A Hymn for the New Year Standing at the portal Of the opening year, Words of comfort meet us, Hushing every fear; Spoken through the silence By our Father's voice, Tender, strong, and faithful, Making us rejoice. Onward, then, and fear not, Children of the day; For His word shall never, Never pass away. "I, the Lord, am with thee, Be thou not afraid; I will help and strengthen, Be thou not dismayed. Yea, I will uphold thee With My own right hand; Thou art called and chosen In My sight to … [Read more...] about Standing at the Portal
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Seeing Anew This Year
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. –Romans 5:17 As we ring in the New Year, much ink will be spilled, again, on New Year's resolutions and promises. Frankly, I gave up on New Year's resolutions long ago, as I realized that they didn't make much difference in my life anyway. I was never very serious about them. On the other … [Read more...] about Seeing Anew This Year
A Joyful New Year
The season of Christmas continues as the calendar year begins. We pray for a year of rich growth and deep delight in God's goodness. Here is a hymn for the new year. Ev'ry Morning Mercies New Greville Phillimore Ev'ry morning mercies new Fall as fresh as morning dew; Ev'ry morning let us pay Tribute with the early day; For Thy mercies, Lord, are sure; Thy compassion doth endure. Still the greatness of Thy love Daily doth our sins remove; Daily, far as east from west, Lifts the burden from the … [Read more...] about A Joyful New Year
A Liturgy for the new year
When in the final stages of completing the new InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) website, I came across a number of InterVarsity twentyonehundred productions videos focused on Following Christ and Human Flourishing in the context of higher education. I incorporated several of these videos into the new GFM site. Others will be shared in a variety of other GFM platforms, including here on the Emerging Scholars Network Blog :) Update (1/4/2014, 9:24 am): A Liturgy (3 min, 22 sec) is part of Get … [Read more...] about A Liturgy for the new year