Stand in the Gap
I’ll never forget the day my son, Alvin III, announced he was moving to Australia. He was in his mid-twenties. Sharp-minded. Kind-hearted. Talented. He had earned a music degree and […]
Entries by David Hall
Let Wonder Wash Over You
Psalms 93:4 – “Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!” It is funny how some moments live […]
Prayer that Changes Everything
James 5:16 — “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” I had to put my phone down. Not out of discipline or digital detox—I […]
When God Speaks You Can Stand
Isaiah 55:11 – “So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and […]
Thriving Through Life’s Trials
Psalms 42:11 — “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation […]
The Power of a Rugged Cross
Hebrews 12:2 – “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is […]
Rock Solid Living
Matthew 7:24 – “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” “Let’s build a […]
What Faith Sounds Like in the Dark
Psalms 119:50 — This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life. No one talks about the silence after a funeral. It is the kind that wraps […]
When Someone Believes in You
Hebrews 10:24 – “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” It’s in the pages of the Bible that readers first meet Mordecai—a […]
My Name Is Son
1 John 3:1 – “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” They say you […]