The Lord our God loves, chooses, and works with/through a people to right the wrong of their lives and world, whatever, however, whenever But, the Lord does so, not just for them, but for all, as many as will … The Lord loves his own, so that he may love all. The Lord comes to …
Category Archives: Hope
To the Church of my Gay Friend
My dear brothers and sisters, A couple weeks ago I wrote a letter to one of your members who is gay and in deep pain. (You can read it at: https://davidkendall.fmcusa.org/2015/11/18/to-my-gay-friend/ ) You know him, but not as he is, not as he truly is, and you are not aware of his painful struggle. You not …
When Exiles Sing Zion’s Song
The ancient people of God experienced Exile as world-crushing and hope-ending. All God’s promises seemed dashed by their own persistent rebellion and disobedience. They had been warned and now they tasted the bitter fruit of their own undoing. We understand why they wouldn’t be in the mood to sing the songs made famous in their …
This is our Story, our Song
I’ve been thinking about that classic gospel song, Fannie Crosby, Blessed Assurance, especially its chorus, which I would adjust slightly, as follows: this is our story, this is our song, praising our savior all the day long! I’d would suggest that in ways far beyond what Crosby could have foreseen, this chorus is so apt, …
A Prayer for Charleston and Beyond
Oh God, who has identified with us all as Immanuel–God with us, who was dead but is alive forever more, who is with us as we pass through the death-shadows, who is with us the same now as ever, whose being-with-us will embraces us in the lowest depths, and lifts us to the highest heights, Have mercy upon us, upon our …