” Isaiah proclaimed when you wait on the Lord you’ll find strength emotionally, spiritually or physically. A fulfillment of this was in Jesus. Simon’s mother-in-law may have felt hidden from and disregarded by the Lord, but Jesus took her by the hand and the fever left her.”
Tag: Isaiah 40
Staying Put
Luke 24: 44-53 Sometimes we do well waiting and sometimes we don’t do so well. One thing that distinguishes the human species from others is that we’re the only animals you’ll find standing in lines. That goes with the old joke. We shouldn’t trust banks with counting our money. If bankers can count, why do…
This Is What I Came to Do
Isaiah 40: 25-31 Mark 1: 29-39 It was a very busy Sabbath day. Jesus fell asleep late and got up early the next day. We might say that’s what only Jesus would do. Have you ever been at a place in your relational life or professional life or when you were a child when you…
To the Last the Same As the First
Matthew 20: 1-16 I had a pastoral assignment, understood in United Methodist parlance as an appointment, in west Birmingham in the 90s. It was a two-church appointment. I remained at one church for six years. I exchanged the other church for leading a missional outreach project. The idea was to pastor in an “island community,”…
Days of Elijah by Surprise
Our daughter, Anna, attended a church in Auburn, AL in February where she received what was believed to be a prophetic word from a guest preacher. In his word to her, he said she and the family could expect this spring to be full of supernatural surprises. Thursday was full of moments of discouragement. There…
The Lord Hasn’t Been Silent
Sometimes peace and comfort for my soul only comes to me when I write. For some, this may be true when they play their musical instrument or draw or paint or exercise or eat a cheese burger. I was told to write years ago by, who Bob Dylan called in his 60 Minute interview years…
Psalm 102 in The Message 