Yesterday, we heard about the Israelites not being able to serve God,they just couldn’t make the right choices. We also asked ourselves if we made all the right choices in our relationship with God. Do we think about showing up for God like we should? Well, what if we were really in need, and one… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
When we finished our last post, we talked about missing the worship of God. If we think we can worship once a week or so and get what we really need, we have missed it. If we think one hour on Sunday morning will give us what we need we miss it. Our notion of… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012
When Isaac Watts penned his famous Christmas hymn “Joy to the World, he based the song on inspiration from Psalm 98. “Joy to the World” is a powerful song of praise to the appearance of a mighty God who brings salvation and hope to this broken world. Like Psalm 98, the song represents a kind “imperative… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
There’s a story I once read which concerns a mother cutting the ends from her roast. As her young daughter watches her prepare the roast, she asks her mom why she cuts the ends of the roast. “Well, honey, that’s the way grandma did it, I’ve always done my roasts like her. But, I’ll tell you… [Read more…]
January 4, 2012
I’m sure we all have expectations in this life – about our families, our homes, our neighborhoods, our stores, and our churches. We all have some kind of expectation, things we desire, things we want, things we expect. When we come home after a long trip, and the kids have been home by themselves, we expect… [Read more…]
November 20, 2011
Gracious Lord, you have given us your God-breathed word, which contains all things needed for salvation and supplies all things for the order and practice of our lives in faith; give us a spirit of revelation that in the reading and hearing of your word our souls may be enlivened with your Spirit. Explore the… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
The way we choose things in our lives is sometimes mind-blowing.
November 14, 2011
David’s loss of his son Absalom is very tragic on a number of levels. If we remember, though, it was the finishing of a story which started when David and Bathsheba got sexually involved (see 2 Samuel 11.1-27). After Bathsheba becomes pregnant, David arranges for her husband Uriah to be killed in battle. Nathan the prophet… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
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