How Beauty Was Betrayed and What We Lost
What an elder gentleman said to me in January, that he doesn’t think beauty is important in a church, won’t unstick itself. It’s lodged there like a burr in the…
Sit and Be Fed
“Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live.” — Isaiah 55:3 The house of God is rich with mercy, prophecy, and wisdom—sit still, listen well,…
Whole in Prayer
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.” — Ephesians 6:18 Prayer must be whole and stubborn—body,…
The Harbor for the Weary
“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28 The Church is not a palace for the proud, but a harbor…
The Third Road
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and…
The Only Cure for the Absurd
“For in Him we live, and move, and have our being.” — Acts 17:28 The only way to overcome the absurd emptiness of this world is to become truly Christian,…
Steadfast: Meditations for Those Who Stand Watch III
Under Orders Prayer: “Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.” — Psalm 144:1 Lord, I stand today not by my…
The Forge of Prayer
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 The fight isn’t won by muscle or noise, but by the slow,…
The Weight We Cannot Bear
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man…” — Romans 1:22–23 When man tries…
The Snare of Judgment
“First cast out the beam from your own eye; and then you shall see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother’s eye.” —Matthew 7:5 Judgment begins when the…