I’ve been working on something behind the scenes for a while now, and today I finally get to tell you about it. I’m launching a podcast! It’s called the Radiant Hope Podcast, and it’s going to be a place where we can have honest and hope-filled conversations. We’ll talk about the hard things in life, like anxiety,…
“In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me.” — Psalm 138:7 Most blessed Lord, who have again permitted me to approach a throne of grace, shine this day…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Hold me up, and I shall be safe.” — Psalm 119:117 Most gracious God, give me grace to begin a new morning with You. Before entering on the world,…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” — Exod. 31:13 Most blessed God, You have permitted me in Your great goodness to see the light of another day. May I…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” — Psalm 51:10 Almighty God, who has mercifully preserved me during the unconscious hours of…
by John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “For Your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity — for it is great.” — Psalm 25:11 O God, I bless You that You have permitted me to lie down in sleep, and…
Matthew 4:12–25 There is something quietly remarkable about the way Jesus begins His public ministry. No fanfare. No grand announcement in the courts of Jerusalem. Instead, He walks to the edge of a lake, calls a few working men away from their nets, and starts preaching in the small towns of Galilee, a region the…
By John MacDuff “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You — and wait in expectation.” “Prepare to meet your God.” — Amos 4:12 O eternal, everlasting God — Author of my being — my continual, unwearied Benefactor — I desire to come anew this…
There is a moment, tucked right at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, that is easy to rush past. Fresh from His baptism, full of the Spirit, Jesus is led not into triumph but into a wilderness, where He fasts for forty days and faces the full cunning of the enemy. Why does Matthew want us…
Love Diagnosed, Not Romanticized When Scripture describes love, it does so with remarkable clarity and honesty. The apostle Paul doesn’t offer just a poem for weddings, but a diagnostic tool for everyday relationships. “Love is patient and kind… it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:4–7, ESV)…