Beginning next Sunday, I am going to begin writing a new series of posts lasting exactly one week. Each day will include three praises, one for each of the three traditional hours of prayer in a Jewish day. I am not oblivious to what is going on in the culture today. The injustice, the racism, … More Why I Am and Am Not Writing About Riots and Injustice
A Morning Call to Worship “Let us give thanks to the LORD with our whole heart. Let us recount all of the wonderful deeds of God. Let us remind our souls of how beautiful are His works. Let us exalt Him; let us lift Him high. Let us sing the praise of His name, so … More Evil Responses to Evil Action are Not Transformed into Righteousness.
A Morning Call to Worship “Let us be glad in our Maker. Let all of His children rejoice in their King. Let the children of the redeemed praise Him with dancing. Let the muscians put all their talents to the task, of giving Him thanks for His salvation. Let us run into this day with … More Sanctifying the Time Between Today and Tomorrow
Sanctifying the Day for the Glory of Christ Call to Worship “Let us sing a new song to the Lord. Let’s use every instrument we can get our hands on, and if we can’t play an instrument, let’s find a new tune on Youtube to praise His name. Before we go off to work, before … More When Justice is Perverted, Remember that There is One Who is Just (and He will bring justice)
Sanctifying the Day A Morning Call to Worship “Our God is the God who formed the inward parts, those parts that doctors study for a lifetime, he designed and shaped and knitted together all of them, while we resided in our mother’s wombs. Nothing in our frame was hidden from Him when He was shaping … More Start, Walk and Finish the Day with Him
Sanctifying the Day–Reminding the Heart to Remember Glory A Morning Call to Worship “Remember how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity, for there is a blessing that God commands for unity— life forevermore. Remember and rejoice and live your day with confidence and power. cf. Psalm … More Reminding the Heart to Remember Glory
A continuing series based on the Hebrew pattern of the first century of sanctifying the day by reminding the heart of its need for God. A Morning Call to Worship “Lord, as we begin this day, incline our hearts to Your testimonies. Confirm Your promises to us that our hearts would be wise in our … More Sanctifying the Day
Sanctifying the Day A Morning Call to Worship “We have so many reasons to love Him. He hears our voices when we cry. He inclines His Spirit to us. He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous. And He is worthy this day of all our service. So let us rise in joy; let us serve … More Man of Sorrows–Our Great Hope
Sanctifying the Day A Call to Worship to Welcome the Day “The LORD gathers His people, for He loves to hear their praises. Those who are wise, attend to His words and consider the lovingkindness of their God. And so that is what we will do. We will praise Him, and we will awaken our … More Welcome the New Day with Joy
Sanctifying the Day A Call to Worship “Just like yesterday, and the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday’s yesterday, and 46 years worth of yesterdays, and 2000 years of yesterdays, and for 100’s of millions of years in the future, our God is deserving of praise. For His faithfulness is from everlasting to … More This: What it Means to be “To the Praise of His Glory”
