Bittersweet Farm
When Hope was about seven I recorded her singing a little Christmas greeting. I like to re-post it at Christmas. We mean it every year. Merry Christmas
Or download this mp3 Merry Christmas
Date: September 9, 2012 AM
Title: The Fulfillment and Reward of Joining Jesus’ Mission
Speaker: Ken Pierpont
Series: Matthew’s Gospel
Text: Matthew 19:16-30
Paul Gardner is the director at Camp Barakel, one of the most wonderful places on earth. He visited Evangel this winter to preach and reveal his heart and the heart of Camp Barakel. It was a beautiful evening and this is a worthwhile message.
Date: 02/12/2012 06:00 PM
Title: So That
Speaker: Paul Gardner
Texts: 1 Peter 1:6,7,13-16; 2:24; 3:18 and 2 Peter 1:5
Place: Evangel Baptist Church
Here is a link to a great list of questions to ask missionaries. Let me know what you do with this.
(Don’t these just look like great folks?)
Listen to a story about Doug recorded by Joni Erikson-Tada.
H. A. Ironside
Classic re-post from 2001
My Grandpa Shipley was a man of few words, but they were usually well chosen ones.
When you left the family would form a circle and hold hands and Grandpa would pray– in a few well-chosen words. Then the last thing before you went down the steps and through the breezeway he would often repeat his little life motto; “Remember whose you are.”
His motto had a double meaning. He always wanted you to remember that you belong to the Lord and that you belong to him, too. I think it also served as a gentle reminder to live up to your name and maintain a good testimony for Christ. He had the initials RWYA printed on pencils and cards as a testimony to his family, friends, and customers.
In the last few months of Grandma’s life she would often say; “Grandpa just isn’t Grandpa.” He would forget so much. He struggled to put a complete sentence together. Sometimes he forgot the name of a loved one. The confusion that clouded his mind frustrated him. A few days ago he even failed to recognize his own favorite song “Overshadowed” which had always moved him to tears before. On a recent visit his daughter, Sue asked him, “Daddy, do you remember whose you are?” He remembered and answered immediately; “I’m the Lord’s”
When you think about it, it really doesn’t matter what you forget as long as you… …Remember Whose You Are.
“Overshadowed” is a beautiful song about the love of Christ written by H. A. Ironside, once pastor of Moody Church in Chicago.
It’s cool and rainy this evening as I write. The kids started a fire to take the chill off the house. Out toward the Lower Huron River this evening, after church, I noticed that the Redbuds and the Dogwoods are in flower. Even though it is cool tonight, it is fully spring. My study at the church has a beautiful arched window. Just outside the window the men planted a Dogwood tree last summer. (Thank you Craig, Rick, Matt). This is the first May it is in flower. This week it should open up in large, white blossoms. It reminds me of the hills in central Ohio around my grandfather’s farm.
Last night as I left the study I noticed something that I have never heard before–it was the song of the Wood Thrush in the woods across Blakely “Creek.” If you don’t recognize the song of the wood thrush you can listen to it here:
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