Psalm 40:2 “He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock And established my steps.” All through growing up in the church I have heard the term “Miry Clay.” I am not sure how many times, if any, that I have taken the time to consider what it is.…
Introducing people in Woodbridge, VA to Jesus
Introducing people in Woodbridge, VA to Jesus
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“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.” (Psalm 23:5) The symbolism is unmistakable here. As I have said many times before, God’s people love to eat. I guess we just can’t help it. Even as I write, images of chicken wings dance through my head. Frankly, truth…
It’s cold! Generally, in our part of the country, we do not get through the winter without experiencing at least a few flakes of snow (to be more exact, usually, a few inches). No matter where it falls, if one were to place it under a microscope they would discover one consistent truth, snow is flakey.…and so are some people. There are…
Psalm 51:10. David’s words in this psalm have resonated with me for so very many years of my life. His sincere outcry to God reveals a deep heart calling to an even deeper God. He says, “…renew a right spirit within me.” It is a prayer that most of us needs to pray daily. That is, if it is our desire to…
From what we gather, the not so truthful tale told by American Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte and friends, has proved to be an embarrassment both to themselves, their country, as well as to their families. By way of loss of commercial endorsements, they stand to lose millions. Admittedly, even though they were unwise, I kind of feel sorry for them but, then,…
(Adapted from Practical Christianity by V. Gilbert Beers) If we were to ask a hundred people, “What is Jesus like?” We would get many different answers. One person would describe a long-remembered picture of Jesus wearing a sad, pained expression. This person might think of a Jesus who never laughed. Another would think of a painting in with the searching eyes of…
As I was thinking of Resurrection Sunday I was reminded about the significance of who Jesus is. In all honesty, my thinking has been influenced by the gospel of John. It is not that I have such profound insight. Far from it. In thinking about the Resurrection, combined with being impacted by John’s gospel, I have been reminded of the significance of…
Faith is essential to the Christian life. And since you might be snowed in or simply enjoying a leisurely moment, I decided to drop you some words and thoughts on the subject. This is actually an installment from a sermon series I did entitled, “Real Faith.” “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For…
Every year the news includes some very disheartening, stories. It almost seems ages ago that we were reading about the riots in Ferguson, the missing plane from Malaysia Airlines, and violence in Iraq. And who can forget the Ebola Epidemic. Later, Ferguson got replaced by Baltimore and Iraq got replaced by violence in Chicago. As usual, some people blame God for all…