by Kevin Murray | Feb 4, 2020 | Challenges, Encouragement
I would like to not finish this commentary for the good reason that the Lord has returned to take me back to Heaven. We shall see. For now, I mostly live on the restless side of anticipation for His appearance; and on my tougher days, I all but demand it. I routinely...
by Kevin Murray | Jan 14, 2020 | Challenges, Encouragement, Life Lessons
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails” (Prov 19:21). A rude driver cut me off and it cost me the green light. Fuming mad was I. Five hours later I spotted a neighbor whom I knew only casually. He was about to...
by Kevin Murray | Nov 21, 2019 | Challenges, Life Lessons
“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate” (Mark 10:9); “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm (147:3). When I was twenty-one I found the girl of my dreams—the one I wanted to be married to for the rest of my life. When I was...
by Kevin Murray | Aug 26, 2019 | Challenges, Encouragement
Some time ago, the older brother of my good friend was out of fight and approaching death at the hands of terminal cancer. On one of his final visits, after watching his brother suffer much, my friend leaned in to ask him how he was doing. His brother’s faint response...
by Kevin Murray | Mar 12, 2019 | Challenges, Life Lessons
“He took on his own shoulders the sin of the many, he took up the cause of all the black sheep” (Is 53:12; Msg). You may not know this, but I am at a lowish point, and it has lasted many a day. I appreciate your patience during my storm. I’m sure you’ve suffered them...
by Kevin Murray | Feb 26, 2019 | Challenges, Prayer
There’s an expression I once heard—or maybe I made it up, I can’t recall—that goes: Resolutions are made to be broken because they rely on me. Prayers are made to be answered because they rely on God. I suppose I’ve broken most New Years’ resolutions I ever made for...
