Author: lhneal

Teach us to number our days,    that we may gain a heart of wisdom. – Psalms 90:12 Lord, may the work we do and the relationships we form be meaningful to Your kingdom. Let us not waste our life. For those lonely, introduce them to loving friendships. Surround us Lord with people who encourage and challenge… Continue reading Long View

2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. – Ephesians 4:2 Our roads and public places are hostile. When we should be celebrating a meal, we’re avoiding bullets. Fits of rage end in death. We have no patience for our fellow man, and sometimes we don’t even see them as… Continue reading A Humble Try

 God presides in the great assembly;    he renders judgment among the “gods”: 2 “How long will you[a] defend the unjust    and show partiality to the wicked?[b]3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;    uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.4 Rescue the weak and the needy;    deliver them from the hand of the wicked. – Psalm 82:1-4 Summer break is drawing… Continue reading Summer Programs

Steve Pearl served Christ Church faithfully for 27 years. He was a welcoming presence to families at drop-off and pick up and steadfast in his work as Head of Maintenance for the church. I shouldn’t be writing a memorial today of Steve Pearl. He was a known acquaintance and child of God. He went home… Continue reading Mourning Steve Pearl

You care for the land and water it;    you enrich it abundantly.The streams of God are filled with water    to provide the people with grain,    for so you have ordained it.[d]10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;    you soften it with showers and bless its crops.11 You crown the year with your bounty,    and your carts overflow with abundance. –… Continue reading Jehovah Jireh

“9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Lord, it is easy to be discouraged when death and violence seem ever present, even in safe spaces. Shootings yesterday on Beale St and in the Huey’s parking lot… Continue reading Do Not Grow Weary

1 Praise the Lord.[b] Blessed are those who fear the Lord,    who find great delight in his commands. 2 Their children will be mighty in the land;    the generation of the upright will be blessed.3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,    and their righteousness endures forever.4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,    for those who are gracious and compassionate and… Continue reading Knowledge Quest

14 Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 Tonight we lift up Westhaven Elementary in Whitehaven to the Lord. The school is located at 4585 Hodge Road. Principal Amber Stroble is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools grad and has worked in the school since 2016. The school page is found here: https://schools.scsk12.org/Page/13578… Continue reading Prayer for Westhaven Elementary and MSCS

“We waste our lives when we do not pray and think and dream and plan and work toward magnifying God in all spheres of life.” — Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper New life is all around. Several friends and colleagues have welcomed new children recently. Their routines are upended by nighttime feedings and… Continue reading New Life

[15] When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”[16] A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love… Continue reading Calling Peters