Something Is Wrong and You Already Know It
A note on timing: I’m launching this project the Monday after Easter, April 6, 2026. That’s not accidental. Everything I’m about to argue, that Christianity is true, that it works, that it’s meant to be lived, rests finally on one historical event. If Christ did not rise from the dead, none of this matters. If […]
Living and Powerfully
The Word of God, the writer of the book of Hebrews reminds us, is living and powerful. It is chock-full of spiritual power to change hearts, lives, and more. Today’s reading from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on pages 20 and 21: “The final fruit of hearing the Word of God is a […]
Power in Poetry
Poetry of the Celtic Revival (1)Hearken, all you lovers of God… – Sechnall, Audite Omnes Amantes Hear this, all peoples;Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,Both low and high,Rich and poor together.My mouth shall speak wisdom,And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.I will incline my ear to a proverb;I will disclose my dark saying on the harp. – […]
You Can’t Help the Willfully Blind
Matthew 15: True and False Faith (2) Pray Psalm 53.5, 6.There they are in great fearWhere no fear was,For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;You have put them to shame,Because God has despised them.Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!When God brings back the captivity of His people,Let Jacob […]
TUESDAY OF EASTER WEEK: A Victory Shout
Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Wind
Hosea 11:12–12:1 (NIV) Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,Israel with deceit.And Judah is unruly against God,even against the faithful Holy One. Ephraim feeds on the wind;he pursues the east wind all dayand multiplies lies and violence.He makes a treaty with Assyriaand sends olive oil to Egypt. Winds shift direction unpredictably. That’s why the wind is […]