I am reading through the proofs of my next book and so far I am pleased. It looks good, has an attractive cover design, its format is easy to read and I think it will be a help to the body of Christ. But there will be some inevitable changes and I’m hard at work … More New Book Coming in Mid December
November Prayers (14)Calling the Heart to Worship Read Psalm 14 and 104 1 “Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,2 covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.” These are the verses that greet … More Thursday Prayers for the Nation
“For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of mind with His truth; the purifying of imagination by His beauty; the opening of the heart to His love; the surrender of will to His purpose—and all of this gathered up in … More Thoughts on Worship
This morning, I had the privilege of starting the day with four other men and one woman of God with a great time of prayer for the nation. We started in Psalm 20 and moved to psalm 50 and at one point, I’m not sure why, the 70’s chorus, “I Surrender All” came into my … More Can We Surrender All?
Training the heart is not always easy. It is bent and resists being straightened. When we bought our house here in South Carolina, we inherited a six foot hook for a hanging plant in the back yard. About a year later we had to take down a number of trees in the back and I … More Into Your Hands, I Give Everything (Psalm 31)
Photo: Neshaminy Creek, PA, close to the headwaters Read Psalm 67 (ESV) To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples … More A Liturgy for a Praising Heart (Ps. 67)
I love books. Over the last four years, I have culled and sold or given away about 2,000 books from my personal library. And yet, over 4,200 books remain on the shelves. In the corner, near a favorite chair is a collection of books with a particular character. There are three Bibles in various translations, … More Finding Surprises that Rock the Soul
I am working on editing a book for a friend and at the same time listening to some music from the husband and wife team called “Poor Bishop Hooper”. I cannot recommend this more highly for a day of rest, or a day of prayer, or on a loop for your Sabbath day respite from … More Instrumental Music for a Day of Rest, a Sabbath
Today’s reading in the Psalms was Psalm 139-140 in the AM and 141-143 this evening. But today was also the day that I arrived at page 51 in my reread of The Celtic Way of Evangelism (George Hunter III, Abingdon Press, 2000) and there, on that page I found this gem of an ancient Celtic … More The Perfect Companion to Psalm 139
“For I, the LORD, do not change;Therefore you, O Sons of Jacob,are not consumed.” Malachi 3:6 Read Psalm 106 Training a Nation to Remember that Faithless Hearts Need a Good God Oh He is good.He has been good.He has promised good.He does good.God is good and does good and your whole history declares it.So one … More Psalm 106 Rehearsing the Past for the Glory of the Future
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