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Psalm 31 meets us precisely there. “Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;my eye is wasted from grief;my soul and my body also.” (Psalm 31:9) This is not polished prayer. It is honest prayer.The psalmist speaks from inside weakness, grief, and pressure, trusting that God does not require pretense in order…
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Sometimes the heart insists: “I need a prayer song—and I need it now.” Psalm 38 is a template of timely prayer for anyone who has suffered or is suffering. It gives voice and emotion to the cry of the heart that struggles to emerge. It holds a mirror before our souls so that we can…
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I Peter 5:7: “…Casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you.” Imagine yourself adrift upon a sea of trouble, tossed furiously by its waves and sinking under the load of care. Along comes Jesus inviting you to cast every care upon Him and guide your ship into the current of His protective…
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Lately, my preaching, writing, and teaching have kept circling back to the same place: a hillside where Jesus sat down, looked at ordinary people, and began not with commands, but with blessing. The Beatitudes are familiar to many of us. We’ve heard them read, preached, and quoted. But familiarity can sometimes dull their force. What…
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(Creation, Covenant, and Order) A Work in Progress Note, I prepared this as the beginning of a position paper and working document rationale for Facebook and my other platforms. Biblical authority is grounded first in creation, not coercion. Authority emerges as a means of ordering life toward flourishing, not as a license for domination. From…
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Genesis 4 offers a striking image: Cain was angry, and his countenance fell. Scripture does not explain why his offering was rejected, but it does show us what happened next—God spoke to Cain, questioned him, and warned him. Disappointment was not yet disqualification, and the story had not yet reached its tragic turn. In this…
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A pastoral reflection There are seasons when life feels coherent and gathered.And there are seasons when everything feels scattered. Thoughts come in fragments.Prayers trail off mid-sentence.Good intentions pile up faster than completions.Even faith itself can feel spread thin across too many responsibilities, worries, and half-finished ideas. Many people assume this scattered feeling means something has…
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He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Psalm 40:2 I tread cautiously on the subject of safety, for safety is an ultimate value, not a temporal one. It is often misunderstood as the absence of danger…
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“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” – John 10:27-28 I want to learn to be better and being one of the sheep. I want to learn…
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During the Epiphany season, the Church reflects on how God makes Himself known—present in chaos, reigning with justice, revealed through gentleness, and drawing the nations into His light. This reflection is part of a recent Bible Chat episode and livestream, where I explore how the scriptures appointed for Epiphany form a single, coherent vision of…
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