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...
Afterwords -- week 43
"Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from...
Afterwords -- week 42
"The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, 'The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and...
Afterwords -- week 41
"Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her." (Matthew 26:13) October...
Afterwords -- week 40
"Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?" (Psalm 85:6) September 24, 2022 Dear friends, What does it mean for the Christian to be...
Afterwords -- week 39
"Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what...
Afterwords -- week 38
"But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God." (John 3:21) September 10,...
Afterwords -- week 37
"Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever. Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of...