First Things
The first word I sayIn the morning when I arise:May Christ’s cross be my armor about me.  – Anonymous, Early Welsh[1] O God, You are my God;Early will I seek You;My soul thirsts for You;My flesh longs for YouIn a dry and thirsty landWhere there is no water.  – Psalm 63.1 “First things […]
A Time of Renewal
Jesus throughout the Scriptures: Exilic Prophets (1) (4) Pray Psalm 119.33, 34.Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,And I shall keep it to the end.Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.Sing Psalm 119.33, 34.(Regent Square: Angels from the Realms of Glory) Teach me, LORD, and help me follow in Your […]
Rebellion!
Our readings in this series are from the book, Revived! Here is a brief excerpt from page 39: “A common complaint – made more emphatic during seasons of political jockeying – is that there isn’t much love in the world. Whether the symptom is incivility, cocooning, churlishness, indifference, greed, name-calling, hoarding, blame-shifting, bullying, or any of a dozen […]
Eastertide: Dead to Sin
I will not love a world that crucified him, neither cherish nor endure the sin that put him to grief, nor suffer him to be wounded by others.
Cut Down
Luke 13:1–9 (ESV) There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless […]