call

Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those whoContinue reading “call”

Up or In?

I was talking with someone yesterday about my call story and how I became a pastor. I ran in the beginning as most of my clergy friends did. We think God really isn’t calling us to be a pastor, we know who we were and where we had been and what we had done, soContinue reading “Up or In?”

Call…

I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. On the day I called, youContinue reading “Call…”

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord ! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with soundingContinue reading “Praise the Lord”

All I want for Easter…

Yesterday I took my eldest daughter to Hastings so she could go shopping. She got a gift card from Confirmation Class, and she wanted to spend it because it was burning a hole in her desk drawer… Well actually she was on a mission. One I thought would not be fruitful, but I did notContinue reading “All I want for Easter…”

My situation…

I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ, and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now moreContinue reading “My situation…”

Chosen…

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in theContinue reading “Chosen…”

Scattered

Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria. Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he draggedContinue reading “Scattered”

Called to minister

“do not now be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence to minister to him, and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.” 2 Chronicles 29:11 Here Hezekiah is speaking to priests and Levites as he is preparing to put the temple back in order. It has fallenContinue reading “Called to minister”