Month: March 2023

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 The headmaster for my boys’ school included this verse in his passage today after learning of the tragedy at The Covenant School in Nashville. It’s not the first time he’s reminded us of these words. Lord, we call… Continue reading Broken Hearts

1-2 God claims Earth and everything in it,    God claims World and all who live on it. -Psalm 24:1-2 The Message Lord, tonight we lift up the malls of Memphis. Once places of thriving commerce, many are avoided now by both customers and businesses. Oak Court Mall is in the news for being foreclosed on. Lord, redeem… Continue reading Acorns again

This past Monday during the time I spent praying and studying God’s word, I read Mark 4:35-5:43. I’ve been using the Gospel Transformation ESV Study Bible, and by reading the notes it has written for Mark 4:35-5:43, I learned about the fact that the miracles that took place during this passage of scripture represent Jesus’s… Continue reading A Sermonette and Prayer

3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we… Continue reading Battling

“When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.” Proverbs 11:10 High Ground News describes themselves as the following “We are sidewalk level, solutions-oriented journalism for Memphis. We are focused on the visionary people, businesses and organizations making changes in our city. Our signature On The Ground series… Continue reading News of the Righteous

3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4 You adulterous people,[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. –… Continue reading In the World, but not of the World