Where Mercy Meets Grace

Reflections on Scripture, covenant, discipleship, and the quiet work of God in ordinary lives. Article 1 The Mercy Seat: Where Mercy Meets Grace This morning, I was reading a verse that stopped me. “Jesus’ God-given destiny was to be the sacrifice to take away sins, and now he is our mercy seat because of hisContinue reading “Where Mercy Meets Grace”

The Kingdom Runs on Lamp Light

(Not High Beams) One night many years ago I found myself walking outside in the dark with nothing but a small lantern. It was not a powerful light. It cast a modest circle of illumination only a few feet wide. The path beyond that circle disappeared into darkness. No matter how high I lifted theContinue reading “The Kingdom Runs on Lamp Light”

A COVENANT CURSE

Calvary – The Oath Kept “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law,  having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree).” Galatians 3:13 Where the Curse Finally Lands “And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without sheddingContinue reading “A COVENANT CURSE”

ONE TRICK PONY

I’m writing a new book. I’ll be posting chapters as I go-along. This is the Preface      Over the years, some have described my spiritual journey as that of a one-trick pony. If that is true, then the trick has been discipleship. I return to it again and again—not because it is novel or efficient, butContinue reading “ONE TRICK PONY”

God Went First: A Covenant Written in Blood

Covenant Ground If a modern observer had stumbled upon the scene in Genesis 15, it would have looked terrifying—five animal carcasses laid out on the ground, three of them split cleanly in half, the pieces arranged opposite one another with a path running between them. Blood soaked the earth. Death marked the ground. To modernContinue reading “God Went First: A Covenant Written in Blood”

Christmas Eve in the Hospital

It’s Christmas Eve in the hospital. Specifically, Memorial Hermann in the Woodlands, Houston. All seemed normal on December 21st. That’s our anniversary, 51 years. Tanya and I held church service at the Duncan Unit, Texas Department of Criminal Justice. That has become our church. More on that in a later Blog. Then we had supperContinue reading “Christmas Eve in the Hospital”

2025 – Review, Refocus

I’ve been examining 2024 and the year’s accomplishments for the last couple of weeks. Also, a part of this review has been questions about what I missed, what could have been done better, what worked, what didn’t, and what the plans are for 2025. A great many individuals and organizations of all kinds do this.Continue reading “2025 – Review, Refocus”

March in prayer around our Jericho 2.0

I’m asking 7 intercessors to pray with me for 7 days. I’m calling this 2.0 because I’ve done this once before. April 25, 2022, I asked the same thing, “…7 intercessors to pray with me for 7 days.” I’ll tell you the results from 2022. I posted this request the early morning, it was aContinue reading “March in prayer around our Jericho 2.0”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, YESTERDAY!

Yesterday, I celebrated my 86th birthday, marking the end of my 85th year. It’s a strange feeling, this journey of aging. I can’t help but reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Birthdays are interesting. When we are born, we are 0. Then, on the anniversary of our birth, we celebrate one yearContinue reading “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, YESTERDAY!”