The Righteous Justice of GodLamentations 1:1-22“The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against His command.”Jonathan Edwards, in his classic sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” warns, ...  Read More

Celebrating a New CovenantJeremiah 31:31-40“Behold days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.”The Old Covenant was broken...  Read More

When we feel deceived by GodJeremiah 20:1-18“O Lord, you have deceived me and I was deceived; you have overcome me and prevailed.”If Jeremiah had a kindred spirit, it was found in Job. As we saw in th...  Read More

The Folly of IdolatryJeremiah 10“There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and great is your name in might.”Any god that conforms to our thinking is a god too small.  Idolatry is not just worship...  Read More

The Calling and empowerment of God.Jeremiah 1:4-10“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you.”In Jeremiah 1, we find an incredible statement about God’s ...  Read More

Finding Satisfaction in life.Isaiah 55:1-12“So will My word be which goes forth from my mount; It will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire and without succeeding in the matter ...  Read More

Finding our security in God’s word.Isaiah 30“In repentance and rest, you will be saved; in quietness and trust is your strength.”It was a troubling time.  Israel was a buffer state between two superpo...  Read More

When God Throws a PartyIsaiah 25“For You have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness...the Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain.”Chapt...  Read More

The Answer to Paralyzing Fear.Isaiah 8:5-15“You are not to say, It is a conspiracy!”  In regard to all this, people call a conspiracy, and you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it.  It ...  Read More

The Power of Love.Song of songs 8:1-14Put me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm.  For love is a strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol.  It flashes are flashes of fire, the ...  Read More

The danger of Improper LoveSong of Solomon 2:7, 3:5; 8:4; 8:8-9“Do not arouse or awaken love until she pleases.”We are a culture obsessed with sex.  It dominates our movies, music, and television.  Co...  Read More

Celebrating One Another.Song of Solomon 4:1-16“You are altogether beautiful, my darling, and there is no blemish in you.”As a photographer, there are times when everything comes together, and you get ...  Read More