Month: May 2020
Story 21: A Horse Like No Other
Pete was a wooden rocking horse Carved of strong and sturdy pine. His mane was made of purple yarn, His tail of violet twine. Back and forth and forth and back, He rocked and rocked...
Song 21: My God Lives
This song is based on Psalm 18 and proclaims that God is our Savior. Verse 1 My rock in the storm In you I find my refuge My horn in the battle Oh my strength...
Story 20: Odd Sounds
There are so many sounds to be made. So many songs that have never been sung. So many whistles and horns and shapes for your lips. I wonder, which is your favorite one? You can...
Song 20: A People Yet to Be Created
This song is based on Psalm 102 and proclaims that God deserves the praise, even of future generations. Verse 1 You, O Lord, enthroned forever Every generation will know your name Arise and pour your...
Story 19: In Your Eyes
In your eyes are stars and moons And pink-purple planets spinning their rings. In your eyes are the heavens, With space dust and spaceships spreading their wings. In your hands there’s a circus act Clowns,...
Why Didn’t I Know About John Witherspoon?
I think this a lot when I read biographies of lesser-known but extraordinary people. Why are they lesser-known? Why don’t I know more about them? That was my immediate thought upon reading the introduction to...
Song 19: How Great a Mercy
This song tells of God’s incredible mercy toward us. Verse 1 So undeserving From beyond the pale In mercy he heard me My cries he has availed Verse 2 While I stood against him Jesus...
The Simplest Act of Profoundest Consequence
The civil rights movement had long been brewing under Jim Crow and in the aftermath of World War II, when it became clear that the freedom and equality Americans would die for abroad was not...
Story 18: Strong
Ruby’s yellow house was sinking. It started near the top of the mountain, but every day it slid a little farther down the muddy slope. As Ruby’s house slipped down, the walk to school grew...
Song 18: Willing
This song is about being willing to follow God even when we don’t understand, because we know he is good. Verse 1 If you say walk through fire I won’t ask why If you say...