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In the morning our family has been reading the Psalms in reverse order (starting from Psalm 150 and going backwards). What an encouragement and refreshment to start the day being reminded to praise the LORD, who “takes pleasure in his people” (Ps 149:4), who is our “refuge/portion in the land of the living” (Ps 142:5), …
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When the invite for our friend Claire’s wedding came through, I had just applied all my annual leave for an upcoming family holiday to Taiwan. Yet we eventually decided to travel down to Christchurch for it (Saturday morning in, Sunday afternoon out). Stayed at a motel on Riccarton which my brother-in-law David kindly booked for …
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This stripped-down arrangement is a gem from Sovereign Grace Music’s latest album, “Grace Has Come”: The song is loosely based on Romans 3:9-26, and this arrangement is sung beautifully with Devon Kauflin on lead vocal. My favourite lines come in the bridge (accompanied with a lift in the melody): The bridges we had burned You …
How wonderful the Father’s love for us! VERSE 1 How has the sinner been forgiven How has the rebel been made clean Or blinded eyes been made to see How have the orphans been adopted Who hated Your love and ran from grace Despised and rejected all Your ways CHORUS How wonderful the Father’s love …
Sovereign Grace Music have been putting out theologically rich and well-crafted songs for years in service to the church and congregational singing. I remember the first CD I listened to was “Come Weary Saints”, and thinking at the time, “a whole album on suffering well? Wow!” Grace Has Come is their latest album, which I’ve …
