When do I need refuge? When I am afraid. When someone, or some situation, or some sin, or some other worry is pressing on me. In that moment, what I want most to know how everything will be resolved. I want to know, "what will happen?" As with many others, however, what I want most to know is not what I need most to know.
Tag: life
Someone’s River Story
Who works here, on the river, and where does the river take them? Is there someone waiting for them to return? This picture is only a brief pause in someone else's story... but whose?
Meekness Misunderstood: the strength of πραΰς
...Which in God's Sight is Very Precious... Let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. 1 Peter 3:4 ESV It was early Tuesday morning and the Almighty Maker of the universe -- nebulae, planets, gravity, magnetism,… Continue reading Meekness Misunderstood: the strength of πραΰς
Saturday Song: Be Thou My Vision/Holy, Holy, Holy
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith… Continue reading Saturday Song: Be Thou My Vision/Holy, Holy, Holy
Saturday Song: Never Alone
"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20
Rejoice, Pray, & Give Thanks
Eternal Life
Saturday Song: Praise the Risen King
Today's song is a medley of four hymns. First, Praise to the Lord the Almighty starts of recognizing Jesus is King of Creation and our salvation. The invitation to "join me in glad adoration" flows into a specific reason for praise: Christ the Lord is Risen Today. "Christ the Lord is Risen today, Alleluia! Sons… Continue reading Saturday Song: Praise the Risen King
True Testimony
“It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain in the temple was torn two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this, he… Continue reading True Testimony
Saturday Song: Crown Him with Many Crowns/Rejoice the Lord is King
I spent a good part of today lost in a new book, a new story. One theme was the corruptible natural of man -- even a good one -- when lured by the possibility of absolute power. Tonight, one of the things about God's nature that I love is his incorruptibility -- that he was… Continue reading Saturday Song: Crown Him with Many Crowns/Rejoice the Lord is King
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