Reading Jeremiah 9 the last two days and feeling a kinship in my spirit with the prophet who loved his nation and its people to the point of tears and wept over its spiritual and moral decline. Hear his heart and pray for the nation. Pray for its soul. Pray for its return to God. … More “Oh . . . that my eyes were a fountain of tears!”
Day 3 Tuesday Prayer of Lament Read Psalm 56:1-13 How is it possible to write without pain?How can anything be written worth reading, that doesn’t pulse from a pen dipped in the blood of a mortal wound? The same could be said about prayer.Lord, is it possible to pray, to really pray without some level of … More A Lament for a Nation’s Soul
More evidence of a deep sickness at the core of American society in these shootings in Georgia on the first week of school. Yet another indiscriminate shooting by a young man, heavily armed and taking lives without compunction or remorse. Unfortunately, within days people on the right and left of the political spectrum will start … More Praying for the Nation’s Soul
A Mid-Day Prayer for Revival “Lord, we are broken. Our hearts are so fickle and unresponsive to You. We react to every political and social interaction and change with angry fits, gossip and anxiety. We panic at nightly news, or economic news, or health news. even the weather, Lord,but are … More A Mid-Day Prayer for a Divided Nation
This is a follow-up to my two posts on why neither former President Trump nor present President Biden are suitable candidates for president. Perhaps you have heard the story of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz summing up what the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion told her about their lacks. “Now, let me … More I Hope You Vote This Year with Tears in Your Eyes
Protect the Warmth of Your Heart Left to its own, all heat is always dissipating, becoming tepid and cold. Hearts too, follow the physics of nature in the spiritual atmosphere of the soul. Unless the fires of our love for God are tended faithfully, the heart grows tepid and cold. This certainly is why the … More Protect the Warmth of Your Heart
I have been powerfully exercised this evening by the preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones mediated to me through the short bio on Lloyd-Jones life by John Piper. I think I will be meditating (and praying on) these quotations for months. Those people who say that [baptism with the Holy Spirit] happens to everybody at regeneration seem … More What We Need to Understand About Revival
It is a request of Jesus in what scholars call His “high-priestly prayer”. John 17 occurs in the last 18 hours of Jesus life and the entire chapter is a prayer. It is Jesus’s prayer for his disciples, not just those who walked the hills of Judea with Him, but all of them in all … More Prayer Conundrums and Mysteries
Some would call him Gregory the Great (c. A.D 540-March 12, 604). Others would call him the first pope. I would not give him either of those terms but that doesn’t mean that he should be dismissed completely. Indeed, on an issue much needed in our day, repentance, I would call him a genius. “Repentance … More Gregory I: Some Call Him Great
Years ago, I started using brief snippets of time to challenge people I met with some new thoughts. One of my favorites was to use those brief moments at the counter when I was ordering or paying for the meal at a local restaurant. One day, at a Portillo’s in a Chicago suburb, there were … More “What are You Living For?”
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