Lest any critique of public behavior that I speak be taken out of context: I believe in redemption and reconciliation, freely given by grace to the least deserving. I believe in the enduring possibility of repentance for the vilest of… Continue reading

God grant me wholehearted prayer, be it cry or sigh …or, perchance, a shout of joy! I come with … whole heart, undivided, undeterred, un-distracted …. Grant it, LORD and may I … ENTER. I cry. You hear. I call.… Continue reading

  Of what nation can it be said, "Their God is the LORD?" Israel’s God was the LORD, capitalized because the word, LORD is written and spoken as a substitute for God’s most holy personal name. It set them apart… Continue reading

Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash “Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.” – Psalm 33:3 There are three things that God reminds us of today that He would like for us to offer Him in worship. The… Continue reading

I confess I fret. Continue reading

Photo by Ajeet Mestry on Unsplash We have raised a generation on "reality" TV who believe that it somehow, actually represents reality. Some, young and old, have bought the notion that meanness, pettiness, ruthlessness, narcissism, lack of civility, and vindictiveness are norms for… Continue reading

  Photo by Adi Goldstein on Unsplash The balance between being the church's most ardent critic and most enthusiastic booster is the line where authenticity often settles. As critics, we do so from the inside, where judgment begins in the house of the… Continue reading

" … the land mourns …" I often drive around my city. Often, I mourn. I see all of this and more. God, please don't stop breaking my heart for the cities. Keep me tender and wounded within for the… Continue reading

Father … I am a "dis-tractable" soul. You know that and I know that and I am amazed how You have accommodated that in me and taught me to manage within the margins of my "dis-tractability" to find a tract… Continue reading

Shine, rising sun upon these steps I take.It is a dark world this morning, but it is morning.Early, comes morning and only hopeful people venture forth.The world is dark. Is it?Then why is it that I see the road before… Continue reading