Me, memorize?
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!But his delight is in the Law of the Lord,And on His Law he meditates day and night.He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,Which yields its fruit in its season,And its leaf doesContinue Reading
Division in the Church
The Church’s one foundationIs Jesus Christ her Lord;She is his new creation,By water and the word;From Heav’n he came and sought herTo be his holy bride;With his own blood he bought her,And for her life he died. ‘Mid toil and tribulationAnd tumult of her war,She waits the consummationOf peace foreverContinue Reading
Saturday Prayer
I generally do not publish a post on Saturdays, enjoying a kind of “Sabbath” from writing on that day. However, to begin 2025, I pray this over you: May the Lord bless you and keep you, may he make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.Continue Reading
Targets and defiance
The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,And His soul hates one who loves violence. (Psalm 11:5 NASB) For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. (Psalm 91:11 NKJV) “Every public gathering is a large target and a small act of defiance.”Continue Reading
Regroup, Rethink, Recap
My God of mercy shall come to meet me. (Psalm 59:10 NKJV) Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. (Psalm 66:5 ESV) Since the holidays fell in the middle of the week this year, I’ve had some extra space onContinue Reading
Grown up “Christmas” list
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 ESV) As I write this, I’ve been reflecting on my goals for the coming year—spiritual, relational, financial, and in other areas of my life. Maybe you’ve been doing some of the same thinkingContinue Reading
How could it go wrong if we start it right?
For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die. (Psalm 48:14 NLT) Let’s watch the old year dieWith a fond good-byeAnd our hopes as highAs a kite How can our love go wrong ifWe start the new year right?(“Let’sContinue Reading
In between bliss
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (Luke 11:9-10 ESV) As I write this I am overlookingContinue Reading
Ponder Anew
Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord. (Psalm 107:43 NIV) You probably know that the Christian year begins with the first Sunday of Advent (the fourth Sunday before Christmas) and that Christmas is the second season in this year. Did you know that theContinue Reading
Three “Kings”?
Some parts of the Bible come with questions and assumptions. The story of the visitors from the East is one. “Jesus was born in Bethlehem near Jerusalem during the reign of King Herod. After Jesus’ birth a group of spiritual priests from the East came to Jerusalem and inquired of the people, “Where is theContinue Reading