This Sunday, I get the privilege of preaching for my friend, Joel Acevedo. He is the minister of the Hispanic congregation of Briarwood Presbyterian Church who has been leading his people through the book of 1 Peter. They have been working through the topic of Christ and Suffering. In studying for my upcoming sermon, I … More Low Heat
God allows harm to impact his people. Zechariah and Elizabeth were unable to have children, and they struggled with this reality for decades. They worshiped, prayed, and hoped in God. However, despite their fervent supplication, they God determined they would struggle with infertility for the majority of their days. For a couple of years, Laura and … More The Sovereign Who, The Painful What, and The Mysterious Why
Esther was a victim. She was a youngster seen without wisdom, experience, or power. She was an orphan. Her parents had perished, and now she lived with an elderly uncle. She was a woman. In her culture, a female was something to be owned, displayed, traded, used, abused, and discarded. She was an exile. Esther … More Worshiping in the Harem
Unfathomable Grace 