Celebration Praise

by | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog

We know that to PRAISE is to exalt the Lord’s Glory. We extol who he is and what he is like, and we applaud his works that draw attention to that. We also know that to REJOICE is to celebrate the Lord’s Glory. We express joy in who he is and in what he has done (and...

God is singing over us

by | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog

The Lord points us to two ‘feeders’ for pray continually living: always thankful and always joyful (1 Thes 5:16-18). The second has its source in the Lord’s own joy. That includes his joy about us. God is singing over us, and draws us into the celebration! In my...

Always joyful

by | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog

Rejoice always. Really? We ask the same question when we read pray continually or always give thanks: Is it doable? And yet we know God doesn’t tell us to do without empowering us for the doing. So the bigger question is: how do we do always joyful? Pray continually...

Always thankful

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog

Our “new creation” life is radically different from our old one. One of the big changes is the new freedom to “put on” a heart of gratitude…..to be an always thankful person. My earlier post, Sacrifice of Thanks, mentions that the spirit of thankfulness is bigger than...

Sacrifice of Thanks

by | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog

Saying thanks to the Lord for his good gifts is right, but is only one part of the spirit of thankfulness. The larger part is the celebration that HE IS GOOD. This level of thanks doesn’t always start with a happy dance, as when something good has happened. It might...