Author: Wayne Thompson

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  • O TANNENBAUM

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    In German, a Tannenbaum is a fir tree that is decorated every Christmas season to help celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah to the Jews and Gentiles.   It is also the title of a song translated into English:  “O Christmas tree”.  It was published in 1824 by Ernst Anschutz.  He was…

  • Memories

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    Autumn was in the air. A steady northerly breeze could be felt by those who ventured outdoors. Beauty was everywhere to be seen. The trees were arrayed with the many colors of the season: red, yellow, gold and orange. There was one little boy who loved to be out and about that time of year;…

  • TIME

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    “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die…”  How do you invest your God given time during your life on this earth?  Psalm 90:10 “The days of our years are threescore years and ten…”  We all waste…

  • In Times Like These

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    Ruth Caye Jones composed the gospel hymn titled above in 1943, during the uncertain times of WWII. During that decade, people did not know what to expect or what was coming next: would they live through the war, or die from bombardment or starvation? Uncertainty was in the air. Every generation faces difficult times at…

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