Grace is Sufficient

“You live long enough you understand prayers can be answered on a different frequency than the one you were listening for. We all have to...

Read Luke 7:36-50 Jesus is a frustrating conversationalist but he is never boring. For one, he regularly appears to be able to read what...

Read Luke 18:35-43. Better yet, read all of Luke 18. What do you want me to do for you? This is the question Jesus asks the blind man...

Read Psalm 36 I remember thirteen or fourteen years ago we were still receiving credit card statements through the mail. And for whatever...

It is difficult, especially in December, to think about Jesus without thinking about his birth. The carols we sing are filled with...

Read Psalm 139 Psalm 139 has all the material of systematic theology. You could break down the first 6 verses and summarize them by...

Read Psalm 46 The news headlines this week have focused on the Taliban’s take-over of Afghanistan and the attempts to remove U.S. troops...

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who are persecuted”...

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” "It is the devil who is a troublemaker; it is God who loves...

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 “But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one shall see me and...

Grace, mercy, and forgiveness always get jumbled together in my mind. Do they all mean the same thing? Can we use them interchangeably?...

Most of the beatitudes describe characteristics of want - something is lacking. The poor in spirit are not wealthy in spirit (although in...

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. I have a friend who is usually the smartest person in the room. In the rare...

Blessed…Mourn. Blessed…Poor. Blessed…Meek. Blessed…Persecuted. David Powlison refers to the Sermon on the Mount as Jesus’ keynote address...

Blessed are the poor in spirit not the spiritually wealthy or even the spiritually middle-class.

Read Psalm 143 Outside Troubles Three realities exist simultaneously in Psalm 143. Outside forces are squeezing David. Enemies are...

Read Psalm 91. If one were to do a google search for “pandemics in the Bible” it wouldn’t be too long before you were directed to Psalm...

10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout,...

Read Psalm 122 A call to worship Psalm 122 begins with the author rejoicing over a call, a summons, to come and worship. The invitation...

Read Psalm 120 1In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.                                                        7 I am...