How relevant is Lamentations 4 to America, indeed, to our whole world today. God shook Jerusalem. And when He did, peoples' idols were unearthed, as they faced the fact ...
I remember my surprise to learn that Lamentations 3:22-23, which inspired the lyrics to "Great is Thy Faithfulness" was the end of a lament. I thought it was simply a ...
When I pray with my charismatic brothers and sisters, I feel like a dripping faucet next to a roaring waterfall. Jeremiah tells us to CRY OUT! POUR OUT YOUR HEART ...
We'll spend two weeks on the opening chapter of Part II: Learning to Lament We need to not only learn to lament, we need to learn from lament. Why? Indeed, is this what God is ...
Last week we contemplated the lyrics of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," this week we'll contemplate the rich lyrics of Cowper's "God Moves In A Mysterious Way." I've been working on ...
Sometimes God chooses to work through unbelievers. He called Cyrus, though he did not know Him, to free the Israelites. I also think He led Simon and Garfunkel, though they ...
Meditate on this promise. Though complaining sounds negative, there is a way to do it that is profitable. Most people complain to others, which is hurtful, for a broken spirit ...
Newcomer Lynn Marie expressed what many of us felt as grief for atrocities poured through the pages last week, particularly Chris's terrible story of her beloved Daniel's death: How is ...
Several of you who are beginning this summer study on the lament expressed the concern that the lament seems negative. That's true, but what I want you to know, the ...
During this time of Covid 19, I've experienced God's presence more profoundly than I have in a long time. Despite all the suffering, that has touched my family as well, ...
CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL WHO WENT THOUGHTFULLY THROUGH MARK! You've been a blessing to me, and to one another, and I see His promise fulfilled in you: If you abide in ...
Why did the tiny band of twelve disciples explode over all the Roman world? What news could have turned that world upside-down? As Keller writes in this final chapter, there were dozens ...
My daughter Sally was reading "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" to her young daughters. They realized someone was going to have to die to set Edmund free from ...
My friend Sylvia (yes, the same friend as last week!) and her husband always go to the National Prayer Breakfast, eager to see how the Lord will show up, for ...