Here is a beautiful Hebrew song about the city of Jerusalem… The Bible describes her as being a city of unfathomable heavenly beauty, and as a Christian I find this song beautifully captures it. I take my hat off to the Yemeni Jewess who sang it, the late Ofra Haza. She had a beautiful voice- [...]
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Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)
Posted in Music: General on 23 April, 2012 (Monday) | Leave a Comment »
Prayer for a lukewarm heart
Posted in Music: Worship, Prayer on 20 April, 2012 (Friday) | Leave a Comment »
O Infinitely Passionate Father, You have created me with the capacity for deep affections — to love, to loathe, to desire, to delight, to excite, to grieve, to laugh, to enjoy, to fear, to be depressed, to be thankful. And you made me this way that I may glorify you by finding you my Supreme [...]
Marching to Zion hymn
Posted in Music: Worship on 11 March, 2012 (Sunday) | 2 Comments »
Tonight during my drive back home from a church deputation, I heard this beautiful old Christian hymn, Marching to Zion by Isaac Watts and Robert Lowry. May it bless you here as much as it did for me. Thanks, God, for putting this song in my ears tonight! * 1. Come, we that love the [...]
A free man living as a slave?
Posted in Encouragement, Music: Worship, Redeemed Sexuality, Sexuality, USSA on 25 January, 2012 (Wednesday) | Leave a Comment »
Even when a Christian is kicking sand in God’s face, He can still love and heal them. He does not quickly give up on those He loves. *
‘Stuck’ by Caro Emerald
Posted in Music: General on 12 January, 2012 (Thursday) | Leave a Comment »
I heard this very funny jazz song on the radio today (ABC 702) by Dutch singer, Caro Emerald: I also enjoy Norah Jones’ song, Tell Yer Mama:
Korean History XYZ
Posted in Korean history, Music: General on 3 January, 2012 (Tuesday) | 2 Comments »
During the month of December last year, I had a visit to South Korea to see family and in-laws. We had a great time, but one thing had me feeling quite anxious: the death of North Korean leader Kim Jeong-Il. When his father, 김일성, died Junior wanted to prove to the world that he was [...]
Lovely Christian Songs
Posted in Encouragement, Hymns, Inspiriation, Music: Classical, Music: Worship, Poetry, Quotes on 23 December, 2011 (Friday) | Leave a Comment »
While I was working today, I listened to a number of beautiful Christian songs. Here they are: * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I will Follow Him
Posted in Music: General, Music: Worship on 11 December, 2011 (Sunday) | Leave a Comment »
My eldest daughter, O-JH, cannot get enough of this song, which comes from the movie Sister Act. Neither can I!:
Testimony on same-sex attraction (Larry)
Posted in Healing and Restoration, Humour, Music: General, Redeemed Sexuality, USSA on 9 December, 2011 (Friday) | Leave a Comment »
I found an interesting testimony today of an American man named Larry. What he says gels a lot with what I believe and have arrived at: This is how God has worked in my life (in 2010) on Australian TV: (And this is something from another Larry- one of my favourite Veggie Tales songs)
New Song in My Heart
Posted in Hymns, Music: Worship on 13 November, 2011 (Sunday) | 1 Comment »
One of my former pastors, Rob Smith, wrote a sensational Christian songs named ‘(Put a) New Song in My Heart’. God has put it in my mind numerous times this week, and every time I sing it, I just want to cry. You can listen to it here. These are the lyrics. Thanks, Pastor Rob: [...]
