Today is a beautiful day, because David prays for his leading of Israel, “May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!” (Psalms 72:6 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
The strategic move to file the lawsuit to silence the whistleblowers and threaten them with $25,000 damages shifted focus away from the importance of the whistleblowers’ message and pointed it toward the protection of the senior minister. It muddied the waters of discernment and stirred the coals that brought division. Was the leaders’ decision to … Read more
Holy Spirit, guide my thoughts, words and steps as I go through the cycles of my days. Teach me the Word. Lead me in God’s loving grace. Encourage my heart in times of stress. Hold me in times of grief and struggle. Point me to the Savior in the precious name and powerful authority of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out … Read more
Is it a biblical response for the church to file suit against current and past members? Do tithes and offerings of the defendants get used against them in doing so? I’m just asking. From the book: “April 16 opened up a greater chasm in the church when news came out that Steve had filed a … Read more
Praise you, Father God, for my soul is timeless and will abide with you forever. Thank you for the promise of eternal life in the precious name and powerful authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because David praises God for providing water for His creation, “You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.” (Psalm 65:10 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
How do you reconcile polar opposite positions that cannot be together in the same space and time? The senior minister leaves or he stays, it’s one or the other. Even if both parties want what is best for the church, how do you compromise on what cannot be compromised? If the reason for the split … Read more
Jesus, by your own words you are the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through you. You are our propitiation, our saving grace and our eternal hope. You are the way of salvation. I bring my praise in your precious name and powerful authority, according to the good … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.” (Psalm 65:9 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday