We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Instead of complaining that God had hidden himself, you will give Him thanks for having revealed so much of Himself.
Blaise Pascal

Month: July 2023

You are my Rock

Moving through the shadows of uncertainty Clinging to the words You said Through my loneliness and fear I long to feel You near But I hear another voice inside my head But then the darkness is broken into By inescapable…

What pleases God?

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series What pleases God

Continuing the topic of what is pleasing to God, here are several more entries for our list: Smell: frankincense (part of worship & prayer):  Lev 2:2 Discontinued (for now…see NOTE), since the one-time offering of Jesus was accepted certain cooked…

Retro Book review: Ted Dekker’s “Black”, “Red”, and “White”

While vacationing, I stopped in a Used Book store, and came across the book “Red”, by Ted Dekker.  My wife pointed it out to me, as I was struggling to find any worthwhile books in the large bookstore.  I’m a…

What does God like? What pleases Him?

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series What pleases God

When is the last time your church burned incense in the sanctuary? It seems like an odd question, doesn’t it! Does burning incense please God?  If it didn’t, why would it be mentioned so many times in the Bible, both…

A prayer from a Queen

Keep me, O Lord, from all pettiness!  Let me be large in thought and word and deed. Let me leave off self-seeking and be done with faultfinding. Help me to put away all pretense, that I may meet my neighbor…