1 Corinthians 4:14-16: I am not writing to embarrass you. I want to help you, just as parents help their own dear children. Ten thousand people may teach you about Christ, but I am your only father. You became my children when I told you about Christ Jesus. I urge you, then, be imitators of… Continue Reading
And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place,… Continue Reading
As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill – Psalm 2:6 Whatever the outcome, any election is a cause for great thanksgiving. Elections are a time of change, sometimes drastic change. Yet, election after election, our nation enjoys constant stability amid continuous revolution. As Christians, we have the added confidence… Continue Reading
Psalm 74 Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause A Maskil[a] of Asaph. 1O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? 2 Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount… Continue Reading
Psalm 73 BOOK THREE God Is My Strength and Portion Forever A Psalm of Asaph. 1Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity… Continue Reading
Psalm 72 Give the King Your Justice Of Solomon. 1Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! 2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! 3Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 4May he defend the cause of the… Continue Reading
Psalm 70 O LORD, Do Not Delay To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering. 1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me! 2Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in… Continue Reading
Psalm 68 God Shall Scatter His Enemies To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. 1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish… Continue Reading
I have been here for the last few days attending the International Ecumenical Conference on the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan. Continue Reading
Psalm 66 How Awesome Are Your Deeds To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. 1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth; 2sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. 4… Continue Reading