My soul thirsts for you O my God, My heart aches to hear your voice Whisper peace into my troubled mind, “Rejoice, my child, you are mine, Rejoice” “Where are the mighty warriors in the land Crying for justice against this evil day? Their silence roars, and my heart longs Will you still uphold me, you’re my one stay?” “There…
Category: <span>Spiritual Meandering</span>
On December 20, 2013 a U.S. District Judge ordered Utah’s defense of marriage legislation unconstitutional, in effect overturning a legally approved ban on same sex marriage that was passed by Utah voters in 2004. Many states across this nation seem to be dropping like flies through both judicial and legislative processes as of late regarding the issue of same sex…
“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” (Colossians 4:5-6) As noted previously, the direct application is to our gospel witness with our lives that we engage in on a daily basis, yet I contend that…
The next several articles will focus on these two verses written by the Apostle Paul to the Colossians applied to the various venues of communication that take place in our current culture. This first installment will provide the overview of the contextual meaning of the verses. “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech…
In the classic work by John Owen, The Mortification of Sin we learn the importance of a believer killing sin as they walk in the grace and faith of Jesus Christ. Richard Rushing abridged and edited the puritan’s classic work (the men are reading this particular edition during our fellowship time on the first Thursday each month). In chapter 4,…
“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” (Romans 9:17) A few days ago, I was enjoying the cool of the evening (for the first time in a while it seems) in our backyard reading some Scripture. I turned to…
Some Christian believers might suggest that human reason is always foolish. Unconverted philosophers teach that Divine revelation is useless even non-existent. But truly as created humans, we are given the responsibility by our Creator to exercise human reason undergirded with Divine Revelation. That is to say, we must use our God-given logical processes supported and defined by Sola Scriptura. True…
We are studying 1 Timothy 3 in our morning worship. This is a very convicting portion of Scripture. In thinking through these virtues necessary for the minster of God’s church, I was encouraged to adapt them into a more prose style as a personal letter being written to a pastor or aspiring pastor. Go to our website www.graceutah.com to listen…
The fountain of praise springing from my lips is dry And my heart is filled with longing and grief O that someone would help me find my wings to fly When will I see your face and finally feel relief? My soul aches to know you and experience sweet release From all that this vile world provides in poisonous doses…
A Prayer for the Tormented Soul Here my prayer, O God, attend unto my cry while my lips tremble and my soul breathes out the sigh. Is it true You- you alone, my strong defense, my rest My desire, even though my heart beats wildly in my breast? Where can I escape from the enemies of right? When my mind…