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W. Davd Phillips

Integrating Missional Thinking, Living, and Culture

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Hello, Hello, Hello, Lord God Almighty

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

A friend of mine on facebook posted that at the beginning of church today, her 5 year old daughter looked over the Bulletin and comments, “this says we are going to sing ‘Hello, Hello, Hello, Lord God Almighty’ “. Of course the song they sang was most likely, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,” but what a precious statement by her daughter.

If only we could open up all of our worthship gatherings with this attitude. If only we could open our lives to this statement! If we could invite Christ into every aspect of our life, and be led by the Spirit in all we do, life would be different. We would be different. Maybe you could awaken in the morning with those words on your lips: “Hello, Hello, Hello, Lord God Almighty.”

Thank you my 5 year-old prophetess and her mother who shared it with the world! What a beautiful reminder!

Sunday Psalm

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Psalm 71:1-6 (New Living Translation)

1 O Lord, I have come to you for protection;
don’t let me be disgraced.
2 Save me and rescue me,
for you do what is right.
Turn your ear to listen to me,
and set me free.
3 Be my rock of safety
where I can always hide.
Give the order to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked,
from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
5 O Lord, you alone are my hope.
I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.
6 Yes, you have been with me from birth;
from my mother’s womb you have cared for me.
No wonder I am always praising you!

Wright Wednesdays: NT Wright and the Sacrements

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

N.T. Wright on “Space, Time, and Sacraments” at Calvin College on January 6, 2007