praise you with darkness

I will praise you with my darkness, you have called me to this place, I will praise you when your hidden because it calls to my faith I will praise you in the morning I'll praise you in the eve with empty hands surrender and follow with crippled feet I'll lift my voice to worship …

Wild God

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com R. J. Foster says, "God is wild and free and comes at will." This idea of God being wild, both offends me and delights me. The offense hits me first, The idea of a wild God or a wild anything conjures images of out of control, rabid and rebellious. It's …

Control

I love control. I want to control how  my husband shows me love, and who my children are friends with and the pastors sermon on Sunday morning, the store clerks method of ringing in my groceries, the timing of major events , when the class starts, I’d like to control the weather, i want to control …

walking worthy

Colossians 1 words 1387 Time to read: 7 minutes The Word of truth comes to us so that we might be perfect. Christ's work is to complete you and I. This is the overarching theme in the first chapter of Colossians. It was John who wrote ' the word became flesh and dwelt among us …

the weapons of war

For the Christian person, the bible says, the weapons of warfare are not carnal, they are not physical. The weapons of the Christian are not swords, guns, clubs, bombs, rocks and not made of metal. If we belong to Christ in some ways, we are called to be David in battle, throwing off the chain …

enter grace

Photo by Anna Shevchuk on Pexels.com I find grace an overused word in Christian circles and american churches. Not that grace itself could ever be overused or run out. What I mean is that the word is used so frequently to describe so many things its true meaning has almost been lost at least to …

Turn You Northward

“Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.” — DEUTERONOMY 2:3 There comes a day like today and 100 days before it when I am bloody tired of circling the same mountain, moving the same pile of bricks, traveling the same road around and around observing the same scenery and encountering the same …

Humanity’s Holy Thirst

Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com Does God need to be reminded that human’s thirst? This seems like such a silly question, and yet its valid because over and over again we see desperate people petitioning an omniscient God. Is the human need of thirst more important or apparent to our dehydrated lips and sunbaked …

The ache of lonely

Luke 10:38-42 It was Martha who welcomed Jesus into her home. ‘Lord do you not care …my sister has left me to serve alone…’ I hear loneliness in Martha’s plea to the Lord. Typically, this verse is interpreted to juxtapose busy preparations with quiet learning to teach a lesson about work with faith. however, when …