My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
You ask, but do not have because . . .
If we seek God for an answer of our own making, we will not have what we ask of him. We want God to provide a way, but often refuse…
Church building fads
There are many fads and methodologies in the church. There are fads on what a church is to look like, how it is to be run, what methods are to…
The poor are with us
Definition of the PoorDon’t think of the poor as just those who have little. In the scripture the idea of the poor can be extend to the orphan, the widow,…
Let the blow come . . .
“Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 Our sinful nature endears…
Divorce is rebellion
But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the…
How dare you show up, God!
This article is part of a series that begins here. An outline can be found here. There are songs that act like a bladed spotlight, penetrating, cutting away at the walls I…
Kingdom of the poor
Gospel, The Kingdom of God breaking through Questions:In Deuteronomy 15:11, God states that the poor will never cease from the land, what did this indicate about the “Promised Land”? Reading:In…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 9
We fight by faith “Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress my…
The Gospel is for the believer – Part 2
Nothing to offer I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.” I asked yesterday, “Are you capable of Righteousness? . . . No,…
The Groom
I have picked up an odd habit, or maybe not so odd, I do not know. At weddings, the music plays its interlude, and the doors are opened, and the…
