Don’t Get It Twisted

It was back in what seems like another life ago. I was prompted to utter the following words. “Lord, if the Church is your witness here on earth, why does it seem to be dying?” I put this before the Lord during a summer jog around a North Carolina...

Baptist Spirituality

As Baptists, we have historically believed in the Biblical principle of the priesthood of all believers – I Peter 2:4. That individually, we can hear, discern, and execute the will of God. Consequently, our church polity has relied heavily on the fact that as fully...

Peace

Peace Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to...

Joy

The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with Joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of...

This Is What Love Looks Like

Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear...
A New Hope

A New Hope

This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the...