Friday is for Heart Songs From the archives of last May. 4.30 AM Only fisherman and people far more spiritual than me are up at this hour. Sleep is awake Tumbling, cascading, jumbled, rushing, numbing thoughts Arrive in waves of … what? “Befuddlement” sounds to humorous. Where are your tears? Where is feeling? Why are you … More Simple Offerings and Laments
Friday is for Heart Songs Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. Adapted from the account of Isaiah 2:19-20; Hosea 10:8 and Luke 23:27-32 The women of Jerusalem mourn. And there followed Him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for Him. But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of … More The Worst and Best Day of Jesus’ Earthly Ministry
Friday is for Heart Songs I’ve been away for three days for a church planting seminar in Indiana and a two day prayer retreat in Amish country with my wife. Good, refreshing think time and we met some wonderful new friends. But I also missed my daily dose of “Ann Voskamp” over at aholyexperience.com and … More What is He Doing with that Blog Thingy?
Friday is for Heart Songs Took a stroll through the Morton Arboretum with my very cool wife (26 years this September). Great sights, great exercise, great company, beautiful day. Prayed some prayers, ate some food, and thought I would come back and post something from the archives and another stroll through the pine groves at … More A Trip to the Arboretum and a Prayer for its Visitors
Just spent some time in Borders while I was exiled from my house because of a potential buyer looking it over. I was accompanied by my daughter and my old copy of C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce, which has nothing to do with divorce but instead considers an imaginary bus ride from the edges of … More Longing for Holiness
Friday is for Heart Songs Read Psalm 51 and 2 Samuel 11 David’s sin and confession is an invitation for all of us to look with an unblinking eye at our hearts. (The following is from the archives of an old blog I have since closed.) Repulsed by a Look Within An offering for The Poetry … More The Soul’s Need for a Savior
Friday is for Heart Songs [From the archives. May it draw your heart to the deepest riches of the cross and the gospel.] Suggested by a sermon by Charles H. Spurgeon onJeremiah 31:3 “With loving-kindness I have drawn thee.” (Sing to the tune of the Sovereign Grace version of “Before the Throne”) “I yield, I … More A Hymn to Cry Out to God
From an earlier time in my life that I hope never to repeat. Pray with me that I would never be so blind. (From the archives of my old blog) Put this down as one of those “church planters need to pay attention to all of their communication” stories. Update: Re-posted again after this past … More Sometimes Unintended Sin is Worse
I Want to Lose My Life I want to lose my life. I want to give it way. I want to be a dead man walking. I want to carry my noose to the tree. I want to die. I want to waste my life on what the world despises. So You can give me life. Oh … More I Want to Lose My Life
Heart Songs Read Psalm 62. “How our hearts long to trust in something, anything other than You Lord! It is so easy for us to run away, to trust in education, or technology, or friends, or persuasiveness, or hard work, or personality or reputation or books or human calculation. But it is You we must … More Psalm 62 and Trust Issues
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