Author: lhneal

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

“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