Trust in God
You are my hiding-place; you preserve me from trouble; *you surround me with shouts of deliverance. When our sons were very little, before they learned to swim, we would take them to the pool to cool off on hot summer days in Texas. One of their favorite things to do was to jump from the […]
Rise Up!
Rise Up! May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Amen The prophet Micah lived during a time of great political turmoil and distress. For much of the eighth century BCE the mighty Assyrian Empire sought to gobble up […]
What are you looking for?
1 I waited patiently upon the Lord; * he stooped to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay; * he set my feet upon a high cliff and made my footing sure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a […]
Baptism Saturated in Hope
I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, (Isaiah 42:6) I went to a meeting last week as I am wont to do when possible to sit and […]
This will be a sign for you
More than two thousand years ago a baby was born in a remote village to a couple who had traveled under the command of their Roman oppressors to be counted and taxed. This baby grew into a man whose life was a wonder and power to those who knew him. Stories of miracles surrounded him. […]
God is really with us
Restore us, O God of hosts; * show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Christmas comes every year—in peacetime and in war; in times of sorrow and of joy; in sickness and in health. No matter the state of our nation or our world, Christmas comes. And with it the clarion call […]
Now is the time to testify!
Surely, it is God who saves me; *I will trust in him and not be afraid. For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, *and he will be my Savior. Every four years, a significant portion of the United States feels that the world is coming to an end as a result of […]
In Christ we have an inheritance
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches […]
A Spirit of Power Within You
Put your trust in the Lord and do good; * dwell in the land and feed on its riches. Take delight in the Lord, * and he shall give you your heart’s desire. Commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in him, * and he will bring it to pass. (Psalm […]
Thank you!
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, * in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation. The theologian, Karl Barth was fond of saying that the basic human response to God is gratitude—not fear and trembling, not guilt and dread, but thanksgiving. “What else can we say to what […]