Posted in Bible Study, Psalms, Worship on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty-second Strophe—Psalm 119:162-176
169 May my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word. 170 May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise. 171 May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. 172 May my tongue sing of your word, for [...]
Posted in Bible Study, Worship, tagged awesome, Bible, Genesis, God, Revelation, Truth on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Cross, Glory of God, Joy, Purpose, Worship, tagged life change, Spirituality, Worship on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Came across this great video called Cardboard Testimony on GodTube. I don’t know anything about this church, but I sure like what they did here. It’s always exciting and encouraging to hear how God has changed an individual life. I’d like to talk with you about how God can change your life. I know [...]
Posted in God's Sovereignty, Prayer, Worship on March 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I met a lady yesterday who was wearing a scarf on her head. It was obvious she was going through chemotherapy. A family member just went through a divorce. A girl I know lost a dear friend recently. Another friend is discouraged. Can you relate? As I was thinking about these people today, my prayer [...]
Posted in Christmas, Culture, Worship on December 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You’ll hear a lot of crazy things this time of year. Advertisers of various sorts telling us all about the real meaning of Christmas.
Jay Leno’s book Headlines shows an advertisement for a dentist offering a special on dentures. The ad is tagged, “After all, the gift of chewing is what the holidays are all about.” [...]
Posted in Great Commandment, Worship on June 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite books is The Question Book by Bobb Biehl. It’s full of thousands of questions. Questions you should ask before you buy a car. Before you start a business. Before you enter the military or choose a college or hire an attorney or get married. Biehl wrote in the introduction, “No problem [...]
Posted in Glory of God, Purpose, Worship on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What is your purpose as a human on planet earth in the 21st century? Many of the writers and philosophers in our postmodern world describe our purpose in life as (these are actual quotes) “to make a positive impact on the world,” “to communicate with other living beings” or simply “to live it”. One valedictorian [...]
Posted in Creation, Worship on June 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I watched the sun rise this morning. It was beautiful. It’s hard to notice any kind of beauty at 6:20 in the morning, but I did.
Just a few hours—I thought to myself—and beaches throughout the world would be littered with people soaking up rays. Pools would be surrounded by vacationers fighting over the lounge chairs [...]
Posted in Bible Study, Love, Worship on March 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus loves me!
I know. I know. It sounds cheesy because we’ve heard it a thousand times. We’ve sung it a million times. It’s overused. It’s worn-out.
Jesus loves you!
I know. I know. It sounds trite because we’ve seen it printed under a smiley face. It sounds sappy because we’ve heard too many sappy people say it [...]
