“Himself” (stanza 1)
Once it was the blessing,
Now it is the Lord;
Once it was the feeling,
Now it is His Word;
Once His gift I wanted,
Now, the Giver own;
Once I sought for healing,
Now Himself alone.
Refrain:
All in all forever,
Jesus will I sing;
Everything in Jesus,
And Jesus everything.
A. B. (Albert Benjamin) Simpson was born at Bayview, PEI (Prince Edward Island), Canada,12/15/1843.
He [...]
Archive for October, 2008
A. B. Simpson – death, Oct 29, 1919
Posted in Jesus Christ, died today, poem, today in history, uncategorized, tagged 1843, A.B.Simpson, Albert Benjamin Simpson, Bayview, Blessing, Canada, Christian Missionary Alliance, died today, everything in Jesus, feeling, gift, Giver, Him alone, His word, Jesus everything, Lord, PEI, poem, Prince Edward Island, refrain, stanza, today in history on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Earth’s First Institution?
Posted in eabits, philosophy, the home, uncategorized, tagged church, earth's first, institution, parents applaud, politicians, preachers, professors, school, the home, the state on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was not the state – politicians may hate to hear that.
It was not the school – professors may hate to hear that.
It was not the church – preachers may hate to hear that.
Earth’s first institution was the HOME
– may all Parents applaud that!
– eab
Vote for Yourself!
Posted in QQQuaint Quality Quotes, philosophy, uncategorized, tagged cowboyed in Texas, devil voted, evangelist, filled with the Spirit, God voted, Holy Spirit, it's up to you, Nazarene, Reuben Robinson, Tennessee, Uncle Buddy, vote, vote for yourself on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“God has voted for you, and
the devil has voted against God…
it’s up to you to vote how you will be elected.”
- Uncle Buddy (Reuben Robinson)
Bro. Robinson was born in Tennessee, cowboyed in Texas, was born again, filled with the Holy Spirit, and became one of the most famous Nazarene evangelists.
Body, Brain or Better
Posted in nature, poem, uncategorized, tagged 2007, bone strength, brains more bold, briefly dwell, craving, daily bring their soul, develop their mind, fame comes, fame visits, hungering for God, Indiana, mathematics, muscular tone, physic alone, poem, seek no fame, soul growth, thought odd, tongues of old, train bodies, Westfield on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some men train their bodies well,
Have so such muscular tone,
Have such inward strength of bone,
Fame then comes to briefly dwell,
Because of physic alone.
Some men develop their mind,
Have a grasp of tongues of old,
Have mathematics in their hold,
Fame visits; leaves them behind
In its search for brains more bold.
Few men make soul growth a goal,
Have a [...]
What Do You See?
Posted in eabits, philosophy, uncategorized, tagged 2008, Cosmology, eye of beholder, Indiana, Systematic Theology, unbelief, Union Bible College, Westfield on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Unbelief is in the eye of the beholder. – eab, 10/16/2008
Notes for Cosmology section of Systematic Theology class, Union Bible College, Westfield, Indiana,
Tradition? No. Bible!
Posted in Bible, poem, uncategorized, tagged Bible, daily learning, IN, Indiana, poem, precious Book, study, the holy way, tradition, Westfield on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If we had no Bible of our own,
Tradition, previous men have sown,
Could matter more to us, today.
Praise God, we have His fine, precious Book,
Each of us must study, as we look
Daily, learning the holy way. -eab, 10/28/08
Written in Westfield, Indiana
Jim Elliot said it – Oct 28, 1949
Posted in QQQuaint Quality Quotes, philosophy, worship, tagged 1949, 1956, Ecuador, gives...to gain, he is no fool, January 8, Jesus Christ, Jim Elliot, missionary, today in history on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep
to gain that which he cannot lose.”
Today is the day Jim Elliot pennd in his 1949 journal, his most oft-quoted saying. Jim was killed spreading the News of Jesus Christ in Ecuador, 1/8/1956.
Profits?
Posted in eabits, opposing wrong, uncategorized, tagged false, false prophets, poem, profits, prophets on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many prophets making profits
are false prophets. -eab, 3/9/07
Christ Saves
Posted in Jesus Christ, poem, uncategorized, tagged 1972, Akron, broken hearted, Christ, Christ saves, grave, He touches, Jesus, Messiah, Ohio, poem, raise the dead, restores sight, sinners on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus Christ saves sinners;
Sinners only does He save.
He can heal the broken hearted,
Raise the dead up from the grave,
The great Messiah of the skies
Restores sight to blinded eyes.
But He only touches them,
That realize that they need Him. –eab, 3/’72
Written in/near Akron, Ohio
Horse Sense
Posted in nature, poem, science, uncategorized, tagged 2008, beating heart, convenience, gauge, gears, horse, horse and carriage, John Wesley, missed the age, not wheels, oaty wage, page, poem, read, ribcage, sage, stone, that age, the rage, Wesley on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve missed something, who missed the age,
When horse, or horse and carriage, were the rage.
Be he black or white or shades of beige
(This main convenience oe’r stone and sage)
He/she had a beating heart in their ribcage
(not merely wheels, gears, and occasional gauge)
True, driven or not they needed their oaty “wage”
And you arrived in town [...]
