Go Away

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!” (Luke 5:8 CSB) So often I feel like Peter. Just wanting the Lord to go away from me because I am a sinful man. But that is not the God we serve. … Read more

Word & Spirit

9 For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[a] 10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every … Read more

How Long?

2 How long, exalted ones,[a] will my honor be insulted? How long will you love what is worthless and pursue a lie? (Psalm 4:2 CSB) There is something fascinating about just sitting quietly and listening to the world around us. Not only from the aspect of a need for quiet meditation and listening to God, … Read more

In Light of the Infinite

“As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, Rabbi who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? Neither this man nor his parent sinned, said Jesus, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.” (John 8:1-3) Our … Read more

A Cleansing

1 Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. 2 Completely wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. (Psalm 51:1-2 CSB) We know that through Christ sacrifice all of our transgressions were atoned for. His blood, shed on the cross, paid … Read more