God of Truth and Justice, We are in awe before your majesty, power, and might. We proclaim your majesty, giving all glory and strength back to you. We worship you in the beauty of holiness, arrayed in all your splendor, giving you the honor due your name. Your voice echoesContinue Reading
God of Truth, Thank you that you are omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. You know every animal of the forest, the cattle on a thousand hills, the birds and insects in the field, and the hairs on our heads. You are wonderful in all your ways. Your Word says that youContinue Reading
Most High God, Revealer of Mysteries, Thank you for being the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Thank you that you have established your laws, your covenants, and your grace to show us what is righteousness and to save us from our sin. Thank you for the deep wisdom andContinue Reading
Stronghold and Rock of our Refuge, We thank you that you created this world as good and that you have defined right and wrong. We thank you that by the shed blood of Christ and the empowerment of Holy Spirit we can live – truly live – this abundant lifeContinue Reading
“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven,Continue Reading
A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies. (Prov. 14:5 NIV) Last weekend there were two news stories that especially caught my attention, specifically for their relevance to Christian faith. The first was an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “They Need to BeContinue Reading
Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God ofContinue Reading
Recently I joined the Facebook “community” and since then have reconnected (intentionally) with a few friends from grad school and relatives I haven’t seen in awhile. That is one of the nice advantages of having such a place – finding long-lost friends. But, then, sometimes that ability to reconnect isContinue Reading
A post-Easter prayer for you… 12 With all our hearts we will praise you, O Lord our God. We will give glory to your name forever, 13 for your love for us is very great. You have rescued us from the depths of death. 5 O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help. 15 OContinue Reading