. Two turtle doves are the Old and New Testaments Three French hens stand for faith, hope and love. The four calling birds are the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John The five […]
Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as Holiday Trees for the first time this year, which prompted Ben Stein, to say, on CBS Sunday Morning, My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call […]
On Christ The Rock I lay my dreams Come with your Fire Consuming me. With Christ the Rock I make my plans. Partner with Your Purposes… The verse above is a part of a song called “Christ the Rock” that I adore by Kim Walker-Smith. It’s simply beautiful and there is an entire sermon sitting […]
The original post appears on J. John’s blog at www.canonjjohn.com The bizarre preoccupation with Halloween shows no sign of abating. Indeed, the enthusiasm with which some shops are marketing this celebration of evil, death and the occult suggests that their owners are banking on huge sales of pumpkins, masks and witches’ hats. Many concerns have […]
By: Annie Garratt of Hillsong Church I have found in my own life that confidence is not always something that I necessarily feel, but rather it’s a decision that I make. I have learned to choose to walk in confidence even when I don’t feel like it. And that my confidence doesn’t have to depend […]
While viewing a video on Facebook last night, my heart was ripped out and my soul convicted. It was the story of a Homeless man who speaks about his experience living in a big city, as people walk by, busy with their lives, heading to work, heading home … as he shakes a cup in […]
I was thinking today about my constant need to do things -not only well- but perfectly. I call myself a Type A personality as a joke because when I work hard at something, I aim to do it with excellence. However, as a Type “A” I can try to take control of things, far too […]
By: Annie Garratt of Hillsong Church 1. Be inclusive of everyone. Make everyone on your team feel like they matter and that you’re in it together. 2. Set the right kind of atmosphere. If you’ve had a crazy morning, pause and take a deep breath and leave the junk at the door. Don’t carry it […]
Original Blog posted by Canon J. John My attention was recently drawn to the music video for the current number one British hit of Little Mix called ‘Black Magic’. It is not, you may presume, my normal viewing! In fact these sorts of music videos are actually extremely important because they are one of the […]
Family. Origin Middle English familie, from Latin familia household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from famulus servant First Use: 15th century 1: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head: household 2 a: a group of persons of common ancestry: clan b: a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common […]