Fallout
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. (Hebrews 4:13 NIV) Recently I read an article about Christian author and journalist Philip Yancey, who admitted to an eight-year extramarital affair, and wasContinue Reading
Moral failure
Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife,temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. (1 Timothy 3:1-3 NIV) Pay careful attention to yourselves and toContinue Reading
Teetering nation
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you (Psalm 9:10 ESV) If you have a burden to pray for this nation, you are not alone. A quick glance at the news headlines or a conversation withContinue Reading
Lament in justice
Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! (Jeremiah 9:1 ESV) In 2023 I proudly read through the whole Bible in a year using the Bible Recap program. InContinue Reading
Extra care in the cold
From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens when the waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen? (Job 38:29-30 NIV) I’m cold. I’m sitting on a sofa in a downstairs bedroom that I have repurposed into myContinue Reading
Earnest prayer for upheaval
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. (James 5:16 NLT) I try not to spend too much time in the news, but it’s hard to miss the reports coming out about the protests and upheaval in Iran, Minneapolis, and other places in ourContinue Reading
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:44 AMP) Today is the day we pause to remember and reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who, had heContinue Reading
Praying for our churches
After this, the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a season of peace. The congregations grew larger and larger, with the believers being empowered and encouraged by the Holy Spirit. They worshiped God in wonder and awe, and walked in the fear of the Lord. (Acts 9:31 TPT)Continue Reading
Ascending
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned.Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.” Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,“Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord!Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!Fill in theContinue Reading
A leper healed
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25 NIV) Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21 NIV) But when he, theContinue Reading