The Tears Fall
The tears fall Drops of sorrow, leaking from my heart. The tears fall Joy uncontained, overflowing from my heart. The tears fall And try as I may to reconcile Their audacious presence I succumb. Can I rest therein, believing every…
The Goodness of Agony
No one likes to suffer. Agony isn’t very welcome, now is it! Jesus cried out in prayer before His impending suffering and death, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me.” But as I reflect on Good Friday,…
HOSANNA
The shouts of praise Spill from hearts who know – Their Savior is here! Their Lord is alive! Their hope is restored! Once riding a donkey Soon a white horse. Here now, residing in hearts that worship Their Humble King…
This is for You
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of…
No Greater Love
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 What’s all the hype about, really? We celebrate Valentine’s Day with chocolate and various gifts, believing that we are showing those we love…
A Reflection on Psalm 84
You were made for more! Do you feel that longing? That thirsting?
Wrestling with God
What does it look like for a Christian to wrestle with God or with the things of God? Life is hard, and when we can’t understand the Bible to glean from it’s riches, we feel frustrated and are often prone…
The Declaration: I Lack No Good Thing!
Oh, it’s hard. To feel a void, an unmet need or want or desire. To feel an ache that’s not yet satisfied. How do we confidently declare that we lack nothing? It seems to far-fetched, dare I say even a…
The Cry of Psalm 16: Keep Me Safe, Oh God
The pandemic has metastasized fear, and the hearts of many are crying out, “Keep us safe, oh God!” The New King James Version translates this first verse as, “Preserve me/Watch over me, for in you I put my trust.” First…
Turning Our Eyes
Look away! The world is breaking, crying out for relief from the pain. Our motivation is to watch and break along with it. But we are in the world not of it. Look away! Turn your eyes! Our help comes…
