A Groovy Tune!

At church on Sunday we had a day of fasting and prayer for the entire church. It was a very blessed time. The focus was on the fact that the purpose of fasting is to abstain from worldly delicacies, especially food, in order to feast on God and all the riches He has in store. It is to joyfully focus our hearts on the truth that man does not live by bread alone but by the Word of God. We celebrated the reality that we need God's Word more than we need food. That is why we fast. The choir lead the congregation in several amazing songs of worship, one in particular that I thoroughly enjoyed. I would now like to share that tune with all those who would like to listen. Unfortunately, this is not a recording of the choir at my church. It is the original recording, but the choir sounded a lot like the original recording. They hung in there! :-D Alas, Baptists do know how to break it down in worship to the Lord and no stones flew as the swaying to the rhythm began.

	Gary Oliver - Holy Holy Holy .mp3
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

Radical

I am blessed to be a member of a church that takes the demands of the Gospel of Jesus Christ seriously. Lately, we as a body have dove in together into the controversial and radical terms that Jesus gives as requirements to being His disciple. These terms are frequently overlooked or ignored completely by the majority of churches in America. The result is that the majority of people in American churches who believe themselves to be followers of Christ are deceived because they have come to Jesus on their terms and not His. This is a frightening reality. My pastor, Dr. David Platt, recently wrote a book entitled, Radical, that expresses these truths from Scripture in detail. Below is a video promotion for the book gives a brief illustration of the a true call to a disciple of Christ. I pray that God will have mercy upon us and give us grace to truly walk the narrow path.


Radical by David Platt from Taylor Robinson on Vimeo.

Darkness is Not Dark

I recently wrote my first traditional hymn. I wanted to share it with everyone. I hope it is edifying to all Christians who read it and will spur them on to find greater satisfaction in Christ during the extremely dark times of life.

"Darkness is Not Dark"

By: Daniel Fuller

My body's lamp, with palest gleam,

Gazes on death's cold plain.

Cruel Shadows drown ev'ry beam.

Heav'n stills with no refrain.

With silent cries, ruined souls strain

To tread this noonday night.

Bitter lusts guide each step of shame

That never finds delight.

No humble strain of words entice

Darkness to lift its veil.

All the eloquent words suffice

To make a son of hell.

There's one whose darkest hour is light

That shines out from this dread.

"Finished!" He shouts into the night,

Shredding the blackest thread.

Loving rays stream forth to kiss

This Son of Man whose face

Reflects resplendent bliss

That floods the darkest place.

A desp'rate creature of Thy hand,
On Thee alone I live;
My God, Thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.