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Vacation. It’s a lovely word. Friends, I am taking a week off. I hope you mind, I hope you miss me, I hope you come back at the end of the week. I’ll have a post up this Saturday, and … Continue reading
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I was in the 6th grade. My class was doing some sort of choir pageant thingie. I had already had some notable successes on stage—perhaps you saw me in the 5th grade production of The Invisible Man? Well, you wouldn’t … Continue reading
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14) But I don’t like to wait. I have plans and goals and ideas and God just isn’t working fast enough for me. Besides, waiting … Continue reading
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. (Psalm 27:8) This is part of that whole, “One thing I ask of the Lord…” idea we saw on Tuesday. Yesterday was a holiday, and … Continue reading
If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17) New day. New year. New you? We serve a God of second chances and new … Continue reading
One thing I ask of the Lord; this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him … Continue reading
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1) We are coming up on the New Year. When you think about it, it’s … Continue reading
He was a miser, a scoundrel, a skinflint, a crook—He was villainous, ominous, monstrous—a schnook! Lovely. This is the description of Ebenezer Scrooge from the musical Scrooge, currently running at LifeHouse Theater. If you read last weekend’s post, you know … Continue reading
He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:7) Not through political activism. Not … Continue reading
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. (Isaiah 9:7) I’m not really a fan of big government. I would just as soon that the government leave me alone for the most part. But … Continue reading