Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip, he who watches over you will not slumber; Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you, the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm, he will watch over your life; The Lord wil

. . . I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. (Jude 1:3 ESV) As we were singing the stanzas of Faith of Our Fathers over the weekend it amazed me to realize the aim of this hymn. With each verse I was taken back by the direct appeal to stand against evil and persecution. Upon singing the second verse, Our fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free; How sweet would

“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Ps. 27:14) (NKJV) Where do you turn when you find yourself in the depths of despair? From whom or what do you gather strength when all seems lost? David, king of Israel, was in such a place when he wrote Psalm 27. David wrote Psalm 27 during a time that, (1.) famine ceased the nation of Israel; (2.) the Philistines were ready to invade Israel; and, (3.) Absalom, his belo

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. – John 16 33 (KJV) Our home in Topeka was right behind the practice fields for one of the large high schools, and on the other side was the stadium… the place where on Friday nights large crowds would gather for the ritualistic celebration of High School Football. We attended a few games, but not many. More often we wo