A Benediction for a Sacred Day
April 22, 2020
This Day is Sacred A Benediction to Close the Day … cf. Psalm 63:6, 119:148 and Lamentations 3:22-23
Tag: Worship
Calls to Worship and Benedictions for a Sacred World
April 22, 2020
This Day is Sacred Call to Worship on the 22nd day of April 2020 … “Our Lord does not change and is filled with light, Let us therefore worship Him throughout this day as the One whose faithfulness will light every step we take this day. Let us look for His hand and depend on … More Calls to Worship and Benedictions for a Sacred World
The New Birth–Unexplainable and Wonderful
April 17, 2020
Over the last couple of days I have been working with a young man struggling with his faith, specifically, his assurance of salvation. And then today, I ran across this meditation in a devotional my bride gave me in 2002. The New Birth–Unexplainable “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, … More The New Birth–Unexplainable and Wonderful
Psalm 40: The School of Waiting
April 17, 2020
Read Psalm 40 The School of Waiting It starts in Psalm 27:14, this theme of “waiting” for God to act, waiting for God to rescue his servant from desperation. Again and again, David says “Wait for the Lord.” In Psalm 37:7, 10, and 34, David repeats the theme, then again in Psalm 38:15 and then … More Psalm 40: The School of Waiting
Pierced for My Wickedness
April 11, 2020
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior’s Side is Pierced by a Spear. Adapted from the accounts of Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; John 19:31-37 Jesus is Pierced in Fulfillment … More Pierced for My Wickedness
What Love Looks Like on a Bad Friday
April 10, 2020
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift” Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior Tastes Bitter Wine. Adapted from the accounts of Ps 69; Mt 27:48; Mk 15:35-36; Jn 19:28-30 Jesus thirsts. And some of the … More What Love Looks Like on a Bad Friday
Feeling Abandoned by God Himself
April 10, 2020
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing Our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior is forsaken by the Father. Adapted from the accounts of Psalm 22:1-31 and Mt 27:45-46; Mk 15:33-34 Jesus applies Psalm 22 to … More Feeling Abandoned by God Himself
First He Mocked, then He Received Grace
April 9, 2020
[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Preparing our hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior is Mocked and the Soldiers Gamble Over His Clothes. Adapted from the accounts of Mt 27:35-44; Mk 15:24-25; Lk 23:34-38; Jn 19:23-25 … More First He Mocked, then He Received Grace
One Thing – What is it?
April 4, 2020
Part of the Poetry Project (poetic reflections on the poetry of God) Read Psalm 27 On my sister’s birthday (4/4), The Gospel Coalition invited the world to spend a day in prayer and fasting for the pandemic called Covid19 virus but also for the advance of the gospel that meets the deepest needs of all … More One Thing – What is it?
Getting Knees on the Ground
March 26, 2020
“You’ve heard it said that to be victorious in a military battle you must have the ‘most boots on the ground.’ Conversely, to be victorious in a spiritual battle, you must have the most ‘knees on the ground.’” ….. The character Eli to his young pastor friend Elmo in the novel The Old Man and … More Getting Knees on the Ground
