The prayer of a maturing heart to be prayed in our youth, that we would be aware of the fragility of time, the shortening of days, and the seriousness of our sinful wastefulness, that we might embrace our suffering and… Continue reading

” Bless them that persecute you; bless and curse not.” – Romans 12:14  Continue reading

Rejoice in hope. Be patient in affliction. Be persistent in prayer. Continue reading

Sincere Love "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." – Romans 12:9  There is much in the world that disguises itself as love. Out of the noisy menagerie of voices declaring… Continue reading

But many who are first will be last, and the last first. Continue reading

Your love, Oh LORD, is the only true reality, standard, and truth that bleeds through all of our opinions about ourselves and others. Continue reading

What I have often said that I admire most about Lincoln is not the myth, nor the notion that he was perfect, but that he was very human. It is the fact that he was scarred, flawed, and broken, yet,… Continue reading

2 Timothy 1 Remaining Faithful to Jesus Christ 1-2: "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from… Continue reading

It costs us so little and gives so much. Continue reading

Nothing had shortened the hand of God — only our perception of how far His hand can reach. Continue reading