“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens…when I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars, which you have set in...
Poised to Ascend
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Purpose
Lessons from His Land
“Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you.” (Genesis 26:3) The brief announcement promised that the trip to Israel would be an exciting adventure where we would experience the...
Feast
“And he kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.” (Luke 9:16 NAS) Such a familiar narrative, this feeding of five thousand hungry men and their needy families perched on a mountainside...
Unthinkable
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.” (Matthew 3:13) When Jesus approached John with this appeal, John didn’t think this was entirely a good idea. Feeling...
Tasteful
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again?” (Matthew 5:13) Flavorless and good for nothing! Protect us, Lord, from falling...
After Him
Christ foundFishermenCasting netsAcross the seaRecognizedWorld changersDisciple makersRule breakers;Common crewCaught his wordTossed fish asideHearts open wideFollowedAfter Him. Sees youMe tooNets on...
Mark My Words
“And they were astonished at his teaching.” (Mark 1:22) “And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching” (Mark 1:21). Enter our home,...
Precursor
“Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.” (2 Chronicles 20:18) Even his name has a...
Enough
“Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.” (John 11:45) During our struggles we may believe our lives void of significance. Pinned beneath...
Radiant
Our son Gregory’s wedding to Kimberly was undoubtedly one of the brightest and happiest of events. God had answered his prayers with a bride that exceeded his dreams by a million miles or more. It was an...
Divine
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.” John 15:1 The vine is a life-giving imagery that crosses cultures effortlessly. Nourishment and stability pulse through the vine into all the...
Taking
"He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.” John 13:4 For thirty-three years Jesus had practiced laying aside everything in order to make “himself nothing” and...