Jesus laid his life down
so we would not fear to lay down our own
And he rose again to show us all the way home
One of the reasons he died was to let us know
We can trust our Father won't ever forsake us
or leave us alone
And the Cross also says to all
Will you rise or will you fall?
Will you cling to a life
that doesn't include Christ?
Or will you too lay it down willingly,
in sacrafice -
an offering to the Father,
pleasing in his sight?

oh the yearning
oh the tug on my soul
oh the compelling urge
to go
just go
I can no more stand here
beyond the appointed time
than I could stop myself
from forming this rhyme
The call of the wild
The call to explore
The call to experience
more and more
New lands and faces
New vistas and vast spaces
is God's way of saying to me
Come explore,
forever more
new and exciting Galaxies
Eternity will always be
full of fresh discoveries
for there is no end to God's creativity
(perhaps you and I will join him in fashioning new worlds and skies,
forever, together, seeing new sights!)

Sung to the tune of "Winter Wonderland"

I see the flakes, they're a fallin'
I hear the snow, it's a callin'
it's sayin'
Come out and play
Be happy today
It's time to be a kid again!

Don't you worry about it
I'll throw a snowball - don't doubt it!
And true will be my aim,
as we play snow ball games
actin' like little kids again!

We could go and hire a horse and sleigh
and pretend that we are Santa on his way
or we could get a sled and find a hill
laughin' all the way down - what a thrill!
(playin' like little kids again)

So come now, take my hand
let's enjoy this winterland
with cold noses but warm hearts
it's like a work of art
I'm seein' with my child's eyes again!



You guessed it! It snowed again last night, here in South Korea.

I like roads and trees
there's something about them that's appealing to me
I like mountains, streams and fields
before such majesty by soul more easily yields

I am not the creator, I am the created
everything that is - He first instigated
all that's man-made came from what God made first
no wonder for Him I hunger and thirst

This vast world is to Him but a pebble
a grain of sand of the Eternal God of man
Yet people's sight is often so dim
eyes not seeing though they're staring right at Him

We were designed and created solely for His pleasure
if we'll humble ouselves, like Jesus,
we'll receive his spirit without measure,
forever

Don't turn away
from sorrowful days
when your heart is burdened by words that pain
don't reject the rejection you gain
but rejoice because God knows your name

The more you suffer in this life
for knowing and doing what is right
the greater your reward in paradise
for in you your God will take great delight

So praise Him loud and praise Him long
in the midst of your pain sing a victory song
for every slight and wound
God notices and soon
you'll be avenged and your enemies will swoon