“Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare you [state your case] that you may be justified” (Isaiah 43:26). Looking over my sermon notes from 2003-2004, it’s easy to tell when I was battling with back pain, because my handwriting is hard to...
Year: 2023
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid” (Matthew 5:14). It was Jesus who said, “A city set on a hill cannot be hid.” In the literal sense, Washington, DC, our nation’s capital, is...
“Write for Me.” The voice within was clear, firm, and inviting. I was just finishing my first daily walk around my block and was heading slowly up the driveway to the house. It was a hot, sunbaked August morning in 1997. I had been...
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon my high places…” (Habakkuk 3:19). A hind is a female deer. What is the significance of God making our feet like...
“Amazing grace! How sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found: was blind, but now I see.” Those who take umbrage at the lyrics of this sacred hymn and timeless anthem of the Church reflect...