Author: Hizkia

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! It’s this time of the year again where we are reminded to thank God for all of the blessings that He has bestowed upon us. As we looked back to the ups and downs that we’ve had this year, we are thankful for God’s faithfulness in sustaining us.

Despite the looming economic catastrophe in the state (and it’ll be worse next year), the uncertainty of the future,  and the loss of pregnancy in May, we realize that in everything it is God who sustains us, and we’re thankful for that. We are also thankful for my mom who came to help when Indra was in bed rest during her short-lived pregnancy, for the friendships of many friends, and for Tryphena who started preschool this year.  We are thankful for our health, for daily provision, for a roof over our heads, and for the church.  Indeed we are thankful for many other things.  Above all, we can’t thank God enough for the gift of salvation that He bestows upon us in Christ Jesus.May you also find reasons to give thanks, and may your Thanksgiving be filled with gladness, thankfulness, and…. turkeys, lots of them!  🙂

I just watched the Glenn Beck show on TV, and although I don’t agree with him theologically; never the less I found the following to be thought provoking

At the end of this month, on the 27th Alice Cooper’s “Theatre of Death” concert will perform in Fresno at the William Saroyan Theatre.   “Satanic” is what first come many people’s minds when they hear the name Alice Cooper.  He is so devilishly Satanic that his upcoming performance in Finland was canceled by the owner of the arena where he was to perform because of Cooper’s alleged “un-Christian” viewpoints and the dark nature of his shows.

Alice Cooper (born Vince Furnier) may surprise many people by his own admission that he’s a practicing Baptist.  Recently he received an honorary doctorate degree from Grand Canyon University (formerly a private Southern Baptist College) that he supported for many years.  I even heard that he and his wife of more than 20 years, Sheryl, attend a small Baptist church and they even teach Sunday School. Continue reading “Theatre of Death”

To commemorate John Calvin’s 500th birthday today, I would like to dedicate this great hymn that he wrote to all of my friends.

I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
My only trust and Saviour of my heart,
Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray Thee from our hearts all cares to take.

Continue reading “I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redemmer Art”