The Faithfulness of God’s Calendar

We have a tendency to focus our attention on certain dates hoping that a breakthrough will occur, or a significant event would transpire. At some point, this can become an unhealthy exercise if we are not careful.  God wants to create new dates of significance...

The Spirit of Justice

As a culture, we are in a pause between storms. This morning, I wanted to recalibrate my faith – to trim the sails and adjust my course, so to speak. I found the following excerpt from one of Jan’s blessings the adjustment and preparation I needed to...

Above the Clamor of Comment

After the assault on the Capital, many people felt a need to make a comment. It is understandable, but those comments are not always revelatory. Saying something is a valve we use to release the pressure of our angst, disgust, or anger at what transpired. For some,...

Processing the Day After

After the events that took place yesterday in our nation’s capital, I could no longer sleep and arose just after 2:00 am. My soul was restless. I needed a spiritual reset before I began walking through all the emotional debris and comments that today will surely...

All is Stripped Away

This morning, I recalled a line in the lyrics of the worship song, The Heart of Worship, that was popular a few years ago. That one line was “All is stripped away.” In the stripping away of things we value or aspire to, we are never left alone and exposed in the...

A Day of Epiphany

Tomorrow, January 6, is called the Day of Ephiphany in Church history. The word epiphany comes from the Greek word “Epiphaneia”, which means “appearance”. It is a day to celebrate the appearance of Jesus. I have been praying the Lord would make Himself known to every...