Supper and Song
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
1M ago
Now supper was ready, the table spread, and all things set on the board. So they sat down, and did eat, when one had given thanks. And the Interpreter did usually entertain those that lodged with him with music at meals; so the minstrels played. There was also one that did sing; and a very fine voice he had. His song was this: “The Lord is only my support And He that doth me feed: How can I, then want anything Where of I stand in need?” Notes and Commentary At last the pilgrims sit down to a table spread with a fine meal. They have been anticipating this feast since arriving at the Int ..read more
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A Rotting Tree
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
1M ago
When the Interpreter had done, he takes them out into his garden again, and had them to a tree, whose inside was all rotten and gone, and yet it grew and had leaves. Then said Mercy, “What does this mean?” “This tree,” said he, “whose outside is fair, and whose inside is rotten, it is to which many may be compared that are in the garden of God; who, with their mouths, speak high in behalf of God, but indeed will do nothing for Him; whose leaves are fair, but their heart good for nothing but to be tinder for the devil’s tinderbox.” Notes and Commentary After the lesson of Proverbs, the pilgr ..read more
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Cantique de Noël
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
3M ago
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” Matthew 2:1-2 O Holy Night Recorded at Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24, 2012 O holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth  Long lay the world in sin and error pining ‘Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope, the weary world rej ..read more
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Proverbs before Supper
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
4M ago
So when they were come again into the house and supper as yet was not ready, Christiana again desired that the Interpreter would either show or tell of some other things that are profitable. Then the Interpreter began, and said, “The fatter the sow is, the more she desires the mire; the fatter the ox is, the more gamesomely he goes to the slaughter; and the more healthy the lusty man is, the more prone he is unto evil. “There is a desire in women to go neat and fine; and it’s a comely thing to be adorned with that which in God’s sight is of great price. “‘Tis easier watching a night or two ..read more
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A Robin and a Spider
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
5M ago
Then, as they were coming in from abroad, they espied a little robin with a great spider in his mouth. So the Interpreter said, “Look here.” So they looked; and Mercy wondered. But Christiana said, “What a disparagement is it to such a pretty little bird as the robin redbreast is; he being also a bird above many, that loves to maintain a kind of sociableness with man! I had thought they had lived upon crumbs of bread, or upon other such harmless matter. I like him worse than I did.” The Interpreter then replied, “This robin is an emblem very apt to set forth some professors by; for to sight ..read more
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The Interpreter’s Field
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
6M ago
Again, he had them into his field, which he had sowed with wheat and corn; but when they beheld, the tops of all were cut off, only the straw remained. He said again, “This ground was dunged, and ploughed, and sowed; but what shall we do with the crop?” Then said Christiana, “Burn some, and make muck of the rest.” Then said the Interpreter again, “Fruit you see, is that thing you look for; and for want of that you condemn it to the fire, and to be trodden under foot of men. Beware that in this you condemn not yourselves.” Notes and Commentary The Interpreter then shows the pilgrims his fiel ..read more
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The Interpreter’s Garden
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
6M ago
After this, he led them into his garden, where was great variety of flowers. And he said, “Do you see all these?” So Christiana said, “Yes.” Then said he again, “Behold the flowers are diverse in stature, in quality, in color, and smell, and virtue, and some are better than others. Also, where the gardener has set them, there they stand; and quarrel not one with another.” Notes and Commentary For the next lesson, the Interpreter leads the pilgrims into his garden. There they see a “great variety of flowers.” This imagery comes from Song of Solomon 4 where the Beloved sings a love song to hi ..read more
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Made for Glory
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
8M ago
Life is filled with many perplexing realities. It seems all too brief. It is tainted by sin. It is marred with suffering. Along with joy, there is sorrow. Contentment is ever being challenged with longing. We know that God is good and always does good. He created both time and space as a canvas to display His glory.  He made the heavens and the earth and declared them to be “very good” (Genesis 1:31). He crafted the world with beauty and wonder.  Yet, as we look at the world around us, we see trials and troubles. We experience sorrow and pain. We know that God is not the author of s ..read more
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Sheep for the Slaughter
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
8M ago
So he had them into the slaughter house, where a butcher was killing a sheep. And behold the sheep was quiet, and took her death patiently. Then said the Interpreter, “You must learn of this sheep to suffer and to put up wrongs without murmurings and complaints. Behold how quietly she takes her death; and without objecting, she suffers her skin to be pulled over her ears. Your King doth call you his sheep.” Notes and Commentary The Interpreter continues to instruct the pilgrims by taking them into the slaughter house. There they saw a sheep being butchered, yet “the sheep was quiet, and too ..read more
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Behold O Lord My Days
Ken Puls Music Blog
by Ken
8M ago
From Psalm 39 “Lord, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.” (Psalm 39:4–5) Behold, O Lord, My Days 1. Behold, O Lord, my days are made A handbreadth as their span. Before the noon, my flow’r must fade, The end of ev’ry man. 2. So teach me Lord, to know my end And know that I am frail. To heav’n let all my thoughts ascend And let not earth prevail. 3. What love of earth can keep me here? I hope in You alone ..read more
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