wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

Today I ventured into uncharted territory for me. Our garage door was broken and with the counsel of one of our good friends I was able to order the necessary replacement parts. They finally came in today, but our friend was out of town, and I am leaving town tomorrow, so I had to make [...]

This morning in our worship service we sang the song “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks.” It is a great old hymn of heavenly anticipation that goes like this:

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
I am bound for the promised land.
I am bound for the [...]