If you do not already read Justin Wainscott’s blog, Theology in Verse, I encourage you to do so. He often posts theologically rich and powerfully emotive poems, some of his own and some from others. Today he posted the following poem which I particularly appreciated. The meter is 8.6.8.6 I believe, so it could be …
My friend Justin Wainscott has started a blog called, Theology in Verse and I encourage you to check it out.He has posted on a number of topics, quite often posting poems and hymns several of them his own.He recently posted his hymn, Jesus Christ our Priestly Savior, which he wrote after hearing D. A. Carson, …
I have some catching up to do with commenting on books, but various things are conspiring against this at the moment!So, I thought I would post this video to make the point of the value of teaching substantive hymns to our children. At our church teaching hymns to our children is a part of the …
Readers at my children’s books blog will know that one of our favorite authors is Douglas Bond. It has been a delight over the last several months to get to know Doug via email as we have prepared for his visit to Union as part of the Psalms Project. One of the things I appreciate …
The Accidental Voyage: Discovering Hymns of the Early Centuries Douglas Bond (P&R Publishing, 2005), pb., 257 pp. Ages 8+ This is the fourth book in the Mr. Pipes series, and I have previously commented on our great enjoyment of the previous volumes. As suggested by the title, this book focuses on hymns form the early …
I mentioned in a previous post having preached last week in our chapel on Psalm 97. Charles Wesley’s hymn, “Rejoice, the Lord is King” is a wonderful exposition of the truth of this psalm. The ground of all our joy is the fact that “Jesus, the savior reigns”. This hymn is rich for meditation as …
I just received the latest copy of the John Newton Project Prayer Letter, and it contained a few lines from Newton’s hymn “The Power of Grace.” I checked out cyberhymnal for the rest of the hymn but they don’t have it. I finally found it at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. I really appreciated the …
Mr. Pipes Comes to America, Douglas Bond (Christian Liberty Press, 2001), pb., 194 pp. Ages 6 and up My boys were delighted when I told them we were reading another Mr. Pipes book. I have commented on the previous two here and here. In this one Mr. Pipes comes to visit Drew & Annie in …
I recently returned to this hymn and discovered (thanks to cyberhymnal!) that it has more verses than I knew. This is a great poem from 9 centuries ago. It is a wonderful aid in meditation and prompts me to wonder, appreciation and worship, stirring and training my affections. This makes it particularly helpful for Saturday …
Hymns for a Kid’s Heart, by Bobbie Wolgemuth & Joni Eareckson Tada (Crossway, 2003), hb. 92 pp. As the previous posts should attest, I love hymns and want my children to do so as well. Thus, this title appealed to me about a year ago when I saw it. However, I was disappointed with the …