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“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

31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd,    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[c] 32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account… Continue reading Becoming Rocks

“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

“When people work, people work.When people pray, God works.” – Hudson Taylor Lord, we seek you with our whole hearts. We pray for revival in the city. Forgive us of our sins. Tonight, we lift up the Memphis Allies and the work of Youth Villages. Be present in their work. Soften hearts and embolden bodies… Continue reading Whose work?