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God, make me merciful, for I need mercy.God, cleanse me from blame that I might see Your holiness.Purify me that I might melt away in the glory of Your purity.May I ever be humble that I might know I need You.Light my way. Enlighten my darkness.Give me strength to run, to leap and to long…

  I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. – Psalm 18:1 One is often in a conundrum over the matter of loving God and the audacious declaration of our love for God. Do I love God? Is there any evidence to that? Is there any defining emotion or life trajectory that would verify my claim?…

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.– Luke 2:28 What has the Holy Spirit shown you? Is it audacious to make claims of divine revelation? Is it theologically correct to do so? Might it not be considered presumptuous? In…

The Limits of Evil   Matthew 2:16-18 – Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had…

God’s Postal System  Matthew 2:13-15 – And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy…

"…in all their distress. It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old." – Isaiah 63:9 (NRSV) This is the personal involvement of God in the distress of His people.…

May your day be filled with grace, joy, peace, and wonder!May you awaken with fresh perspective and childlike embrace.May you enter this day with grace.May you step lightly and skip freely.May you give what you have and receive what you can.May you be blessed and I do not say that lightly or flippantly.Thought we bring…

Out of this loneliness would come a new partnership between God and this young couple and out of His work and their commitment would come a new reality – the persistent and consistent presence of God among people: Emmanuel.

  I am full of it – of the overwhelming presence of the steadfast love of God. I, the unfaithful, unworthy, unlikely object of His deep affection, forgiveness, and grace, am in awe. The Lord has heard my voice and my cry for mercy. He awakened and renewed me this morning, early and refreshed. Blessed…

A couple of years ago, I reflected on my opinions and why I do not always share them all: Sometimes I read the news and I have comments and I just decide to keep them to myself because: A. Opinions are like eliminations systems. Everyone has one, but most produce undesirable … well, you know.…