Beside Still Waters Ministries

David.  A shepherd boy.  A musician.  A warrior.  A poet.  A King.  A worshiper.  A man after God’s own heart.  Oh, and don’t think that he was perfect – he was also a murderer and an adulterer, among other things.  Saying that he was a man after God’s own heart just means that even when [...]

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This summer we’ve been having a few “Faith In Action” Sundays, where we shorten the worship service and then have service projects for people to do, with a lunch to have together at the end.  Today for the service projects, we had a group making Prayer Bracelets (I don’t think they made the same bracelet [...]

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This hymn is one of the most significant in church history, and it most symbolizes the Protestant Reformation.  It was written by Martin Luther on his way to the Diet of Worms, which was in 1529.  He was invited to this meeting by the Holy Roman Emperor and the pope under the guise that they [...]

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This last week was Vacation Bible School at our church, so most of the music was from the “Beach Party” VBS CD.  I had fun helping this week, but I am wore out now!  I’ll be so glad to not have to sing “Beach Be-Attitude” or “Shazaam” anymore, but I’m afraid they might be permanently [...]

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Read Luke 7:36-50 This story tells us several things about the heart of a worshiper.  First, that she was a giver – and not just a little to say that she did it, but she gave lavishly.  This jar of ointment was worth a year’s wages, plus because of the kind of container it was [...]

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