Roger Overton

This is the second part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.Long lay the world In sin and error pining,’Til He appear’d And the soul felt its worth.The dark world into which our Savior was born is one living in sin. Paul, . . . . Continue Reading »

This is the first part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,It is the night of Our dear Saviour’s birth.The first two lines of the song provide a context for what’s to follow. . . . . Continue Reading »

Today I kicked off a devotional commentary series through the song “O Holy Night” over at The A-Team Blog. I’m not sure if it really fits with Evangel or not, but I’ll cross-post the first few entries here to see how it goes.“O Holy Night” is one of those . . . . Continue Reading »

Hopefully I’m not too late to join the Thanksgiving chorus and I can throw in a quick message of gratitude for my local church. About this time last year I was wrestling with some difficult issues relating to problems at my church. I loved the people there and much of what went on there, but . . . . Continue Reading »

Though still relatively young, I would like to think that I’ve grown and matured in my understanding and perspective on faith, theology and culture. I went through a phase in my life a few years ago when I was extremely particular about the views with which I associated myself. I wanted to . . . . Continue Reading »