It is my joy and privilege to share with you occasionally some thoughts from devotional writers I have enjoyed over the years. Today, I bring you the words of George Matheson, an insightful writer from a previous generation, on the subject of worship:“Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD…May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you ...

In our Bible passage this past Sunday, you will recall, that the Apostle Paul urged the Colossians believers to be “strengthened in the faith” and “overflowing with thanksgiving” (Colossians 2:7). Paul used the metaphor of an overflowing fountain to describe a grateful heart in the life of a growing Christian.When I go to a park, I have always found an overflowing fountain to be pleasing to the ey...