When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face. There is a place and pattern of refuge for those who are bearing a heavy load. May God help you and your friends going through difficult times find Him as an all satisfying Redeemer.
Friday is for Heart Songs Betrayal. It is such a brutal sounding word–a perfect fit for the raw power of its deception and perversity. Saul. Doeg the Edomite. The residents of the walled city of Keilah. The Ziphites. One after another betrays David, the anointed and future King of Israel. Even David’s own older brothers, … More Betrayal: Every Leader’s Experience
A prayer for friends fighting for joy in the midst of heartache. When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face.
Wednesday is for Prayer I hate it that I wrote this post more than three years ago (now 14 years ago) and that it continues to be relevant for too many people today. I love it that the gospel is still a powerful balm to the soul of the distressed, betrayed, and hurting. In light … More When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face: Hope for Oklahoma
I ran across this when WordPress automatically linked it to one of my posts as having similar content. Must have been a tag that was similar. The author is a good writer. She is insightful and paints graphic pictures of the meaninglessness of much of what Americans fill their lives with. She is a cynic, … More The World We Live In Needs Us to Befriend Them
Friday is for Heart Songs Reading the inspiring story of Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2) and her triumphant faith poured out in tearful mourning before God. So often we think faith is a plastic smile that sails through turmoil and heartache without a pang of anxiety. Nonsense. Hannah pours out her faith through the spigots of … More We Settle for Substitutes When God Wants to Reward Faith
Friday is for Heart Songs Spoiler alert: Poetry at the end. Bear with me. I am still trying to get my life back on track after the loss of my mom. This blog is a repost from when I was just poking around and trying to learn how to format in WordPress. I had no … More Why Do You Hide Your Face?
Psalm 44:1-26 This is what You have done for us in the past. (1-3) A This is what we are doing now. (4-8) B Where are You God? (9-16) C We continue to trust You now. (17-22) B This … More Psalm 44 and the Silence of God
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