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Psalm 22 – Through Suffering into Promise
Psalm 22 is a powerful story of suffering and promise – something that we all understand if we have lived on this earth for any length of time…
Psalm 21 – The King Trusts in the Lord
From a place of battle in Psalm 20 to now a place of VICTORY in Psalm 21 – King David is celebrating and blessing God for His faithfulness to Him…
Reflection & Gratitude this Memorial Day Weekend
As Americans, we gather for times to reflect and honor the lives of fallen men and women who served our nation, and we should do so with great gratitude. They fought and gave their lives for our freedom…
Psalm 20 – Strength & Purpose Comes from God - Our Banner
Yes, this year and last year have felt complex and scary sometimes. Yes, our environment in America feels combative and polarized. If we watch cable news at all…
Psalm 19 – His Glory – No Excuses
The beauty of the heavens, the universe, is beyond what we can articulate and declare. The intricacies of the stars, the planets, and the Milky Way when studied…
The Importance of Giving Thanks (Especially in Times of Trouble)
It goes without saying that this past year has been difficult. Between the pandemic, lockdowns, political and social turmoil, it has been a trying time for us all…
Psalm 18 – Our Enemy is No Match for Our Strong God
This is our first lengthy Psalm where we won’t be able to go through it verse by verse, but we can pick out parts that we can really dig deep in to…
This Present Hour
The Scarecrow was pretty smart.
He might have thought he didn’t have a brain, but he repeatedly made observations and reached conclusions quite to the contrary…
The EVIL of Human Trafficking
From out of the shadows to the forefront is one the most horrendous issues facing our nation today: Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children (SEOC). In the United States alone, trafficking and sexual exploitation of children is at least…
Psalm 17– When I Awake in Your Likeness
Walking with Jesus is much more than just waiting for Him to come back and whisk us away into heaven. There is a purpose as the verse above says…
Psalm 16 – Our Good Inheritance
We need to put the Lord’s words, His voice, and His worthiness always in the place of highest priority in our lives – so that we can remain stable and remain where we can “not be moved”…
Psalm 15 – Abiding in His Tabernacle
Living in His presence – abiding is the key to our internal and external change – not just TRYING to be better. Just so often, we are doing the opposite – striving, not abiding…
CITIES: School Board Elections – Are They Really Important?
If nothing is more important than the education of our children, you would think that voter turnout would be high for school board elections. Sadly, it is not. For example…
CITIES: Practical Ideas to Impact & Shine in Your City
Within the Church, we talk about being “salt and light” in our communities, taking God outside the walls of our churches, and bringing the “God solutions” to real world problems…but how do we practically do that?
CITIES: Choosing Candidates in Nonpartisan Races
With the average city in Texas only producing 1% to 8% voter turnout for a municipal election, believers in Jesus Christ can have even MORE of a voice than any other election…
Psalm 14 – Are There Any Who Understand and Seek God?
Let’s begin by stating the obvious as the Psalmist does. We are fools if we do not believe in God. It is more difficult to not believe in God than it is to believe in God…
Psalm 13 – Enlightened Eyes
We do, in a sense, choose God AFTER we hear the gospel – because God wants voluntary lovers, not slaves…
Is Socialism Biblical?
God ordained three institutions, the Family, the Government, and the Church, and gave them distinct roles. In particular, the Church was given the duty to provide charity to the poor (not the government)…
Psalm 12 - Idle vs. Pure Words
It can seem like we, as Christians, are always on the defense, worried about how our beliefs could be misinterpreted and our families and church communities could come under attack...