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...
Afterwords -- week 36
"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
"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 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
"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
"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
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 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...