Thanks to ’22

Happy Friday, Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge. Psalm 119:54   When it comes to daily Bible reading, our goal should be less about information or inspiration than it is about transformation. We do not need quick pick-me-ups nearly as much as...

Mary’s Example

Happy Friday, Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul Psalm 103 The call to “Bless the Lord” in Psalm 103 has inspired a lot of music. I’m glad, because we need its message, at least I know I do. In a moment when culture enshrines feelings over truth – or declares feelings as the...

Duh…

Happy Friday, Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Jesus, John 14 When the disciples asked Jesus to show them the Father, he essentially said, “Are you kidding me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” As we move through Advent, let’s not...

We Need

Happy Friday, Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus, Matthew 6:10 Do not allow this phrase to become shopworn. Its audacity and revolutionary thrust should shock and embolden us every time we pray it. It should bring hope. This is a...

Undo

Happy Boxing Day, The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold. Psalm 119:72 If someone offered you one billion dollars to give up the Bible, would you take it? I’m quite sure a younger me would have wrestled with that...