Author: lhneal

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. – James 1:17 I watched cub scouts participate in a paper airplane competition yesterday evening. They were boys testing their ingenuity. It was a wonderful sight. I’m fortunate to serve as… Continue reading Arrows of Light

Psalm 104 1 Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great;    you are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2 The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;    he stretches out the heavens like a tent3     and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.He makes the clouds his chariot    and rides on the… Continue reading The New Tom Lee

We mark one year since Liza Fletcher lost her life this coming weekend. Hundreds, maybe thousands, will “Finish Liza’s Run.” It is a solemn occasion. Richie Fletcher was profiled in The Daily Memphian today because he wants folks to know about his bride in the way he wants her to be remembered. It is moving… Continue reading Community Healing

7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. – Jeremiah 29:7 Lord, we pray for our city tonight. We lift up the new graduates of Baptist Nursing school to You. They will… Continue reading Peace and Prosperity for the City

A scared world needs a fearless church – A W Tozer Lord, call your believers together in Memphis to love this city. May the Cross be the aim. Protect us from evil and lies, divisions sown by the adversary. Lord, we pray for thriving community. We view the fight to love our neighbors, who see… Continue reading Fearless

4 Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but… Continue reading The Rules

1 Samuel 16:7 (New International Version) But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” Lord, open our eyes to the… Continue reading Superintendent

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). Lord, bless the work of Tricia and Lacey at Sista 2 Sista in Binghampton. They are loving their neighbors, women caught up in drugs and prostitution, and providing respite and Your truth.… Continue reading Sista 2 Sista saves

Do not envy the wicked,    do not desire their company;2 for their hearts plot violence,    and their lips talk about making trouble. Proverbs 24:1-2 Lord, may those quiet righteous be blessed. May their promote their good works. Lord, for Memphis, align our hearts with Your good. We celebrate our music in Memphis and the artists that create it.… Continue reading Guard Your Heart

Beware of the scribes, because they for a pretense make long prayers. Their relationship with God was far more show than substance. The scribes thought they were more spiritual because of their long prayers. But G. Campbell Morgan wrote that when a man is away from his wife and the journey is short, the letters… Continue reading Brevity