Afterwords -- panic or peace

December 9, 2023

"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." (Isaiah 26:3) December 9, 2023 Dear friends, Some of you may remember...

Afterwords -- the grand miracle

December 1, 2023

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)...

Afterwords -- giving thanks

November 17, 2023

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." (Psalm 136:1) November 17, 2023 Dear friends, For many, the American...

Afterwords -- every star has a name

November 10, 2023

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and...

Afterwords -- the addict's psalm

November 2, 2023

"To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me." (Psalm 25:1-2) November 2, 2023...

Afterwords -- of first importance

October 27, 2023

"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that...

Afterwords -- whose glory?

October 20, 2023

"How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?" "...for they loved the glory that...

Afterwords -- the water and the blood

October 12, 2023

"These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." (Revelation 7:14) "But...

Afterwords -- truth

October 7, 2023

"'For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my...

Afterwords -- no other

September 29, 2023

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy...

Afterwords -- bread

September 21, 2023

"Give us this day our daily bread..." (Matthew 6:11) "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes...

Afterwords -- unfading

September 14, 2023

Photo by Samuel Yongbo Kwon on Unsplash. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born...

Afterwords -- testimony

September 8, 2023

Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts "And John [the Baptist] bore witness: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on...

Afterwords -- fantasy

September 1, 2023

"But Jesus called them to him, saying, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you,...

Afterwords -- he comes to us

August 26, 2023

"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:18) Οὐκ ἀφήσω ὑμᾶς ὀρφανούς, ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς. August 26, 2023 Dear friends, These tender...

Afterwords -- hope

August 17, 2023

"So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that...

Afterwords -- today

August 12, 2023

"Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts...' ...But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called...

Afterwords -- lest we drift away

August 5, 2023

"Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be...

Afterwords -- welcome one another

July 29, 2023

"Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." (Romans 15:7) July 29, 2023 Dear friends, What a magisterial letter is...

Afterwords -- transformation

July 20, 2023

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your...

Afterwords -- the promise of his presence

July 14, 2023

"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have...

Afterwords -- unconquerable

July 6, 2023

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things...

Afterwords -- glorious freedom

June 30, 2023

"...that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God." (Romans 8:21) June...

Afterwords -- fear not

June 24, 2023

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with...

Afterwords -- the joy of the Lord

June 16, 2023

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." (Philippians 4:4) June 16, 2023 Dear friends, Earlier this week I led a study at the regional...

Afterwords -- by faith

June 10, 2023

"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom...

Afterwords -- the power of God

June 3, 2023

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek."(Romans...

Afterwords -- alive to God

May 26, 2023

"Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no...

Afterwords -- pressing on

May 20, 2023

"Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the...

Afterwords -- holy prayers

May 13, 2023

"And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden...

Afterwords -- Scripture memory

May 6, 2023

"Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them...

Afterwords -- return to reason

April 29, 2023

"Logic!" said the Professor, half to himself. "Why don't they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling...

Afterwords -- steadfast

April 22, 2023

"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine;...

Afterwords -- while it is day

April 15, 2023

"We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work." (John 9:4 ESV) April 15, 2023 Dear friends, The painting...

Afterwords -- Good Friday

April 7, 2023

"But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we...

Afterwords -- on friendship

April 1, 2023

"After saying these things, he said to them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.'" (John 11:11) April 1, 2023 Dear friends,...

Afterwords -- fifty years on

March 16, 2023

"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

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

March 3, 2023

"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

February 24, 2023

"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

February 18, 2023

"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

February 11, 2023

"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

February 3, 2023

"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

January 27, 2023

"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

January 23, 2023

"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

January 13, 2023

"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

January 6, 2023

"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

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

December 10, 2022

"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

December 3, 2022

"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...