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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...
Afterwords -- week 49
November 26, 2022
"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
November 19, 2022
"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
November 12, 2022
"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
November 5, 2022
"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
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
October 22, 2022
"...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
October 15, 2022
"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
October 8, 2022
"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
October 1, 2022
"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
September 24, 2022
"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
September 17, 2022
"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
September 10, 2022
"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
September 3, 2022
"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...
Afterwords -- week 36
August 27, 2022
"So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come." (Psalm...
Afterwords -- week 35
August 20, 2022
"Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life." (Proverbs 4:23) “The heart of man is his worst part before it be regenerate, and...
Afterwords -- week 34
August 13, 2022
August 13, 2022 Dear friends, In a blog post yesterday on Psalm 65 I wrote about how the redemption which Christ accomplished would also bring about the...
Afterwords -- week 33
August 6, 2022
"He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours...
Afterwords -- week 32
July 30, 2022
"Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy." (Psalm 61:2-3) July 30, 2022 Dear friends, In...
Afterwords -- week 31
July 23, 2022
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up...
Afterwords -- week 30
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022 Dear friends, Martin Luther wrote to his barber in 1535, giving him a few simple guidelines for prayer. This was later published as "A Simple...
Afterwords -- week 29
July 9, 2022
"But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever." (Psalm 52:8 ESV) July 9, 2022 Dear friends,...
Afterwords -- week 28
July 2, 2022
"...let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the...
Afterwords -- week 26
June 18, 2022
"Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O LORD." (Psalm 36:6 ESV) June 18, 2022...
Afterwords -- week 25
June 11, 2022
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV) June 11, 2022 Dear...
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