God, help us to look deeper this Advent and Christmas and to not let us get caught in a surface-deep understanding of Christmas. It came upon a midnight clear That glorious song of old From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold Peace on the earth good willContinue Reading
4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. 5 Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. 7 Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. 23Continue Reading
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD isContinue Reading
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives Continue Reading
I’ve been pondering my own impatience with time – when I was in the hospital with newborn twins I was impatient to get out. When we were first home I was impatient to get done with tube feeding and move on to nursing. Yet, if I really was able toContinue Reading
My prayer for you this week is that you would find the wisdom you seek. I don’t know exactly what you need or how that will come for each of you, but here are some thoughts from Scripture: “Start with God—the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdomContinue Reading