Tag Archives: God

A Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Jeremiah is often called the “weeping prophet,” not because he was emotionally expressive in his preaching, but because his ministry was marked by grief. He lived in a nation that had drifted steadily away from God. Idolatry had replaced worship. Political alliances had replaced trust in the Lord. The people chased surrounding nations while rejectingContinue reading “A Fire Shut Up in My Bones”

How Long, O Lord? Learning to Trust God in the Silence

Psalm 13 The beginning of a new year often carries the promise of fresh starts, but it does not always bring relief. Old burdens frequently follow us into new seasons, and sometimes new ones appear almost immediately. In those moments, it is natural to ask difficult questions: How do we make sense of this? HowContinue reading “How Long, O Lord? Learning to Trust God in the Silence”

Break Up the Fallow Ground

Hosea 10:12 This past November, I took Hosea 10:12 to our quarterly ministers’ conference and preached it as a challenge to our pastors and leaders. By the Lord’s help, we called this verse out as a theme for the Christian Baptist Association. With Christmas and everything surrounding that season, I did not feel it wasContinue reading “Break Up the Fallow Ground”

The Eighth Man In: A Servant’s Heart in the Father’s Role

In 2 Peter 2:5, the apostle writes: “And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.” Noah is described as “the eighth person.” This stuck out to me as I came across this verse. That simple phrase holdsContinue reading “The Eighth Man In: A Servant’s Heart in the Father’s Role”