“1. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. 2. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? 3. My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4. These things... READ MORE >
I recently read this from the prophet Isaiah: For thus the LORD spoke to me with mighty power and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, “You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’ In regard to all that this people call a conspiracy, and you are not to fear what they fear or... READ MORE >
“Tomorrow’s freedom istoday’s surrender,we come before You layour burdens down.We look to You as ourhearts remember,You are the only God.You are our only God.”Stu Garrard and DavidLeonard. This is the chorus from a worship song that has been stuck in my mind because the words are powerfully true and moving. First, there is very little of real value for our... READ MORE >
Many of us have heard the phrase “I have Jesus in my heart” which attempts to describe a relationship that is both as concrete and yet as intangible as it could possibly be. This can be quite confusing to those who have not been brought up in a culture of Christian-speak, and it is downright bizarre to children. Several years... READ MORE >
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91:4 Ten years ago, just after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, three American doctors volunteered to go and help treat the tens of thousands of people who had been badly injured. After a particularly distressing and... READ MORE >
Real faith is way, way more than just an organized set of beliefs. It is a lifestyle that delights God and empowers the life of the Believer. True faith is durable, intimate and joyful. True faith is durable. A durable faith works to sustain hope in God’s goodness… even if circumstances tempt us to look for better elsewhere or to... READ MORE >
At our previous residence in the Brainerd Lakes area I used to keep chickens, but not the bedraggled, white laying machines that one would find in a modern egg factory. I used to go to the Murray McMurray Poultry catalogue and select one of the dozens of available breeds, some of which come in six different color varieties. The minimum... READ MORE >
A week ago I was made aware of the chronic harassment of a young woman in our high school by a small group of her classmates. The harassment was in the form of ongoing taunts that I would describe as profane, vulgar, racist and sexist. The classmate’s torment has gone on for two years and was reported to the school... READ MORE >
Thus says the Lord. “Oh turn back. Reform your ways and your deeds.” But they will say, “It is hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.” Jeremiah 18.11-12 NAS95 The people of Judah had sworn to be God’s people: champions of the poor,... READ MORE >
“This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure. But anyone... READ MORE >
