This song attempts to capture the wonder of divine love. Though God’s children sqaunder His love like the prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), using His resources for their selfish and self-reliant lives, He patiently, kindly, draws them back to Himself with […]
The doctrine of imputation is one of the most precious truths in all of Scripture yet it is often neglected or misunderstood. One pastor who understood the doctrine and wrote about it in poems and hymns is Augustus Toplady, one […]
Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6) He is the only source of true and abiding life- both eternal life with God and a joyful and peaceful life now. This song reminds us not […]
Paul exhorts Christians to remember our former way of life and the mercy that God has shown us in Ephesians 2:12-13: “Remember that you were [once] separate from Christ, … having no hope and without God in the world. But […]
In the tradition of songs like “And Can It Be,” this song articulates a Christian’s journey from one who is “ignorant of grace” to one comes to know God’s grace shown at the cross, then to one who will forever […]
This is a hymn intended to be sung in private or family worship at the start of each day. It reminds us of the great truths of Romans 5:1 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God […]
One of the things that continues to grip me about my Christian faith is that I am a Christian at all. God’s patience toward me continues to leave me awed and amazed at his love. I see the same thing […]
This song was written during a time of struggle with besetting sin. Christians are forgiven sinners, and even after becoming born again into God’s family and having their debts forgiven with a full pardon struggle with ongoing sin and the […]
The gospel, the good news of Jesus’ death for our sins and new life in Him, is sometimes regarded as a message that only unbelievers need to hear. When we preach about Jesus’ death for sinners only at “outreach” or […]