Posts from 2026 (Page 2)

Those stripes in my lawn aren’t shadows. The darker green areas just had a better application of fertilizer. And the lighter green areas? They were missed, neglected, or given short shrift. In this I think there may well be a correspondence to life. I find these analogies to spiritual growth instructive. I’m sure you can think of more! Please share them with me.

A glimpse into the thoughts and prayers of a grandfather for his newest grandchild: Dear Connor James Cochrane,  Welcome to our world! Once I knew you were in the womb, I began to plead with God to bring you to Himself in a saving way. That He would be knitting your body together, but more importantly, knitting your soul in such a way that it would respond to Him.…

As we’ll see on Sunday morning in our study of Nehemiah 8, revival broke out among God’s people! What happened? Well, the Lord used the reading of His Word to stir people’s hearts to revival. It was transformative and exciting! You may know there’s a group of people who have that same vision for America as our nation turns 250 this summer. Guess what they’re doing about…

From time to time it’s necessary, as Christ-followers, to step back and take stock of things and evaluate the direction of our lives. Sometimes we have to make course-corrections. If our heading is off just a degree or two, it can make a big difference over time of where we end up. Leonard Ravenhill is a famous revival preacher who is now with the Lord. He offered…

You probably know by heart the line in Isaac Watts’ hymn, “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ my God.” This prayer was no doubt inspired by the Apostle Paul’s words in Galatians 6:14. “May it never be that I should boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Have you ever wondered how the cross—that awful instrument of death—could…

How might we see Christ in the book of Ezra? Ezra was a priest, a direct descendant of Aaron the high priest. Ezra 7:1-6 The Lord Jesus, of course, is our Great High Priest. Hebrews 4:14 Let’s consider these two priests. In Ezra 9 and 10 we see a greatly distraught Ezra pouring out his soul in prayer for a people who have sinned egregiously—yet again!…