God shall alone the refuge be,And comfort of my mind;Too wise to be mistaken, He,Too good to be unkind. In all his holy, sovereign will,He is, I daily find,Too wise to be mistaken, stillToo good to be unkind. When I the tempter’s rage endure,’Tis God supports my mind;Too wise to be mistaken, sure,Too good to…
Loving and Hating at the Same Time: A Biblical Tension One of the more difficult tensions in the Christian life is how the Bible teaches us to both love our enemies and at the same time hate evil. Many people scratch their heads when they hear David say, “Do I not hate those who hate…
You’ve probably read Proverbs, or at least heard your grandmother quote it, and felt the sting or the comfort of those short, sharp lines. “Wise words,” you think. But what do Proverbs actually do for you when life falls apart, when your anger flames up, when words wreck a marriage, or when shame keeps you…
The last few days in America have felt like one more brutal reminder: violence is not a distant problem. Public events, schools, and public transportation, places we expect to be safe, have been pierced by murder and attempted murder. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a university event on September 10, 2025,…
Conflict between mothers and daughters can feel especially painful. A mother may feel rejected or disrespected; a daughter may feel misunderstood or controlled. What should be a bond of love and trust can sometimes feel like a battleground. The Bible does not ignore this struggle. In fact, it names it honestly. Jesus said, “For I…
Benjamin Beddome’s short hymn (four stanzas of plain, sturdy theology) is the kind of hymn a sober Christian keeps on the bedside table for hard nights. It names what we feel (darkness, mystery, the rod of God) and it points us where faith always points: to the throne above. Let’s walk stanza by stanza and…
Isaac Watts does what good hymnists do: he reads Scripture with a pastor’s eye, sings it with a poet’s heart, and hands both back to the congregation with a wink that says, “Now go and live this.” This little hymn is more than pretty verse; it’s a compact sermon on incarnation, law and gospel, atonement,…
When Isaac Watts wrote The Sovereignty of God, he wasn’t offering a polite nod to a theological concept; he was bowing in awe before a throne that rules over all things. His words echo Job 23:13, “But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does”, and Paul’s reminder…
Hymns are not quaint relics for hymn book collectors. They are theologies set to melody. R. Burnham’s “The Power of God” reads like a short catechism in praise: it names God, names our weakness, names the enemy, and points us to the victory we have in Christ. Let’s walk through it, sing a little, and…
In a world where everything seems to age, break, or fade and where relationships strain, bodies weaken, and the news churns out fresh reasons to despair, there is one truth that gives lasting peace to the weary soul: God is eternal. Isaac Watts, with poetic clarity and theological weight, leads us to contemplate this magnificent…