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Oct 2018
In Micah 6, the Lord calls upon the mountains and the hills to witness His accusation against His people. Why have they been so unfaithful? Why have they abandoned Him for other gods, for idols? Why have they walked away from His love? The Lord has an indictment to bring! But, despite their unfaithfulness, He still calls them, “my people.” Through a series of questions, He asks them to consider their ways. Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. ......
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October 15, 2018
The Lost Art of Contrition
Note: Dear friends, today’s blog is significantly longer than most. It was intended to be split into two blogs, but I couldn’t think of a way to split it without breaking its ‘rhythm,’ if that...
October 09, 2018
The Mercy of Jesus: A Meditation, Part 2
Mercy is one of our Father’s many magnificent attributes. Those of us who have found mercy – who have been kissed by God’s mercy – need not have it explained to us. Those who have...
October 08, 2018
The Mercy of Jesus: A Meditation, Part 1
It is impossible for me to imagine that Johann Gerhard’s Sacred Meditations were written when he was only twenty-two years old. I knew nothing at twenty-two, and I sometimes feel that I know even less now!...
October 02, 2018
Contemplation
What I have shared with you during this two-part message in Ephesians 1:15-19a has been nothing more than my own discoveries in research and meditation on those passages. Now it’s your turn. Set aside some...
October 01, 2018
Redeeming Ruth
The story of Ruth and Boaz is a wonderful picture of the kinsmen redeemer. As Boaz (an Israelite) was to Ruth (a Gentile), Christ is to His Church. Christ (The Savior) is solely qualified to...
September 24, 2018
How Important Are My Motives?
“If we would have people who have come to faith Jesus Christ focus on the judgment seat of Christ— they would agree with Paul that these light momentary afflictions are producing for them an eternal...
September 18, 2018
Jesus’ Agenda Page
In his devotional book New Morning Mercies, author Paul David Tripp makes this statement in his September 6th reading, “I think many of us are just not on Jesus’s agenda page. What we dream of...
September 17, 2018
A Lesson from Florence
At the time I’m writing this, the coastline of the Carolina’s is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Currently, Florence is reported to be some 200 miles off the coast moving slowly at about...
September 11, 2018
The ‘Christian Family’ and Bagging an Octopus
We might call this the Age of the Redefinition of Terms. Word’s like marriage, family, sin, freedom have all experienced a significant retooling in the past several decades. But, for believers, there is only one...