All too frequently I find myself at a place of disquiet and unease, kind of like the psalmist who wrote, “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?” (Psalm 42:11 ESV)
Sometimes it’s caused by a sharp dread of something identifiable, like a tough relationship, medical report [...]

O thou who camest from above,
The pure, celestial fire to impart,
Kindle a flame of sacred love
On the mean altar of my heart,
There let it for thy glory burn
With inextinguishable blaze.
And trembling to its Source return,
In humble prayer and fervent praise.
Jesus, confirm my heart’s desire
To work, and speak, and think for thee,
Still let me guard the [...]

My faith has found a resting place,
Not in a man-made creed;
I trust the ever living One,
That He for me will plead.
I need no other evidence, I need no other plea;
It is enough that Jesus died And rose again for me.
Enough for me that Jesus saves,
This ends my fear and doubt;
A sinful soul I come to [...]

“Believers are not dependent upon circumstances. Their joy comes not from what they have, but from what they are; not from where they are, but from whose they are; not from what they enjoy, but from that which was suffered for them by their Lord. It is a singular joy, then, because it often buds, [...]