Jesus, Be Near to Me

“He is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” -Ps. 34:18 I’m a lover of old hymns for the ways they communicate the truth of God in a way that causes me to think. I’m a thinker more than a feeler and words help me...

Comfort: a Person, Place and Thing

“But David found strength in the LORD his God.” I Samuel 30:6b I love waking up near the ocean. Like a child at the first sign of dawn I rushed out to the beach. The cool breezes carried teams of birds hunting fish just past the first break. A few yards in stood a...

Picture Comfort

            Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. -Matthew 5:4  

Surprised by Comfort

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4...

Comfort, Comfort My People

“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. . .”  Isaiah 40:1 A shattered dream. A physical affliction. A financial setback. A strained relationship....