Reflections

With being on the edge of one year ending and another year beginning. I have been pondering what I should invest time and effort toward in 2023. As I drove to church this morning, the words of Isaiah 40:8 seemed to offer an answer. The verse reads: The grass withers,...

Early this morning I was pondering some of the words of John 15:5 and how those words connected to Christmas. The verse reads: I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do...

As we close in on Christmas and the amazingness of the coming of Jesus, I have been pondering the disposition of God in the sending of His Son. It is not exactly like the people of Israel were these incredible people who had been misplaced or forgotten. They had been...

  For a few different reasons, I have been thinking about people being brokenhearted. Even the word “brokenhearted” feels heavy and sad to me. And I think over this past year, I have probably looked into too many eyes of brokenhearted people. The fallenness of...

  I have been pondering Isaiah 1:3 for a couple of days. The verse reads: The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel down not know, my people do not understand. The ox and the donkey are not exactly known in the Bible to be the most...

A few different things over the last few days led me to ponder the words of John 15:5. It reads: I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. Jesus wants us to understand...

The words of Philippians 3:13 have been running through my mind for the last week or so. The verse reads: Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, The specific...

Over the last few weeks, I have been thinking and pondering about applying the gospel in my life so that I am being transformed to become more like the Lord Jesus in my character, conduct, and convictions. The idea of applying the gospel was running through my mind as...

I have been reading through Jeremiah this week. It is not the easiest of books for me to read through. I think a big reason for the difficulty is that it not only exposes me to the sins of Judah and other ancient nations, it also raises the strong likelihood of sin...