A-B-I-D-E: The Experience of Knowing Christ Today
What does it really mean to know Christ today? Knowing Christ is not mere head knowledge about the Bible and Christian doctrine. Nor is it…
Tag: Worship God
The Lord is My Shepherd All Through the Bible
I lead a retreat called “A Walk with Good Shepherd.” I developed this in 2004 and have used it many times since then, most recently…
The Cross Sang in Lela’s Soul
As a girl Lela sang praises to God while her mother played the church organ and her father played the viola. But the music stopped…
Shhhh! Silent Prayer in Church
The prophet urges us, “The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him” (Habakkuk 1:13). The Psalmist invites us…
Unhurried on Uneven Steps with Jesus
In Jerusalem I visited the site where the temple used to be and I walked the same south entry steps that Jesus walked on. As I…
Good News of Great Joy!
It’s Christmastime! Are you celebrating Christ in your heart? Are you appreciating the incarnate Son of God, the King of kings, in your thoughts? It’s…
No Notes? Sing a Psalm Anyway!
When my dad was in sixth grade, his class was preparing to sing Christmas songs as part of a school musical. Everyone was excited to…
Sing with the Trinity
Recently I was hiking up in the hills near my house and I was drawn to pray the opening of Psalm 121: “I lift my…
Holy! Hole-y! Whole-y!
I love to meditate on the Trinity! What sweet prayers come from contemplating the Godhead! Holy! Holy! Holy! Father, Son, and Spirit. God is so…
I Am Because You Are the I AM
I was driving on a long and lonely road to go backpacking with my son David in Mammoth. He was sleeping. It was quiet. And…