Browsing the blog archives for June, 2010

Gratitude for the Small Things

Only he who gives thanks for little things receives the big things.  We prevent God from giving us the great spiritual gifts He has in store for us, because we do not give thanks for daily gifts.  We think we dare not be satisfied with the small measure of spiritual knowledge, experience, and love that [...]

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The Speaking Voice

This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s spiritual classic, The Pursuit of God. Performing is an orchestrated endeavor in which all the musicians, led by a single conductor, must blend their individual contributions into one unified symphony. On the other hand, [...]

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The Deaf Maestro

This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s spiritual classic, The Pursuit of God. Ludwig van Beethoven, the son of a court musician and tenor singer, was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. His father constantly drilled him in piano with the [...]

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Holding Fast to God: A Prayer

Father, when I read the Book of Judges I see that it is a series of warnings that were written for our instruction. Through it, You teach the awful monotony and destructiveness of rebellion and disobedience, and You warn me that to veer off the way of trust and obedience is to take a path [...]

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