“Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever isContinue Reading
“Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him.There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him— the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the Lord is his name!” (Hosea 12:4-5 NIV) “Because of the battle I’ve learned how to pray Continue Reading
“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” (Romans 6:11-12 NIV) Once I hear a pastor tell the story of being at his construction job, and a groupContinue Reading
“He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rockThat shadows a dry, thirsty land;He hideth my life in the depths of His love,And covers me there with His hand,And covers me there with His hand.” (Fannie J. Crosby) Heavenly Father, Thank you for making heaven and earth, for creatingContinue Reading
Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. (Psalm 2:10-11 NIV) God of the Nations, Thank you for your sovereignty over this nation and the world. Even when we don’t see it, we knowContinue Reading
O Lord, I have heard of your renown, and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work. In our own time revive it; in our own time make it known; in wrath may you remember mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2 NRSV) God of Miracles, We give thanks to our Lord and call uponContinue Reading
Once a friend asked me how I was. I replied that I’d been having a bit of trouble lately seeing the forest for the trees. I’m a person who, every now and again, has to get up above the trees to see the forest – to get above the individualContinue Reading
“Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy about your righteousness.” (Psalm 145:7 NLT) Two years ago I spent the week at the local theater with three of my children who were in a live play/musical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s book “Till We Have Faces.” TheyContinue Reading
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. (Psalm 103:13-14 NIV) Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, which lasts for forty days (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter. Traditionally, LentContinue Reading
“For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!” (Isaiah 64:4 NLT) Have you ever felt misunderstood? Not just “they didn’t hear what I said,” but “they don’t at understand me at all.”Continue Reading