Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end,on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time for...  Read More

God's Presence and Power As we reflect on the sermon covering much of Isaiah 6-9, consider:When was the last time you were in awe of something? What happened?Recall some of your most powerful encounte...  Read More

Examen Take some time to reflect on the past week.  Where have you seen God?ThanksgivingWhat am I especially grateful for in the past week . . .The gift of another weekThe love and support I have rece...  Read More

Open the Eyes of My Heart Join me in listening to this Michael W. Smith song as we prepare for worship on Sunday.  I had never before considered the connections to Isaiah in this song. What do you not...  Read More

Isaiah Spring by Sarah Clarkson Several years ago (in 2019), Sarah Clarkson found herself driving between Nashville and Kentucky for an intensive Bible Study on Isaiah.  The Spring of the year brought...  Read More

I saw the Lord The sermon text from this week is Isaiah 6:1-9:7, which you can read HERE.  It contains some of my favorite lines of scripture:It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. H...  Read More

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.  Isaiah 5:20 ESVHow do we know the right thing to do?  ...  Read More

Praise Written by a member of Grace Church:Thank you Lord for my good healthThank you Lord for my wonderful marriageThank you Lord for my loving familyThank you Lord for my great jobThank you Lord for...  Read More

Can I hear from God?  "In my many years of discipling others, I have seen for myself how very much God's people want to hear from him. [In the passages we have recently read], God promised Israel that...  Read More

Weekly Examen Several weeks ago, we began a practice called The Examen.  It is a very old and very tried method of examining our hearts and noting where we have seen God in this week.You may wish to d...  Read More

Bless the Lord I love this song that we will be singing tomorrow in church.  You may wish to take time to mediate on the attributes of God mentioned in the lyrics.  Bless and praise the Lord for all H...  Read More

Where are We Looking? This painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder circa 1560 is one of my favorites. What do you notice in the scene?  Where is the movement?  What are the people doing? What emotion adj...  Read More