He That Goeth Forth and Weepeth… I have read Psalm 126 yearly for the last 15 years, but it was only this morning that I realized that the order of events are actually reversed. Psalms 126:1-6 A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, 3 The LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. 4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streamsRead More →

For Such a Time as This Our daughter, Sarah, my website partner, Jerry Bouey, and I wrote this song a few years ago. It was used for our church’s mission conference last fall. For Such A Time As This (To the tune of So Little Time by John R. Rice) 1. Esther was called to plead for her people. Fear gripped her heart; Mordecai reminded her: Twas her life too that now hung in the balance, And she was given the king’s ear for this cause. Despite her fears, boldly she went before the throne, To plead the cause of her people before the king.Read More →

Are You Willing? Are you or I really willing to do whatever God wants us to do? Really willing …. whatever …. anything …? If He called you to be a missionary (or wife to one), an evangelist’s wife, Pastor’s wife, etc….Would you answer the call? If He called your child to the wilds of India, would you tell him/her – “If it’s God’s will for you, then you’d better do it”, supporting them every step of the way? Are we REALLY willing to do God’s will? Then why didn’t we hand a Gospel tract to that cashier the other day? Why did we ignoreRead More →

Count the Cost  To those who put off God’s gift of salvation, His own precious Son for their soul’s redemption – Though despised, rejected, and hung on the cross, God’s cry of love still reaches out: “Count the Cost!” To those who have refused Christ’s sacrifice of love, Who have wandered through life without any thought of hereafter, Like the Rich Man in hell, with all hope gone from above, How you’ll wish you had taken the time to “Count the Cost!” To the Christian whose focus is on wordly pleasures, Who lays aside His Lord’s command to seek the lost, Who has no concernRead More →