Author: lhneal

1 Corinthians 1:26-29: “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose… Continue reading The Grindfather

Warnings Against Folly 6 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,    if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,2 you have been trapped by what you said,    ensnared by the words of your mouth.3 So do this, my son, to free yourself,    since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:Go—to the point of exhaustion—[a]    and give… Continue reading Proverbs 6

Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?    Who may stand in his holy place?4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,    who does not trust in an idol    or swear by a false god.[a] -Psalm 24:3-4 Lord, we pray for non-church organizations that are building up Christ-followers. May you bless the work of The Center… Continue reading Business on a Mission

 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.… Continue reading Sacred Days

Psalm 105 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;    make known among the nations what he has done.2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;    tell of all his wonderful acts.3 Glory in his holy name;    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.4 Look to the Lord and his strength;    seek his face always. I have struggled with… Continue reading Proclamation, Not Promotion

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And… Continue reading Seeking Him and Carrying Out His Commandments

2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to… Continue reading Merry Christmas

“David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul,[a] gathered to him. And he became commander over… Continue reading Memphis Warriors

“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor heigh, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39, ESV). The above verse leads into the… Continue reading CMDA Memphis – Preparing Hearts for Healing Work

Psalm 91 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you    from the fowler’s snare    and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers,    and under his… Continue reading Psalm 91