“What you tune in to you will turn in to.”
“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14 NIV) It is a popular thing to encourage someone to “follow their heart.” In theory, this sounds great: be true to yourself, make yourself happy, etc. But in practice, following our heartContinue Reading
Leaves, trees, and forests
As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. (Psalm 18:30 NASB) Your word is a lamp to my feetAnd a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105 NASB) Imagine taking a tree leaf and examining it with a magnifying glass –Continue Reading
Reunion
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15 NKJV) I spent this past weekend at my mom’s mother’s family reunion at a state park near St. Louis, Missouri. My grandmother was the second of six children born to a poor farm family in East-Central Illinois in the veryContinue Reading
Noise, melodies, silence, Voice
[The demon Screwtape writes:] Music and silence—how I detest them both! How thankful we should be that ever since our Father entered Hell—though longer ago than humans, reckoning in light years, could express—no square inch of infernal space and no moment of infernal time has been surrendered to eitherContinue Reading
Pray for Us, Lord Jesus
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 2:5 ESV) God of grace and God of glory, From your people hear your praise For the evil hosts surround us Wicked plots and traps are laid Grant us wisdom,Continue Reading
Jonah
I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy templeAnd give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word together with Your name. (Psalm 138:2 AMP) I recently reread the story of Jonah. As a kid, I only knew the basics: Jonah wasContinue Reading
The choice
Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! (Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT) Have you ever thought aboutContinue Reading
“When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face”
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13 NLT) One of the pastors I deeply respect is Dutch Sheets, the founder and host of GiveContinue Reading
Authority over the storm
One day, after it grew dark, Jesus said to his disciples, “Come with me across the lake.” Jesus knew where he was going and who he wanted to go with him. He had a purpose and destination in mind. They were going across the lake. Leaving the crowd behind, the disciplesContinue Reading
Trees and regret
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is now.” – Chinese proverb Do you have anything in your life that you regret? MaybeContinue Reading