By a new way… You routinely lead me in a way I have not been before. It’s always unfamiliar and, sometimes, maybe even uncomfortable. Your call to a new way challenges me, but here is Your promise – “I will lead them in paths they have not known; I will make darkness light before them; … Continue reading
Purposed. I know that Your plans and purposes prevail. I know it. Your sovereign hand does it and it can not be undone. I praise the One who reigns over every thing. Big or small, heartache or joy, they all somehow orchestrate into Your purposes. History ‘in a flash’ reveals Your word to be always … Continue reading
More than. You are more than we are. More strength, more counsel, more victory, more healing, more truth, more love, more grace, more mercy. You are far more power than we can imagine. And You are more than we need. Not only do You process it, You share it. You translate it into the midst … Continue reading
Partially told. Your word is stunning, active and alive. It is a treasure of ‘living’ that seems to have no end. Thousands of glimpses into the lives of those living just everyday moments, reveal truths and hint at wonders that amaze me. Today You capture me with stories that aren’t fully told. I wonder regarding the … Continue reading
Revealed. I love the books of the prophets. They are a portrait of You that can not be found any other place. For everything that feels harsh there, there is a greater and more profound declaration of love that permeates the revelation of You. Deep. Tender. Tough. Resilient. The way You describe Your love in … Continue reading
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 Continue reading
Sometimes ‘life as usual’ just doesn’t exist. Whether it’s a tornado’s aftermath, a marathon bombing, or the power of deep lifetime-injustice, sometimes life can’t be ‘as usual’. And, perhaps even for some, ‘usual’ has never even existed. An abusive family, gut-wrenching poverty, a lifetime of oppressive war or culture – innumerable situations and stories of missing something … Continue reading
“The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 Continue reading
“That you may live”. There is no other more powerful declaration than these well-spoken words found throughout* the pages of Deuteronomy regarding the revelation of Your heart toward people. They capture and weave into my heart the depth of love that resists the notion of a ‘legalistic judge’ and begin to reveal a heart … Continue reading
A Living Word. You have been found to be a living Word. A Word that is from forever before us, and extends to the everlasting. In the middle, is a dynamic and living presence that commands and creates life. Not just life from its roots in a Garden, but within every day, manifesting the same dust-into-human … Continue reading
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