Rush, Rush, Rushing to Eternity: Lessons to Learn from Rush Limbaugh

On February 17, 2021, Rush Limbaugh, “America’s Anchorman”, lost his battle with lung cancer. Mr. Limbaugh had been hosting his Rush Limbaugh Show for over thirty years at the time of his death, and will be greatly missed by the millions of people he influenced over the years. I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts or...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Five)

Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood:Venture on Him, venture wholly,Let no other trust intrude It's easy to forget or even overlook how incredible that first statement is. Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood: Maybe Job had a better understanding of this. In Job chapter nine, he laments...

Charles Spurgeon: The Counterfeit Christian

Recently I've been reading a good amount of Charles Spurgeon's writing. This week I came across an "illustration" in his book Flowers From A Puritan's Garden that I thought was too good not to share. In the book it's titled "The Bright Counterfeit." A counterfeit coin may look better and brighter than the true piece...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Two)

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Have you noticed a trend in these great hymns of the faith? Such as that most of them begin with a declaration of man's radical depravity? Look at the way the first verse of this hymn portrays humanity: poor, needy, wounded, weak, sick, sore,...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part One)

Hey, I’m back! So, let’s try to pick up where we left off, shall we? and begin hymn #5. This hymn is called “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” and was written by Joseph Hart, a Calvinistic minister during the eighteenth century. Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Joseph Hart Come, ye sinners, poor and...