"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
“Jesus did not come into the world for us; we came into the world for Jesus.”[1] Pause. Read that again. We are so used to a faint, if unconscious, view that the world revolves around us, that we’re blinded to the Scriptural truth that the universe really and truly exists because of, through, holds together … Continue reading He Is
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
Beginning next week, I'll be leading a Bible study for the women at our church. We'll be studying the book of Colossians and marinating in the supremacy and sufficiency of our Lord Jesus Christ. A few months ago, I wrote a post on Colossians 1:3–5 for the enCourage blog, which I'm sharing here to give … Continue reading All in the Family
I work at an RV Resort in the Hill Country of Central Texas, and on the morning of July 4th, unlike most days, I brought my raincoat to work. Our resort is located 100 miles from the stretch of the Guadalupe River that runs through Kerr County, and Canyon Lake with its dam lies between … Continue reading When Sorrow Like a Flash Flood Rises
I am a year late in sharing this final post on our study of Habakkuk. Life spun out of control for a few weeks (VBS, perhaps?), and I simply never returned to it. I then hesitated to post anything else without adding to the unfinished series. Procrastination turned into complete forgetfulness. I apologize for the … Continue reading Yet I Will Rejoice In The Lord
Several years ago, some friends and I memorized the book of Ephesians. We were digging into Ephesians in our women's Bible study at church, so it seemed appropriate to memorize it as well. I had memorized Philippians the year before, and the year after Ephesians we studied and memorized 1 Peter. Since then, I've fallen … Continue reading The Beauty and Blessing of Memorizing Scripture
In the first four chapters of the book of Hebrews the author has been exhorting his readers to persevere in the faith of the gospel, gathering his encouragements in the form of arguments for: the supremacy of Christ as the final and best revelation of God, Christ in his humanity being perfectly suited to be … Continue reading God’s Life-Giving Word
I originally wrote this series of devotions from the book of Hosea to be posted in June 2020 at Daily Treasures, the daily devotional for MarkInc Ministries which is written and edited by my friend Sharon Betters. I hope that these are a blessing to you here and now. Christ loved the church [Israel] and … Continue reading The Gospel According to Hosea
I planted grass seed last week. Our dear neighbor, Kingsley, who is retired and has a perfectly beautiful yard, has been helping and advising us to rehabilitate our bedraggled yard since we moved into our new home last summer. Last week he gave us a partial bag of Rye grass seed after seeding his own … Continue reading The Water of the Word
