Peace
“The Lord Is My Shepherd” – An In-Depth Study of Psalm 23 (Session 1, Vs 1)
My friends, rather than upload a recording of my talk, I thought I'd simply write out my notes in an easy-to-read format for you. (This way, you also don't have to hear me, over and over again, become emotional as I speak 🙂 .....Christ has used this passage so powerfully in my life since the … Continue reading “The Lord Is My Shepherd” – An In-Depth Study of Psalm 23 (Session 1, Vs 1)
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Written by my wife, Michelle Watts, wrote these fresh insights (written in parentheses) into Chris Tomlin's chorus he attached to Newton's "Amazing Grace" in light of he death of our 19 year old son this past May. nw "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" Mere words cannot express what I experienced today. I have always … Continue reading Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
God Could Have Left Job Alone
I was made aware of the following video a couple of months after my 19 year old son died last May. It's one of the most powerful stories I've ever seen. Only five minutes in length. Told by a man who understands what it means to suffer, this man showed me insight into the story … Continue reading God Could Have Left Job Alone
The Distance Between Peace & Crazy
I love the Bible. It's unedited. Unsanitized. Emotional. Real. As I read it, I read about God. And myself. All 66 books comprise God's "love letter" to mankind. And, within His "letter" we're reminded that God used real-life, ordinary people to pen the words God wanted written down. (2 Peter 1:21) Jeremiah (the Old Testament … Continue reading The Distance Between Peace & Crazy
The Pain of Christmas
"But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5) For years (way before my son passed away), I’ve tried to remind people that special times of the year, like Christmas, are not only … Continue reading The Pain of Christmas
Where Is God When It Hurts?
When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the furnace in Daniel 3, Nebuchadnezzar asked, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?....But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” … Continue reading Where Is God When It Hurts?
Secret Santa
To the individual(s) who rang our doorbell at 10:30pm on Friday night and disappeared into the cold night leaving giant "santa sacks" full of gifts: only in heaven will you know how much joy you brought to the Watts home. First of all, I want you to know that when the doorbell rang it took … Continue reading Secret Santa
Rock of Ages
When Jordan died this past May I was in the "Old Testament prophets" (Jonah, Amos, etc.) in my daily devotions. When I recovered enough emotionally to resume my daily readings, rather than skip over to the New Testament, I decided to just pick up where I left off. This may not seem like a big … Continue reading Rock of Ages
Yahweh Rapha (The Lord Who Heals You)
Powerful truth regarding the topic of grief from recent posts on http://www.griefshare.org: "If you want to heal from grief, you must go through it. You cannot go around it. The grieving process, itself, is a healing process." "Fear, depression, anger, loneliness, despair - these emotions come and go with dizzying unpredictability. Your life is like … Continue reading Yahweh Rapha (The Lord Who Heals You)