"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
It’s been a hard couple of weeks. The domain of darkness is sharply apparent. A young woman was murdered on a train in North Carolina and nobody moved to intercede or help her as she died. The initial response was silence. In Utah, a well-known young man was assassinated in front of a crowd of … Continue reading A Prayer We All Need
One of the joys of church membership is seeing the children of our congregation being brought by their parents for baptism. As a covenant community, we delight to participate in the responsibilities of nurturing these precious young lives in the knowledge of the Lord. Being Presbyterians, children are usually baptized in the first weeks or … Continue reading Prayer For our Grandchildren (and children!)
I like to peruse my Facebook memories each day to see what was happening on “this day” for the past several years. Since March, I’ve been reminded that four years ago the Covid pandemic and subsequent quarantines were the main thing on my and everybody else’s mind. The most significant memory to surface is the … Continue reading Remember and Pray
The entire book of Habakkuk is the prophet’s prayer to God and God’s response. In fact, Habakkuk’s side of the conversation reads like the Psalms while the five woe oracles of God’s response in chapter two are more similar to proverbs. While still written as a psalm, the prayer that we find in chapter three … Continue reading Remember and Trust
Last week we lamented with Habakkuk over the violence and destruction that was rampant in Judah, among the very people of God (Hab. 1:2–4). Why didn’t God do something to bring order and peace? How long would Habakkuk continue to cry out to the LORD and have his petition fall on seemingly deaf ears? This … Continue reading Wonder and be Astounded
*tap, tap* Is this thing on? It’s been a while since I’ve written anything. We’re all okay here, but the Lord ordained a supremely—and surprisingly—busy winter and spring for us. So, I’ll loosen up my fingers and my keyboard with a bit of a family update. After all, that’s why I started blogging way back … Continue reading God’s Unfolding Plan for Our Family, part 1
Hearing the love for Christ and his church in the words of our elder-led prayers on Sunday morning is so comforting. These under-shepherds to the Great Shepherd care for the flock, and their compassion shows. I am so grateful to God for these men who carry this stewardship with humility and love. May he continue … Continue reading How We Prayed
This past Sunday morning, our church's congregational prayer was led by an elder who is so saturated in God's word that it flows out into his prayers with heartfelt fervor. Listening to this man pray has helped teach me to pray. While he expresses humility and awe throughout, his prayers also testify to a simplicity … Continue reading How We Prayed
Our church has returned to in-person worship. Though we are taking measures to help with social distancing, and several elements of our Sunday mornings have changed, it is a blessing beyond words to worship together, singing hymns of truth and the beauty of our Lord to one another and to him, standing next to one … Continue reading How We Prayed
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