Afterwords -- fifty years on
"And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as...
Afterwords -- a spring snow
March 12, 2023 Dear friends, We awoke today with all our daffodils drooping with new fallen snow. It was not quite a Calvin and Hobbes kind of snow, but it...
Afterwords -- reflecting on revival
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6) March 3, 2023 Dear friends, In...
Afterwords -- the path of wisdom
"In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." (Proverbs 3:6) February 24, 2023 Dear friends, In my daily Bible reading I'm now...
Afterwords -- the covenant meal
"And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, 'Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these...
Afterwords -- to speak of his glory
"All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,...
Afterwords -- our refuge
"Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. I cry to you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my...
Afterwords -- his active presence
"If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me."...
Afterwords -- dwelling place
"My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." (Ezekiel 37:27) January 23, 2023 Dear friends, I've been...
Afterwords -- not my will
"Then he said to them, 'My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.' And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed,...
Afterwords -- a new year
"Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day... Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble." (Psalm 119:97, 165)...
Afterwords -- week 52
December 17, 2022 Dear friends, Yesterday was the first day in a while that we've seen the sun rise. It came up each of these cloudy, rainy days, but we just...
Afterwords -- week 51
"I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be...
Afterwords -- week 50
"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the...
Afterwords -- week 49
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” (T. S. Eliot)...
Afterwords -- week 48
"Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!"...
Afterwords -- week 47
"Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by...
Afterwords -- week 46
"But you, O LORD, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations... Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet...
Afterwords -- week 45
October 29, 2022 Dear friends, I don't normally like my picture being taken. But I'm okay with the photo above, taken by my wife (furtively) on a recent hike...
Afterwords -- week 44
"...let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy..." (Psalm 96:12) "...he died for all, that those who live...