Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Clean my lips Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. Psalm 99:5 When I read this verse, I can only think of one thing…Isaiah. In Isaiah 6, the Lord gifts Isaiah with a vision. In his view, Isaiah gives this fantastic picture of being in the presence of the Lord. He describes the temple setting and angels within the temple. Isaiah […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Back pain Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Just Stop!” I screamed this as the therapist pushed and prodded on my back as I writhed in pain. She was trying to find the source of my pain to heal me […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Words and actions did not add up Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “How do you think that impacts your son?” These are the words I spoke to a man who was convicted of abusing his wife. He had just finished bashing this woman, calling her all sorts of nasty names while retelling the story of the events that lead him to the seat across from […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Follow Him Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 “Take up your cross and follow me,” Luke 9:23. Have you ever considered the impact of these words? Christ is asking […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: I trust You Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 “Come on, son, let’s go for a walk.” “Where are we going pop?” I can only imagine the […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Be the Man Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 What do you think the writer of this passage (Paul) would have thought of his own words only a few years before the writing of this verse? Indeed the idea of following Christ was foreign to him […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Familiar with Risk? Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. – Psalm 82:3 Indeed you are all familiar with the game of Risk. If not, here’s a brief rundown. You start by selecting your countries, and as the game moves on, you fortify around your […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance- Jay Burke
Title: I hate running Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing to my college soccer coach, who insisted we run countless miles a day in Southern […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: He Is Holy Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 There are passages in the Bible that confound me. When I read them, I am left struggling to find the proper meeting. This is not one of those passages. The picture painted by this verse is […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Lighten the weight of life Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Maybe you’ve been here? I can still picture it vividly in my mind…the day I decided that I could get just one more. Here I was in an empty […]