Michigan Accent » church http://www.michiganaccent.com Explaining my accent, one post at a time. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:43:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 a great hymn http://www.michiganaccent.com/2007/07/04/a-great-hymn/ http://www.michiganaccent.com/2007/07/04/a-great-hymn/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:39:57 +0000 bcp http://www.michiganaccent.com/2007/07/04/a-great-hymn/ Michele, a good friend of ours in MI, wrote a great piece about one of her favorite hymns, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. I count that hymn as one of my favorites, as well. We even had it as part of Micah’s baptismal service. However, I’ve never taken the time to contemplate, let alone verbalize, why it’s a special hymn. I think Michele articulates it well:

[F]irst, it highlights the fact that my main purpose in life is not to be successful, particularly, but to praise God…. Second, it implies that praise is not something I can do by myself. The ability to praise God is a gift from God. I must be taught to sing God’s praise…

Her post is definitely worth a full read. Preach it, Michele.

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A couple weeks ago on a Friday night, I got a call from some of our friends at one of their small group meetings. At first I thought it was to see how we were doing in Virginia and to let us know they missed us. But I soon realized they simply wanted to let me know they now get more dessert with me being gone. This was confirmed by the picture I received in email a few short minutes after our call.

rubbing it in

Incidentally, Orchard Hill is nearing the end of a long process to find a new pastor. We’re praying for you all!

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