FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

‘’Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2 I, however, found myself walking in the inner city, also in suburbia, and in the adjoining countryside, yet wherever I looked in amazement, there was water. No flood had occurred, no people were seen, and no anxiety was triggered. It was as if pristine, spring fed mountain lakes had merged to create images of sparkling beauty in places far be

“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 NIV Is it safe to say that prayer is both a matter of routine and mystery? I cheat some at breakfast when I borrow from “Daily Meditations for Mealtime” by Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892), England’s “Prince of Preachers.” Today’s selection read, “Lord Jesus, be our holy guest, our morning joy, o

Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep nor shall your tears run down. Ezekiel 24:16 The day of August 14, 586 B.C. may have started pleasantly for Ezekiel’s wife. Perhaps she busied herself with chores best done in the cool of the morning, but briefly looked in on her husband to give him a kiss. “I’m writing a Cooking Pot parable,” he might have said with a smile. Was there a look on his fac

Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep nor shall your tears run down. Ezekiel 24:16 “Son of man, behold….” Son of man is the biblical emphatic form of “man,” meaning human being, and occurs 93 times in the Book of Ezekiel. When we yearn to pray differently – in order to make the difference Jesus desires on behalf of His Father’s glory – we first learn to unlearn former prayer habits. Forget