• A Hunger You Can’t Ignore

    “As the deer panteth for the water…” is not a cute picture. It’s a serious one. A deer doesn’t pant because it wants something extra. It pants because it needs something essential.  David describes his desire for God: not as interest, but as need, not as “God is important,” but as “God is necessary.” That…

  • Not an Appointment, but a Dwelling Place

    Some of us treat God like a destination we visit when life gets noisy, an emergency room for the soul. We rush in with our needs, collect strength, then rush out again. David didn’t describe God’s presence as a place to stop by, but a place to dwell. An appointment has a start time and…