O Come, O Come Immanuel is one of the oldest hymns we sing at Christmas time. No one knows who wrote the original Latin lyrics because they originated in the Medieval church about eight centuries ago. The hymn is also one of the most serious and somber hymns we sing at Christmas time because it […]
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Are people basically good or basically bad?
Some say people are basically good. Others say people are rotten to the core. Which is it? There certainly is a lot of evidence for the idea that mankind is rotten—just read the headlines: Human trafficking, corruption, greed, rape, murder, and on and on. King David recognized this long ago, even giving us God’s perspective: […]
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