Kislev 2 – Peace or frazzle?
Shalom: “The ancient Hebrew concept of peace, rooted in the word ‘shalom,’ meant wholeness, completeness, soundness, health, safety and prosperity, carrying with it the implication of permanence.” ** So, how’s your Christmas preparation season going? Is your “to do” list getting longer or shorter? Are you more of a “Martha”Continue Reading
Spirit-led Advent
God of New Life, We thank you for what you are doing in the lives of Christians who have their spiritual ears attuned to your Spirit. We thank you for the ways in which you have used this Covid Chaos season to stop us in our tracks and realign usContinue Reading
Kislev 1 – Trust, Hope, and Security
The other day I watched a video teaching about the month of Kislev. Never heard of it? Well, as you probably know, the Jewish calendar is different from the Greco-Roman calendar that we normally use. The ninth month of the spiritual year – Kislev – is from November 24- DecemberContinue Reading
Joy in Sorrow
“Sorrow and mourning will disappear and they will be filled with joy and gladness” (Isaiah 51:11 NLT). “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy and with my song I praise him” (Psalm 28:7 NIV). When we were teenagers, a cousin ofContinue Reading
Praying the Word
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,will guard yourContinue Reading
Shipwrecked 3 – The Viper, Mistakes, Miracles, and Missions
There was once a man whose passion to tell people about the Lord Jesus Christ led him to be shipwrecked on an island. This man had a strong call of God on his life, which did not waver because he had been arrested for his faith and sent to RomeContinue Reading
Psalm 94 Prayer
“For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the Lord takes care of the godly.” (Psalm 37:17 NLT) Lord God Almighty, You are the God who takes vengeance on your enemies. It’s time for you to punish evil! Let your rays of revelation-light shine from your people and pierce theContinue Reading
Shipwreck 2 – Reason and Revelation, Malta and Islands of Grace
There was once a minister of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ whose fervency for sharing this Truth had led him to trouble with the civic authorities. He was en route to the capital of Rome for a trial when his ship encountered a fierce storm and was closeContinue Reading
Contemplate Advent
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 clearThat glorious song of oldFrom angels bending near the earthTo touch their harps of gold“Peace on the earth good will to men”From Heaven’s allContinue Reading
Verbs
“I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this…” (2 Samuel 6:21-22 NIV) I’m on a program to read through all the psalms in one month. That works out to about 5 a day, on average. Today I was reading Psalms 94-99 and was struck byContinue Reading