Took my bride to the movies this afternoon. On tap? Our lives. We went out to see the new “Jesus Revolution” movie. Both of us came to faith in the years covered in the movie’s topic. Well, for me its was about 18 months after the close of the movie. But I remember both issues … More First Take on the New “Jesus Revolution” Movie
Read Psalm 88 Sometimes called the “saddest psalm in the psalter” Psalm 88 is a psalm of deepest despair. But it is despair out of which there is a beam of hope shining brightly in the midst of its gloom. The English Standard editors supply the following heading: I Cry Out Day and Night Before … More 18 Verses, 1 Request: The Saddest Song in the Psalter
Psalm 85 Revive Us Again To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 1 Yahweh, you were favorable to your land; (1) They remembered God’s faithfulness in the past. you restored the fortunes of Jacob.2 You forgave the iniquity of your … More How Did the Sons of Korah Pray for Revival
The word “gap” only appears once in the Bible. Once. And Ezekiel 22:30 is that one time. The nation of Israel was a mess. They had turned from God. The cities had become violent and crime ridden. Immorality was rampant. Liars dominated the leadership structures in the Temple and the government. Greed rather than grace … More It Only Appears Once in the Bible
2 Thessalonians 3:13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. Hebrews 12:3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Let’s follow Cotton Mathers example, no matter how long it takes. Let’s give ourselves to prayer for the revival of the nation. He can do … More The Nation’s Need
Sometimes we tell stories backward; Maybe most of the time. We announce the joy or sorrow and then we tell how it happened. “I got a new job!” and then we fill in the details. “My wife has been diagnosed with cancer,” and then we tell the story of how she hasn’t felt right for … More Writing the Story Backwards
The violence, wickedness and stupidity of our culture get’s played out each night on the nightly news. The body count today is 22 dead in an Elementary School in Texas. Nineteen children dead. One teacher, one school administrator and the shooter all dead. And 19 children injured, no, wounded, as if they were in a … More Uvalde, Texas and the Prophet Habakkuk
Keep praying. Don’t lose heart or hope in your God. 16 Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thess. 5:16-18)
Pray with me. “Lord Jesus, we can do nothing without You. We are so satiated with our comforts and toys, and games, and achievements, and power.We are so infatuated with new things, shiny things, beautiful things.We fail to take up our cross, we fail … More A Mid-day Prayer for Revival
A Mid-Day Prayer for Revival “Make us feel again O God.Make us to know our need.Make us hate sin.Make us love righteousness.Make us hate the corruption in our own hearts.Make us a people who see our sin before the sin of anyone else.Make us a people who own our wickedness— who are repulsed by our … More If Revival is the Need, Prayer is the Means
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