by ccvadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 197 (December 16, 2020) Near the beginning of his Letter to the Ephesians the Apostle Paul is effusive about the innumerable blessings God has given us in Jesus Christ: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us...
by ccvadmin | Dec 15, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 196 (December 15, 2020) Two of the central themes of our lives (and of almost every great novel, poem, song and play) are love and death. Along these lines, a particularly moving song from the Broadway musical smash Hamilton is “Wait for It” in...
by ccvadmin | Dec 14, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 195 (December 14, 2020) I have always been a fan of Simon and Garfunkel, whose albums made many a rotation on my parents’ record player when I was very young. Their 1968 album Bookends has a poignant and beautiful song called “America” about a...
by ccvadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 194 (December 11, 2020) Several years ago I visited the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Hank Williams (1923–1953) was undoubtedly one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 20th century. His hits like “Move It On Over”,...
by ccvadmin | Dec 10, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 193 (December 10, 2020) In his 1990 book The Ragamuffin Gospel the late preacher and writer Brennan Manning tells a story about a Catholic woman who had been having visions of Jesus. The local bishop was skeptical, and decided to meet with her. ...
by ccvadmin | Dec 9, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 192 (December 9, 2020) Many people are restless—restless about their health or their job or their relationships or their life trajectory. You may be restless at this very moment. If so, you are in good company. Perhaps the most influential...
by ccvadmin | Dec 8, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 191 (December 8, 2020) The final song on U2’s 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is “Yahweh,” a prayer of praise and surrender to God. Bono sings: “Take these shoes click-clacking down some dead end street. Take these shoes and make...
by ccvadmin | Dec 7, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 190 (December 7, 2020) In the 2019 fascinating documentary ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas a story is recounted about a concert they performed in their early days when they were on the road playing at bars, roadhouses, anywhere they could...
by ccvadmin | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 189 (December 4, 2020) More often than not human motives are mixed. Once in a while we may do something kind for someone else with a genuine motivation of love—but more often than not there are other ingredients mixed into our motives—traces of...
by ccvadmin | Dec 3, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 188 (December 3, 2020) The late author and educator Stephen Covey is best known for his international 1989 bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. One of his most famous maxims is “the main is to keep the main thing the main...
