Finding the Light
Stir up your power, come to save us, O Lord of hosts, restore us; let your face shine upon us that we may be saved. (Ps. 80:3, 4) Light of the world,You stepped down into darknessOpened my eyes let me seeBeauty that madeThis heart adore YouHope of a life spent withContinue Reading
Changed from the inside out
O holy child of BethlehemDescend to us we prayCast out our sin and enter inBe born in us todayWe hear the Christmas angelsThe great glad tidings tellO come to us abide with usOur Lord Emmanuel 4-6John the Baptizer appeared in the wild, preaching a baptism of life-change that leads toContinue Reading
An upside-down Christmas
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
Trusting God for our hearts’ desires
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
The God of glory thunders
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
Anointed for ministry
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
Making the most of every moment
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
A first prayer for wisdom
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